‘Project Galileo’: Inside ANZ’s $4.9 billion play for Suncorp’s bank - Sydney Morning Herald

ANZ Bank’s pursuit of Suncorp’s banking unit has been seven years in the making and will make ANZ the third-biggest mortgage lender in the country.

At about 5.30am on Monday morning, ANZ Bank chief executive Shayne Elliott and his chairman Paul OSullivan gave the final green light to a deal Elliott said had been seven years in the making. In Br… [+2273 chars]

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