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SEOUL, Mar 1 Asia Pulse - Commerzbank of Germany has notified Korea Exchange Bank (KEB) of an intention to sell part of its stake in the lender, KEB officials said Tuesday.
The German bank currently owns 14.6 per cent of KEB, the fifth-largest lender in South Korea. U.S. investment fund Lone Star, KEB's controlling shareholder, is also seeking to dispose of its 50.53-percent interest.
"We have received a formal notice from Commerzbank, our No. 2 shareholder, to sell part of its stake," a bank official said.
The stake sale is part of Commerzbank's plan to unload non-strategic shareholdings, and the German bank said it has a ...