PETALING JAYA: With scale being an increasingly important factor in the local banking industry, talk has now emerged that Alliance Financial Group Bhd (AFG) could be looking to merge with Hong Leong Bank Bhd (HLB).
The twist, though, is that AFG, which is the smallest financial institution in Malaysia in terms of asset size, could be the acquirer in the potential merger and acquisition (M&A) exercise, instead of being the target company to be acquired, according to UOBKayHian Research.
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