Romania: UniCredit acquires majority stake in Alpha Bank Romania, forming (…)

November 5, 2024

UniCredit acquires majority stake in Alpha Bank Romania, forming third-largest bank in the country
Nov 5, 2024

UniCredit acquires majority stake in Alpha Bank Romania, forming third-largest bank in the country.

The Italian group UniCredit announced on November 4 that it had completed the transaction by which it bought the majority stake in Alpha Bank Romania in a cash and equity deal that created the third-largest banking group in the country (after Banca Transilvania and BCR) with a market share of (…)

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