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Scotiabank enters into an agreement to transfer banking operations in Colombia, Costa Rica and Panama to Davivienda in exchange for an approximate 20% ownership stake in the combined banking operations
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n Scotiabank enters into an agreement to transfer banking operations in Colombia, Costa Rica and Panama to Davivienda in exchange for an approximate 20% ownership stake in the combined banking operations\n \n\n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n\n\n\n\n\n Canada NewsWire\n \n\n\n\n\n\n Transfer of\n \n Colombia\n \n ,\n \n Costa Rica\n \n and\n \n Panama\n \n businesses to Davivienda will create a bank with greater scale in each market.\n \n\n\n\n Scotiabank to receive an approximate 20% ownership stake in Davivienda on a pro forma basis.\n \n\n\n\n With this agreement, Scotiabank continues to execute against its five-year plan to improve profitability across its International Banking markets\n \n .\n \n\n\n This transaction is capital neutral overall with potential upside to earnings in future years, while significantly reducing operational complexity.\n \n\n\n\n\n\n TORONTO\n \n\n ,\n \n\n Jan. 6, 2025\n \n\n /CNW/ - Scotiabank announced today it has entered into an agreement with Davivienda to transfer Scotiabank's banking operations in\n \n Colombia\n \n ,\n \n Costa Rica\n \n and\n \n Panama\n \n to Davivienda. As part of the transaction, Mercantil Colpatria will sell its interest in Scotiabank Colpatria in\n \n Colombia\n \n .\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n The transaction supports Scotiabank's operational efficiency efforts in its noncore markets and strengthens Scotiabank's strategic focus on building a connected value proposition focused on client primacy across its growth markets in the North American corridor and\n \n Latin America\n \n . The transaction also provides Scotiabank with the opportunity to participate in a business with a proven management team that will be well-positioned to become a leading franchise through increased scale, synergies and an expanded client base. Scotiabank and Davivienda intend to enter into a mutual referral agreement that will provide the opportunity for Scotiabank to continue to support Corporate, Wealth and Global Banking and Markets clients with its services across Davivienda's footprint.\n \n\n \"With this agreement, we ad...