Creditanstalt of Austria buys Russian Aton Capital Group for $US 400 MLN

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Published 20 December, 2006, 14:06

Aton Capital Group has signed an agreement to sell 100% of its institutional business to Austria's Creditanstalt for over $US 400 MLN. The deal is to be finalised in the year 2007.

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Aton's institutional business includes Aton Broker and Aton International.

Creditanstalt is a member of the leading European financial group UniCredit.

Analysts say both sides will benefit from the deal.

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