Woori Bank Arranges Acquisition Financing for IMM PE... Keen to Join Prudential Life Acquisition Battle

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyo-jin] Woori Bank has decided to provide acquisition financing to IMM Private Equity (PE), which has entered the bidding for Prudential Life Insurance. Attention is focused on whether this will lead to Woori Financial Group's participation in the acquisition battle.

According to financial sources on the 11th, Woori Bank is negotiating detailed plans to arrange acquisition financing for IMM PE. Acquisition financing refers to the business of directly lending or arranging funds necessary for mergers and acquisitions (M&A).

Woori Financial has experience purchasing a 20% stake in Lotte Card by providing acquisition financing for MBK Partners during the Lotte Card acquisition competition. With Woori Bank handling acquisition financing for IMM PE, the Prudential Life Insurance acquisition battle is expected to become a three-way contest among KB Financial Group, MBK Partners, and IMM PE.

Attention is also on the moves of Fubon Life, a subsidiary of Taiwan's Fubon Financial Group, which had entered the Prudential Life Insurance bidding. Some speculate that Fubon Life may form an alliance with Woori Bank and IMM PE, as Fubon Life and IMM PE are oligopoly shareholders holding stakes in Woori Financial.

The acquisition amount for Prudential Life Insurance is estimated to be around 2 to 3 trillion won. The main bidding for Prudential Life Insurance is scheduled to take place on the 19th.

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