GE to Sell Shares in Hyundai Card Co. to Hyundai Commercial, Affinity Equity Partners and other investors
February 01 2017 - 2:42AM
Business Wire
- Transaction Aligns with GE’s Strategy
to Create Simpler, More Valuable Industrial Company
- GE Capital’s Announced Deals to Date
Total Approximately US$198 Billion (ENI)
GE (NYSE:GE) announced today that it has signed an agreement to
sell its 43% stake in Hyundai Card Co. (HCC) to Hyundai Commercial,
Affinity Equity Partners, GIC and AlpInvest to exit its entire 43%
ownership in HCC. Hyundai Card Co. is a joint venture between GE
and Hyundai that issues credit cards in the South Korean market.
Hyundai Commercial is an affiliate of Hyundai Motor Group. Affinity
is a leading private equity investor focusing on pan-Asia region.
GIC is a sovereign wealth fund established by the government of
Singapore and AlpInvest is a leading global private equity
investor.
The transaction represents aggregate GE ending net investment
(ENI) of approximately US$1.3 billion as of the end of the fourth
quarter 2016. The transaction is expected to close around the end
of February 2017.
“As we continue to sell most of the assets of GE Capital, we
have worked with our joint venture partner, Hyundai, to find the
solution that works best for all parties,” said Rich Laxer, GE
Capital Chairman and CEO. “We’re pleased that we were able to fully
exit our stakes in Hyundai Card Co. Hyundai has been a great
partner over the last 12 years providing value for customers,” he
added.
As previously announced, GE is focusing on its high-value
industrial businesses and is selling most GE Capital assets. GE
will retain the financing businesses that relate directly to GE’s
industrials.
Since the announcement in April, 2015, GE Capital has signed
agreements for the sale of approximately US$198 billion of
businesses, including this transaction, and has closed
approximately US$190 billion of those transactions. GE Capital has
largely completed the process of selling approximately $200 billion
of the GE Capital businesses.
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Each invention further fuels innovation and application across our
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About Hyundai Card Co.
Hyundai Card is a credit card firm based in Seoul, Korea. It is
an affiliate of Hyundai Motor Group. The company leads South
Korea’s premium card market and is among the country’s top credit
card issuers. http://about.hyundaicard.com
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