LONDON — Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley have been hired to help oversee the sale of the Dutch government’s stake of the state-owned lender ABN Amro in an initial public offering.

The government hasn’t set a timetable for the sale, but had previously said it could come as soon as the fourth quarter of this year.

The Dutch government is seeking to recoup tens of billions of euros it pumped into the bank in a rescue seven years ago.

Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank will act as global coordinators on the offering alongside ABN Amro, according to NL Financial Investments, which oversees the government’s holding.