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Prisma to be put on the block

Prisma será puesta a la venta

Intel ID : 245579
Synopsis

The 14 holding banks of Prisma Medios De Pago, a Buenos Aires, Argentina-based provider of credit card payment services, are said to have put the company on the block after reaching an agreement with the central bank of Argentina (BCRA), reported El Cronista on 14 February 2017, citing a board member of one of the banks.

According to the report, the holding banks would seek to sell 100% of Primsa, which would be worth approximately USD 1.3bn. The sale would be in compliance with a new law seeking to break up monopolies, dismantle the vertical integration of Prisma's business, and avoid the cartelization of the credit card business. Prisma groups Visa, Banelco, LaPos, Monedero, TodoPago, and PagoMisCuentas.

As a result of the law, Prisma can only be sold to one of its holding banks or a local competitor, though it's more likely to be sold to a foreign fund, the report stated.
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Los 14 bancos propietarios de Prisma Medios De Pago, prestadora de servicios de pago a través de tarjetas de crédito con sede en Buenos Aires, Argentina, habrían puesto la empresa a la venta tras llegar a un acuerdo con el Banco Central de la República Argentina, ha publicado El Cronista el 24 de febrero de 2017, citando a un director de uno de los bancos.

Según lo publicado, los bancos accionistas buscarían vender el 100% de Prisma, que tendría un valor aproximado de USD 1.300m. La venta sería en conformidad con un nueva ley que busca desarmar monopolios, desarticular la integración vertical del negocio de Prisma, que agrupa Visa, Banelco, LaPos, Monedero, TodoPago y PagoMisCuentas, y evitar la cartelización del negocio de tarjetas de crédito.

Como resultado de la ley, Prisma solo podría ser vendida a uno de los bancos que ya es accionista o a un competidor local. De acuerdo con la información, es más probable que se venda a un fondo extranjero.

Intel ID 245579
Value EUR 1.228,50m (Approx.)
Native Currency US Dollar (USD)
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