Resurs Bank closes the acquisition of the Norwegian niche bank yA Bank
On 15 July 2015, Resurs Bank entered into an agreement with the Norwegian OTC-listed yA Holding ASA regarding the acquisition of 100 percent of the shares in its two operating subsidiaries yA Bank AS and MetaTech AS (together “yA Bank”).
The acquisition has been approved by vote at yA Holding’s general meeting and Resurs Bank has received approval to close the acquisition from the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority, the Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway and the Norwegian Competition Authority.
The acquisition closed on 26 October 2015. The purchase price amounted to a total of NOK 1.57 billion and has been financed through a combination of Resurs Bank’s existing funds and new share issues amounting to, in aggregate, SEK 1.25 billion. Resurs Bank’s total capital ratio amounts to approximately 15 percent following the completion of the acquisition.
“The acquisition of yA Bank is in line with Resurs Bank’s strategy to be the leading Retail Finance provider in the Nordics and results in a significant strengthening of the business in the Norwegian market. Norway will now become our second largest market with 25 percent of our loan portfolio, compared to 11 percent prior to the acquisition.” – Kenneth Nilsson, CEO of Resurs Holding.
For more information, please contact:
Kenneth Nilsson, CEO, kenneth.nilsson@resurs.se; +46 42 382000
Gunilla Wikman, IR, gunilla.wikman@resurs.se; +46 707 638125
This press release contains information that the company is required to disclose in accordance with the law (1991:980) governing transactions in financial instruments and/or the Securities Market Act (2007:528). The information was published on 27 October 2015 at 17:15.
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