A Russian financial institution is actively seeking a buyer for its Ukrainian subsidiary. Prominvestbank is part of the financial institution Vnesheconombank (VEB), along with the Belarusian BelVEB, VEB Asia, and the Russian Svyaz-Bank, Globex, and VEB Innovations (which are also slated for sale). Hungarian OTP Group, which already operates a bank of the same name in our country, has expressed interest in acquiring the Ukrainian branch.
It's noteworthy that Russians are so eager to dispose of their assets that they're willing to sell them at a meager ratio (just 0,2-0,3 times the capital), bringing the transaction value to 2 billion hryvnias. VEB's press service declined to comment on the situation, but Vnesheconombank Chairman Sergey Gorkov did offer the following: "The buyer must be reliable, transparent, and have the resources. There aren't many such buyers in Ukraine."
The Hungarian OTP Group fits this bill perfectly: its financial structures serve a quarter of the Hungarian market, and it has representative offices and branches not only in Ukraine but also in Russia, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Montenegro, and Romania. The potential deal is beneficial to both parties: VEB will be able to dispose of its Ukrainian branch as quickly as possible, and OTP Group will be able to expand its assets in Ukraine.
SKELET-info
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