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Mark Thomas

Arbuthnot Banking Group (ARBB): Acquisition of Asset Alliance

We have long argued that ABG’s strong funding and capital position give it a competitive advantage in doing cheap deals in uncertain markets. On 10 December 2020, ABG announced the acquisition of Asset Alliance (AA), a vehicle finance and related services provider, predominantly in the truck & trailer and bus & coach markets. The expected consideration is £4.1m, against an NAV of £8.1m (with acquisition adjustments, the expected negative goodwill (an equity uplift) is £1.7m)). AA has leases with a net book value of ca.£150m. ABG expects 2021 EBITDA of £5.5m, and, with lower-cost refinancing, we expect bottom-line profitability.
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Arbuthnot Banking Group

Arbuthnot Banking Group is primarily involved in banking and financial services. Co. is organized into three main operating segments: Retail banking (associate), which incorporates household cash management, personal lending and banking and insurance services; U.K. Private banking, which incorporates private banking, commercial banking and wealth management; and Group Centre, which is comprised in Co.'s Group Centre management. As of Dec 31 2016, Co.'s total assets were £1.27 billion.

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