Global bank buys Citi wealth arms in four Asian markets
Deal adds around 2.4 million customers
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Deal adds around 2.4 million customers
Citigroup Inc agreed to sell consumer-banking businesses in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam to United Overseas Bank (UOB) Ltd for about S$4.9 billion (US$3.6 billion), as Chief Executive Officer Jane Fraser continues her push to simplify the New York-based bank.
Citigroup is offloading its consumer-banking businesses in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam as CEO Jane Fraser continues her push to simplify the New York-based bank.
United Overseas Bank Ltd (UOB) has entered into agreements to acquire Citigroup’s consumer banking businesses comprising its unsecured and secured lending portfolios, wealth management and retail deposit businesses in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.
* UOB buying Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam operations * To fund retail business acquisition with internal capital * Purchase…