In Brief: ING and Bank Slaski; Eckes; BOS and Bank Czestochowa; Tonsil

Dutch banking group ING will soon raise its stake in Bank Slaski from the current level of 54% to 70%-80% and merge Slaski with the Warsaw office of ING Barings. (Puls Biznesu, page 3) ... German juice and alcohol manufacturer Eckes plans to acquire at least 10% of the Polish spirits market, by taking over one of the three largest Polmos distilleries. (Puls Biznesu, page 6) ... Bank Ochrony Srodowiska is preparing to place a bid to become a strategic investor in Bank Czestochowa, by acquiring a new share issue giving it a 39.6% stake. (Puls Biznesu, page 8) ... On Sept. 22 the shareholders of speaker manufacturer Tonsil will decide either to issue new shares or dissolve the company. (Parkiet, page 2) ... The law capping the salaries of top managers in state-owned companies, to slightly over zl. 10,000 per month, comes into effect today. (Zycie, page 7)