Hellman & Friedman, Singapore's GIC Buy Allfunds Bank From Santander, Intesa--Update

By Giovanni Legorano in Rome and Jeannette Neumann in Madrid

Private-equity firm Hellman & Friedman LLC and Singapore's sovereign-wealth fund GIC bought Allfunds Bank SA, giving the buyers access to a fund-distribution network that has EUR250 billion in assets.

The deal values Allfunds Bank at EUR1.8 billion, GIC said in a statement on its website.

Allfunds is jointly owned by Spain's Banco Santander SA, Italy's Intesa Sanpaolo SpA and funds Warburg Pincus LLC and General Atlantic LLC.

Intesa said Tuesday that the sale to Hellman & Friedman and GIC of its 50% stake in Allfunds Bank would generate a capital gain of around EUR800 million. Intesa held the stake though Eurizon Capital SGR, an asset manager it controls.

Santander said the sale of its 25% stake in Allfunds Bank will general a net capital gain of around EUR300 million for the Spanish bank.

The remaining 25% will be sold by Warburg Pincus and General Atlantic, which did not immediately provide details of their gains from the sale.

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March 07, 2017 05:21 ET (10:21 GMT)

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