MUFG Bank sells 25% stake in Home Credit PH for JPY26.5b
Security Bank, which is 20% MUFG-owned, is buying the HCPH stake.
MUFG Bank is selling a 25% stake in Home Credit Philippines to Security Bank for $175.93m (JPY26.5b).
Thailand’s Bank of Ayudhya (Krungsri) will continue to hold a 75% ownership stake in HCPH.
Both Security Bank and Krungsri are affiliates of MUFG, and owns 20% of Security Bank and 76.88% of Krungsri. With this, MUFG will ultimately remain a parent company of HCPH, the Japanese megabank said in a pres release.
The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals, with target closing in the first quarter of 2025.
HCPH is a consumer finance company operating in the Philippines. It has over 11 million users, offering point-of-sale (POS) loans, cash loans, revolving credit, and ancillary products such as insurance and guarantee services.
HCPH also has over 15,000 POS locations nationwide.
(US$1 = JPY 150.63; as of 2 December 2024, 11:33 AM)