UniCredit Bank GmbH
BA-CA signs an agreement to acquire the Russian broker ATON
Bayerische Hypo- und Vereinsbank AG / Acquisition Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Bank Austria Creditanstalt (BA-CA), a member of UniCredit Group, has today signed an agreement to acquire the institutional business of Aton Capital Group, a Russian Investment Bank, which includes ZAO Aton Broker and Aton International Ltd (together the 'the Aton Institutional Business') for a purchase price of US$424 million. Aton Capital is among the top 5 investment banks in Russia. The company, which has so far been owned by its founders and management, has approximately 275 employees. Aton, currently operates in Moscow, London, New York, Frankfurt and Cyprus and is active in Equity and Fixed Income and Corporate Finance Advisory. Completion of the transaction is subject among others to regulatory approvals. The Aton-Line discount brokerage and Aton asset management businesses are not part of the transaction and will remain wholly owned by Aton Capital Group. DGAP 20.12.2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: Bayerische Hypo- und Vereinsbank AG Kardinal-Faulhaber-Str. 1 80333 München Deutschland Phone: +49-(0)89-378-0 Fax: +49-(0)89-378-24083 E-mail: ir@hvbgroup.com WWW: www.hvbgroup.com ISIN: DE0008022005 WKN: 802200 Indices: MDAX,, EURO STOXX 50 Listed: Amtlicher Markt in Berlin-Bremen, Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Hannover, München, Hamburg, SWX, Wien, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart; Terminbörse EUREX; Foreign Exchange(s) Paris End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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