-- 華僑銀行（SGX:O39）已同意收購匯豐銀行（HKG:0005）印度分行的零售及財富管理業務。 根據週一發布的新聞稿，此交易將透過其子公司PT Bank OCBC NISP Tbk執行，涉及匯豐印尼國際財富管理及卓越理財業務的資產和負債轉移。 此次收購將使華僑銀行在印尼的業務平台管理資產規模增加約66億新元，客戶數量增加33.6萬人。 該投資組合包括43億新元的客戶投資，涵蓋共同基金、債券和保險；23億新元的存款；以及約3億新元的零售貸款。 交易總對價將基於交易完成時的淨資產價值，並可能根據調整機制支付最高約4.8億新元的溢價。 「此次在印尼的收購與我們『特許經營轉型』策略下的『下一個前沿』策略非常契合，該策略旨在加強我們在印尼的業務，」華僑銀行執行長陳德龍表示。 「印尼是一項長期投資，也是一個重要的成長市場，」他補充道。 陳德龍表示，該機構擁有23億新元的存款基礎，其中包括相當可觀的低成本活期存款和儲蓄存款（CASA），這為華僑銀行提供了穩定的資金來源，並開拓了更多財富管理機會。 該交易預計將於2027年第二季完成，並將由內部資金支付，預計不會對華僑銀行的淨有形資產、每股盈餘或資本產生重大影響。 IWPB印尼公司在印尼設有26家分行，是全國最大的外資零售和財富管理平台之一。 交易完成後，華僑銀行預計其印尼分行的資產管理規模將成長約25%，信用卡餘額將成長超過150%，同時新增約1,300名員工，以增強其財富管理能力。 此消息證實了彭博4月中旬的一篇報道，該報道稱華僑銀行已成為此次資產競購的領跑者。彭博社先前曾報道，新加坡星展集團（SGX:D05）和新加坡大華銀行（SGX:U11）、馬來西亞聯昌國際集團（KLSE:CIMB）以及日本三井住友金融集團（TYO:8316）也參與了競購。
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