SYDNEY: Banking giant Westpac said it has agreed to buy Lloyds Banking Group’s Australian businesses for A$1.45bil (US$1.37bil), the Australian lender’s largest acquisition in five years.
Under the deal, the country’s second biggest bank by market capitalisation will acquire Capital Finance Australia Ltd and corporate loan portfolio BOS International Australia Ltd by Dec 31.
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