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Banco Macro could acquire Citibank Argentina

Banco Macro podría quedarse con Citibank Argentina

Intel ID : 236152
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Banco Macro (BCBA:BMA), an Argentina-based financial institution, announced it would be one of the best candidates to acquire Citibank Argentina (BCBA:CITI), as reported by newspaper El Clarín on 2 May 2016, citing its president, Jorge Brito.

pecifically, Brito said that, with respect to the sale announcement by Ctigroup (NYSE: C) of its retail banking and credit cards operations in Argentina (see related Intel), Macro would be the best candidate to acquire the business.

Although Brito did not disclose the estimated deal amount, which the media estimates it to be approximately USD 400m, he said the bank is likely to carry out a capital increase to acquire the asset, reaching out to international markets .
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Banco Macro (BCBA:BMA), entidad financiera con sede en Argentina, ha anunciado que sería uno de los candidatos más opcionados por quedarse con Citibank Argentina (BCBA:CITI), según ha informado El Clarín el 2 de mayo de 2016, citando al presidente del Grupo Macro, Jorge Brito.

En concreto, Brito ha manifestado que, con respecto al anuncio de venta de Ctigroup (NYSE:C) de sus operaciones de banca minorista y tarjetas de crédito en Argentina (ver Intels relacionados), Macro sería la entidad que está más cerca de quedarse con el negocio.

Aunque Brito no ha develado el monto estimado de la posible operación, en el cual el medio estima que se encuentra alrededor de los USD 400m, el presidente de Macro sí afirma que es probable que para adquirirlo aumente el capital o se busque en los mercados internacionales.

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