Jb financial closes acquisition of morgan stanley"s vietnam brokerage
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The move is a part of the giant’s mergers and acquisitions (M&A) strategy in Southeast Asia and Vietnam giới.
Specifically, JB Financial has paid around $16.1 million to lớn wholly acquire Morgan Stanley Gateway Securities, which was established in 2006 with backing from international investment bank Morgan Stanley.
The local security firm’s capital was VND300 billion ($13 million) as of last year.
South Korea is one of the largest foreign investors in the Vietnamese financial industry, with a slew of lenders & brokerages pouncing on shares.
“The M&A was completed successfully, considering our payment was merely 1.05 times higher than Morgan Stanley Gateway Securities’ equity capital which came toKRW18.9 billion ($15.3 million),” TheInvestor cited from JB Financial’s representative.
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Previously, VIR also reported on JB Financial ramping up investment in Vietnam, Myanmar, & Cambodia.
Ki-Hong Kyên, chairperson of JB Financial, highlighted that the company would increase its footprint in Vietnam giới, Myanmar, and Cambodia for overseas businesses. Hence, looking for potential tie-up đơn hàng is one of the most feasible ways khổng lồ penetrate these markets.
“Southeast Asian nations are growing fast, while their banking infrastructure is growing,” Kim said. “Korea’s banking industry has matured, so we are turning to lớn overseas markets spearheaded by consumer finance services.”
| JB Financial Group has acquired Morgan Stanley Gateway Securities |
JB Financial is the parent firm of Jeonbuk Bank, Gwangju Bank, JB Woori Capital, & JB Asmix Management.
According to lớn TheInvestor, through its newly acquired firm, JB Financial will also provide domestic investors with investment strategies regarding real estate & infrastructure development in Vietphái mạnh. The group also plans lớn provide the Vietnamese companies with services lượt thích arranging corporate bond issuance or M&A advisory services.
According to lớn South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service, South Korean lenders’ business in Vietnam saw profits grow from $5.72 billion in 2017 lớn $6.43 billion in 2018. South Korean appetite also comes from the Vietnamese economy being on a solid footing with 7.02 per cent GDP.. growth in 2019.
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