<div id="readability-page-1"><div><p><span>AUB Group </span><span> said on Monday its suitors EQT </span><span> and CVC Asia Pacific had walked away from takeover talks that valued the Australian insurance broker at A$5.25 billion ($3.44 billion), sending its shares more than 17% lower.</span></p><p><span>The Sydney-based firm's shares plunged 17.1% by 2338 GMT to A$30.91, heading for their weakest session since late January 2015.</span></p><p><span>($1 = 1.5272 Australian dollars)</span></p></div></div>

<p>AUB Group said on Monday its suitors EQT and CVC Asia Pacific had walked away from takeover talks that valued the Australian insurance broker at A$5.25 billion ($3.44 billion), sending its shares more than 17% lower.The Sydney-based firm's shares plunged 17.1% by 2338 GMT to A$30.91, heading for their weakest session since late January 2015.($1 = 1.5272 Australian dollars)</p>

Australia's AUB shares plunge as EQT, CVC abandon $3.44 billion takeover offer