OTP gains approval to buy local business of AXA Bank
Wikimedia Commons: Christos Vittoratos
The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) and the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) have granted regulatory approval for the transfer of the Hungarian business unit of AXA Bank to OTP Bank, the latter announced in a statement published on the Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE) this morning.
(Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Christos Vittoratos)
The transfer will take place from October 31, based on the business transfer agreement concluded on February 2 between AXA Bank Europe SA, the latterĘĽs Hungarian branch office and OTP Bank.
The purchase agreement includes the transfer of retail credit and savings, as well as the corporate portfolio and employees of AXA Bank EuropeĘĽs Hungarian branch.
The integration process is expected to be completed at the end of 2016, based on an earlier statement by OTP.
The GVH already cleared the takeover in June, observing that the merger should not have any negative horizontal impact on competition as there are several other big international rivals on the market. AXA has not tried actively to acquire new clients since 2011 and its market share is insignificant, it added.
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