The Dutch assets of Fortis and the Belgian lender's share of ABN Amro were nationalized during the 2008 financial crisis, costing the Dutch government more than €21 billion. The collapse of the bank also led to the loss of thousands of jobs. The Dutch government announced plans in May to proceed with a sale of the bank's shares. Jeroen Dijsselbloem, the finance minister, delayed a decision on the offering in March over a disagreement with lawmakers about executives' salaries at the lender. A group of ABN Amro's top managers eventually gave up a pay increase. ABN Amro's prospects have improved in recent years, as the company has shed operations and reduced its provisions for bad loans. The bank's underlying profit, which excludes certain special items, more than doubled in 2014, to €1.55 billion from €752 million in 2013. ABN Amro, Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley are leading the offering. Lazard is acting as a financial adviser to ABN Amro, and Rothschild is advising NL Financial Investments.