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Hai Thanh Le Phuong

OTP- SocGen: Gotta catch’em all?

  • Today, OTP and Socgen announced that the Hungarian bank purchases the French bank’s Bulgarian subsidiary while the Albanian unit is also included in the deal.
  • In April, news struck the market that OTP was bidding for Expressbank (Bulgaria), subsidiary of Société Générale. The subsidiary was up for sale in a package with SocGen’s other units, Albania, Montenegro, Macedonia, Serbia and Moldova. From these units, Albania and Macedonia would be the ones that would not fit OTP’s portfolio in a sense that it would lead to entering new markets. Moldova could also be a new market, but here, the close ties with Romania would make the integration easier.
Underlying
OTP Bank Nyrt

OTP Bank is a financial institution based in Hungary. Co. is engaged in retail banking (account management, bankcards and Electronic sevices - OTPdirekt) corporate banking and private banking. In Hungary traditional banking operations are performed by Co. while specialized services, including car leasing, investment funds and insurance are developed and offered by Co.'s subsidiaries. Co. expands its operations throughout the region via its foreign subsidiaries. As of Dec 31 2011, Co. had total assets of HUF10,200,527,000,000 and deposits of HUF6,398,853,000,000.

Provider
Concorde Securities
Concorde Securities

Concorde Securities Ltd. is Hungary’s leading independent company engaged in investment banking activities. It provides its clients with integrated financial services, including securities trading, research, corporate financing advisory, capital market transactions, wealth management and investment advisory. The operational management of the company is the responsibility of the CEO, while the owners/managers (who control one-third of the company through their shares and options) are in charge of its strategic governance. Concorde Securities Ltd. is a member of the Budapest, Frankfurt, Warsaw and Bucharest stock exchanges, as well as of the Hungarian Association of Investment Service Providers.

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Hai Thanh Le Phuong

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