After sharing some thoughts on a possible automotive merger and who might be the biggest winner, today I would like to once again present another rather less known European holding company: Dutch HAL Trust (HALFF).
The company's roots date back to April 18, 1873, when the Nederlandsch-Amerikaansche Stoomvaart-Maatschappij was founded in Rotterdam. For most of its history, it operated ocean shipping and travel businesses until it sold its principal operating unit, Holland America Line in 1989. Since then it has transformed into a diversified international holding company.
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HAL Trust's entire assets