DUBLIN (S&P Global Ratings) Feb. 28, 2020--S&P Global Ratings today said that neither a delisting, nor a change of ownership from one set of private equity owners to another, would, in isolation, affect our view of the NIBC group's creditworthiness. Private equity fund Blackstone Inc. has announced its plan to acquire full ownership of Dutch bank NIBC Holding N.V. and delist it during 2020. Our rating on NIBC Bank N.V. (BBB+/Stable/A-2) is unaffected. Blackstone plans to make the acquisition through Flora Acquisition B.V., a Dutch entity owned by certain funds managed or advised by Blackstone's Tactical Opportunities and Private Equity businesses, and other managers affiliated with The Blackstone Group Inc. The transaction is expected to close in the second half