Bank of Ireland buys Lloyds SME loan book
Bank of Ireland has agreed terms to acquire a commercial loan portfolio from Lloyds Banking Group plc.
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As part of the transaction, Bank of Ireland will acquire a portfolio of approximately €200 million performing commercial loans, comprising over 650 customers in the SME and CRE sectors.
Ennis Property Finance Limited and Feniton Property Finance Limited will acquire the balance of the portfolio.
Mr Mark Cunningham, Director of Bank of Ireland Business Banking commented:
“Bank of Ireland is pleased to have been able to avail of this opportunity to demonstrate our ongoing focus on further growing and developing our strong position in serving the business banking sector in Ireland. We look forward to welcoming these new customers to Bank of Ireland and working with them as they seek to develop and grow their own businesses and enterprises”.
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