SocGen closest to purchase Alior Bank shares?

Societe Generale (SocGen) is the frontrunner to acquire a 26 percent holding of Polish lender Alior Bank, according to two anonymous sources cited by Reuters. The French lender has been waiting for the merger of Alior and Meritum as, "SocGen has exclusivity and the transaction is a matter of coming months," one of the sources pointed out. The other source claimed that SocGen is the only bidder for the shares. Besides SocGen, Spanish Santander and Polish Getin Noble Bank were allegedly among those interested in the holding, Puls Biznesu daily reminded.