OTP did not disclose the transaction price.

The acquisition will support the group's private banking and investment services strategy, OTP said.

The fund manager, to be renamed OTP Invest, could become a leading player on the local investment market within five years, it added.

Serbia's investment market stands at EUR 500 million-600 mln at present.

OTP's Serbian unit is the country's second-biggest lender with total assets of EUR 6.9 billion.