The Swedish-based bank Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB) has increased its shareholding in the Bank Ochrony Srodowiska (BOS) by 6% to 37.89%. BOS is a Polish bank which offers domestic and international factoring services.
A deal was completed today which saw Unicredito Italiano raise its stake in Poland’s Bank Pekao from 50.09 % to 53.15%. The German company Allianz AG has also today raised its stake in the Polish bank from 2% to 2.12%.
Two of Poland’s major banks with factoring divisions, Bank Zachodni SA and WBK (Wielkopolski Bank Kredytowy SA) have today announced that they will merge to form a new bank. Both banks are majority owned by AIB (Allied Irish Banks).
It was announced yesterday that Citibank Poland, which already owns 87.9% of Bank Handlowy w Warszawie, will be buying up the remaining percentage. It is thought that the purchase will occur within the next few days.
After a year long struggle for control over Poland’s BIG Bank Gdanski, Banco Comercial Portugues (BCP) has succeeded in taking a majority of seats on the Polish bank’s advisory board.
