Ageas sells its 33% share in Cardif Lux Vie to BNP Paribas Cardif
31 Oktober 2018 - 8:15AM
Today Ageas
announces it has reached an agreement with BNP Paribas Cardif to
sell its 33% share in the share capital of Cardif Lux Vie S.A.
(CLV), for a total cash consideration of EUR 152 million, as well
as the repayment to Ageas of EUR 30 million for subordinated
loans.
The divestment of its minority
stake in CLV is in line with Ageas's strategy to concentrate its
efforts on further developing businesses where it holds stronger
positions or in growth markets. The sale also offers an opportunity
to crystallise the value that has been created over the past
years.
In 2011, BNP Paribas Cardif, Ageas
and BGL BNP Paribas merged their existing Life insurance operations
to create the joint-venture Cardif Lux Vie that mainly focuses on
international wealth management business. As a result of the
merger, Ageas became a 33% shareholder, where the other 66% of
CLV's shares are held by BNP Paribas Cardif and BGL BNP
Paribas.
The transaction, which is subject
to regulatory approval, is expected to close at the latest during
the first quarter of 2019.
The divestment is expected to
generate a capital gain of EUR 39 million. It is estimated that the
transaction will also have a positive impact on the Group Solvency
IIageas ratio of
approximately 7%, based on the position as at the end of June
2018.
Commenting on the
transaction, Bart De Smet, CEO of Ageas, says: "I would like to take this opportunity
to thank the management team and staff of CLV, as well as our
joint-venture partners for the excellent cooperation over the past
7 years."
Ageas is a
listed international insurance Group with a heritage spanning 190
years. It offers Retail and Business customers Life and Non-Life
insurance products designed to suit their specific needs, today and
tomorrow. As one of Europe's larger insurance companies, Ageas
concentrates its activities in Europe and Asia, which together make
up the major part of the global insurance market. It operates
successful insurance businesses in Belgium, the UK, Luxembourg,
France, Portugal, Turkey, China, Malaysia, India, Thailand,
Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Singapore, and the Philippines through a
combination of wholly owned subsidiaries and long term partnerships
with strong financial institutions and key distributors. Ageas
ranks among the market leaders in the countries in which it
operates. It represents a staff force of over 50,000 people and
reported annual inflows close to EUR 34 billion in 2017 (all
figures at 100%).
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Source: Ageas via Globenewswire
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