BZ WBK launches $1.6bn re-IPO

Books were opened for a Z4.8bn-Z5.4bn ($1.5bn-$1.7bn) re-IPO of Bank Zachodni WBK on Monday with sellers KBC and Santander pressing ahead with the four-day sale that they hope is isolated from market volatility across Europe. The stock should be a must-have for Poland’s domestic pension funds and offers a discount to the main listed peers Pekao and PKO Bank Polski.