UniCredit Bank Slovakia was a
Slovak bank
A bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans. Lending activities can be directly performed by the bank or indirectly through capital markets.
Because ...
, formed by the merger of HVB Bank Slovakia and UniBanka in 2007, both owned by Italy-based
UniCredit Group. In 2013 it was absorbed by
UniCredit Bank Czech Republic
UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia a.s., is a Czech and Slovak bank based in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic. The bank was a subsidiary of Italy-based UniCredit Group for 99.96% stake.
History
UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Sl ...
, forming UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Predecessors
UniBanka
UniBanka, formerly known as Pol'nobanka, was a Slovak bank headquartered in Bratislava. An additional 51% shares was acquired from Slovenska Poistovna in May 2000 by
UniCredit.
[http://www.consob.it/web/area-pubblica/documenti-opa/documenti/opa_documenti/cassatrieste.pdf ] European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
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was a minority shareholder of the bank, for 20% stake. Before the acquisition, UniCredit (at that time known as Unicredito Italiano) already owned 5.43% shares,
[ which was previously owned by Unicredito.]
HVB Bank Slovakia
References
Banks of Slovakia
Former UniCredit subsidiaries
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