Getin join hands with Japanese insurer to bid for stake in Alior Bank

Besides state-owned PZU and French Societe Generale, Getin Bank controlled by Polish billionaire Leszek Czarnecki is also reputedly interested in purchasing an over 25 percent stake in Alior Bank, Puls Biznesu daily reported. In order to bid for PLN 1.8 billion worth stake, Getin was to cooperate with Meiji Yasuda, a Japanese insurer to whom two years ago Polish lender sold TU Europa. Tessara is obliged to sell his stake in Alior by June 2016, but he would like to get rid of it sooner in order to settle with his creditors in Italy, Puls Biznesu informed previously.