Lone Star agrees to sell Portugal's Novo Banco to French BPCE for $7.39 billion
LISBON, June 12 (Reuters) - U.S. private equity fund Lone Star has agreed to sell its 75% stake in Novo Banco to French banking group BPCE in a deal that evaluates Portugal's fourth-largest lender at 6.4 billion euros ($7.39 billion), BPCE said on Friday.
The French bank's statement confirmed a report by Portuguese economic news outlet ECO on Thursday though the price tag is slightly lower than the around 7 billion euros valuation mentioned by ECO.
The deal should be completed during the first half of 2026, BPCE said.
($1 = 0.8660 euros)
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