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

Besides state-owned PZU and French Société Générale, Getin Bank is also reputedly interested in purchasing a stake of over 25 percent in Alior Bank, Puls Biznesu daily reported. In order to bid for the PLN 1.8 billion-worth stake, Getin was to cooperate with Meiji Yasuda, a Japanese insurer to whom two years ago, the Polish lender sold TU Europa. Carlo 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.