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Finansa, Bangkok First Investment Trust Link Up for Universal Banking License.

Bangkok Post (Bangkok, Thailand)

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Byline: Krissana Parnsoonthorn

Feb. 3--Finansa Plc yesterday announced it would merge its finance company with Bangkok First Investment and Trust and upgrade to a universal banking licence.

The transaction would see Finansa sell its wholly owned subsidiary Finansa Credit to BFIT for 687 million baht.

BFIT would issue 99.9 million new shares to Finansa at 12.78 baht each, or 1.27 billion baht, representing a 49.97 percent stake. Finansa will apply for a waiver of the tender offer requirement for the BFIT purchase.

Following shareholders' approval, BFIT will then apply to upgrade to a universal bank under the recently announced financial ...

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