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REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsHANOI/SINGAPORE, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Thailand's second-biggest lender Kasikornbank (KBANK.BK) is in talks to buy consumer finance provider Home Credit Vietnam in a deal of up to $1 billion that would further its push to expand in Vietnam, two sources said. The Bangkok-based lender, also called KBank, hopes to become one of Vietnam's top 20 banks in terms of assets by 2027. It has total assets worth $119.7 billion, second only to Bangkok Bank (BBL.BK) in Thailand, Refinitiv data showed. KBank and Home Credit Group did not respond to Reuters' requests for comments. Home Credit Group is controlled by the Czech Republic's biggest investment group, PPF, which was founded by late billionaire Petr Kellner.

Persons: Athit, KBank, Petr Kellner, Phuong Nguyen, Kane Wu Organizations: Kasikorn, REUTERS, Rights, Home Credit Vietnam, Bangkok Bank, Stock Commercial Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui, Home, Home Credit, Home Credit Group, Thomson Locations: Bangkok, Thailand, Rights HANOI, SINGAPORE, Vietnam, Vietnam Prosperity, Asia, Netherlands, Czech, Hanoi, Singapore

☆ The ultra-wealthy have dangerous pastimes. Who pays when they need saving?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

This past spring, five people, including 56-year-old Czech billionaire Petr Kellner, died in a crash while heliskiing in Alaska. And when people need saving in some of the world’s most unforgiving places, those rescue costs can add up, fast. Canadian Forces/Handout/ReutersAfter an especially deadly season, Furtenbach says, demand for the following season tends to spike. Should people be prevented from taking on such incredible risk if it raises the possibility of an expensive rescue? “No one talks about people spending thousands of dollars to go to amusement park destinations or other tourist locations,” Vescovo said.

Persons: —, Petr Kellner, Everest —, ”, Lukas Furtenbach, Furtenbach, Jon Krakauer, ” Furtenbach, Sebastien Berger, Philippe Brown, Brown, ” Brown, “, haven’t, Philip Stone, ” Stone, Victor Vescovo, Vescovo, ” Vescovo Organizations: New, New York CNN, Royal Canadian Air Force, Canadian Forces, Reuters, Getty, OceanGate, Titan, US Coast Guard, French, Institute for Dark Tourism Research, University of Central, Coast Guard, National Park Service Locations: New York, Mount Everest, Czech, heliskiing, Alaska, Hudson, University of Central Lancashire, United States, New Hampshire, Oregon

☆ Czech group PPF takes 9.1% stake in Germany's ProSiebensat.1
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

PRAGUE/BERLIN, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Czech investment group PPF has taken a 9.1% stake in ProSiebensat.1 (PSMGn.DE), PPF said on Tuesday, becoming the German broadcaster's second-largest investor behind Italy's MFE-MediaforEurope (MFEB.MI). "PPF believes the digital transformation of ProSieben will create value for all shareholders," privately-owned PPF said in a statement. "PPF is looking forward to liaising with the management and supervisory board of ProSieben in this digitalization process." The group, which also owns the CME group that operates dozens of channels in six central and east European markets, is now controlled by Kellner's widow, Renata Kellnerova. Reporting by Jan Lopatka, Klaus Lauer and Christoph Steitz Editing by Mark PotterOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ to buy two Asia units of Home Credit for $620 mln
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Makiko Yamazaki | Hadeel Al Sayegh | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

TOKYO, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc (8306.T) said on Thursday it would buy the Philippines and Indonesian units of Dutch consumer finance company Home Credit BV (HC) for about 596 million euros ($621 million). The acquisitions will be made through main Mitsubishi UFJ banking arm MUFG Bank, Thai unit Bank of Ayudhya PCL (BAY) (BAY.BK), and Indonesian unit Adira Dinamika Multi Finance (ADMF), with the deal to be completed within 2023, the company said. PPF, which had been looking at selling or taking on partners in some markets for the HC business, said in a statement it was the right time to pass the baton. A Mitsubishi UFJ executive said in a briefing that the lender would explore further acquisition opportunities in Southeast Asia. MUFG Bank will hold 25% of HC Philippines, and ADMF will hold 10% of HC Indonesia shares.

☆ Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ to buy two Asia units of Home Credit for $596 mln
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Makiko Yamazaki | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

TOKYO, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc (8306.T) said on Thursday it would buy the Philippines and Indonesian units of Dutch consumer finance company Home Credit Group BV for about 596 million euros ($621 million). The acquisitions will be made through Japanese unit MUFG Bank, Thai unit Bank of Ayudhya PCL (BAY) (BAY.BK), and Indonesian unit Adira Dinamika Multi Finance (ADMF), with the deal to be completed within 2023, the company said. Home Credit (HC) is controlled by the Czech Republic's biggest investment group, PPF, which was founded by late billionaire Petr Kellner. read moreAfter the completion of the deal, Bank of Ayudhya will hold 75% of the shares of HC Philippines and 75% of the shares of HC Indonesia. MUFG Bank will hold 25% of HC Philippines, and ADMF will hold 10% of HC Indonesia shares.

☆ Multimiliardarul ceh Petr Kellner a murit într-un accident de elicopter
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-29 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Cinci persoane au murit, iar alta a fost rănită după ce un elicopter s-a prăbuşit în zona unui gheţar din statul american Alaska, afirmă surse citate de postul ABC News. Accidentul aerian a avut loc în zona Gheţarului Knik, situat la 80 de kilometri est de oraşul Anchorage. Nu este clar dacă elicopterul s-a prăbuşit pe gheţar sau în apropierea acestuia. Persoana rănită este în stare gravă şi a fost transportată urgent la spital. Kellner a fost unul din cel mai importanţi exponenţi ai mediului de afaceri din Cehia postcomunistă.

Organizations: ABC News, Kellner, Forbes Locations: american Alaska, Anchorage, României, Cehia, Republica Cehă, Europa, Asia, SUA

☆ Miliardarul ceh Petr Kellner, patronul ProTV București, a murit într-un accident de elicopter în Alaska
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-29 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: BloombergMiliardarul ceh Petr Kellner, patronul ProTV București, a murit într-un accident de elicopter în AlaskaMiliardarul ceh Petr Kellner, patronul ProTV, a murit într-un accident de elicopter în Alaska. Omul de afaceri se afla într-o excursie de heliski. Aparatul de zbor era un heli-ski, adică un elicopter specializat pentru urcarea schiorilor pe ghețar, un sport considerat extrem, dar și foarte scump. La cei 57 de ani ai săi, Kellner era cel mai bogat om din Republica Cehă, cu o avere estimată la peste 19 miliarde de dolari. Fondul său de investiții a finalizat anul trecut achiziționarea Central European Media, din care face parte și televiziunea românească ProTV.

Persons: Petr Kellner, Kellner Organizations: ProTV București, ProTV, Central European Media Locations: Alaska, Republica Cehă

☆ Proprietarul Pro TV, Petr Kellner, a murit într-un accident aviatic din Alaska
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-29 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

Proprietarul Pro TV, Petr Kellner, a murit în accidentul aviatic din Alaska. Proprietarul Pro TV, Petr Kellner, a murit în accidentul aviatic din Alaska, scrie The New York Times. Accidentul aerian a avut loc în zona Gheţarului Knik, situat la 80 de kilometri est de orașul Anchorage. Echipele de intervenţie au localizat duminică după-amiază resturile elicopterului şi au găsit cinci persoane decedate şi un rănit. Amintim că, în 2019 grupul american AT&T a vândut compania Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. (CME), din care face parte și postul de televiziune Pro TV din Moldova, fondului de investiţii ceh PPF, într-o tranzacţie de 2,1 miliarde dolari.

Persons: Petr Kellner Organizations: New York Times, Central European Media Enterprises Ltd, CME Locations: Alaska, Cehia, Anchorage, Moldova

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