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The following year, it acquired the branches of First e-Bank from First Pacific, the majority shareholder in PLDT. [3] Subsequently, Banco de Oro acquired the Philippine subsidiary of Banco Santander Central Hispano. [3] In April 2005, BDO made a notable acquisition by securing 66 of 67 branches of the Philippine subsidiary of United Overseas Bank.
On January 6, 2006, Banco de Oro Universal Bank submitted a merger offer to the bank, with Banco de Oro as the surviving entity. Under the proposed offer, Banco de Oro would swap 1.6 of its shares for every 1 share of Equitable-PCI (The merger occurred, but BDO Shareholders were to swap 1.8 BDO shares for every EPCI share).
BDO Unibank was established on January 2, 1968 as Acme Savings Bank, a thrift bank with just two branches in the area before Metro Manila was formed. In November 1976, Acme was acquired by the SM Group, the group of companies owned by retail magnate Henry Sy, and renamed Banco de Oro Savings and Mortgage Bank.
The Real Bank, was a thrift bank based in the Philippines. In 2014, BDO Unibank Inc., the banking arm of Henry Sy's retail and real estate empire, has signed a deal to buy Real Bank, a 24-branch thrift lender with operations mainly in Southern and Central Luzon.
SM Investments is the operator of Banco de Oro (BDO) and owner of Chinabank. In 2006, Sy bought the remaining 66% of Equitable PCI Bank, the Philippines' third largest lender, and merged it into BDO the following year. The transaction turned BDO into the second largest financial company in the country. [18]
Metro Pacific Corporation (later renamed Neo Oracle) acquired the company in 1992 and renamed as First e-Bank Corporation (1st e-Bank) in 2000, while the Bank of Commerce bought a stake in 2002. [2] However, in October of the same year, BDO Unibank acquired the operations of 1st e-Bank including its Smart Money Mastercard debit card issuer ...
HONG KONG (Reuters) -Chinese internet giant Alibaba Group is looking to sell a number of consumer sector assets, including grocery business Freshippo and retailer RT-Mart, three sources with ...
Rank Bank name Assets (millions of PHP) Asset change Rank change 1 BDO Unibank, Inc. 4,508,065.88: 2 Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) 3,325,085.09