Business
BNP PARIBAS: BUILDING THE EUROPEAN CO-LEADER IN FULL-SERVICE VEHICLE LEASING EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN ARVAL AND MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP FOR THE ACQUISITION OF ATHLON
BUILDING THE EUROPEAN CO-LEADER IN FULL-SERVICE VEHICLE LEASING EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN ARVAL AND MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP FOR THE ACQUISITION OF ATHLON PRESS RELEASE Paris, 18 December 2025 With a fleet of 1.9 million vehicles under full-service leasing and the strongest growth momentum in the market as well as the highest quality of service – achieving an average annual increase of more than 100,000 units over the past three years – Arval, together with Athlon, would create a combined entity
About this update from Mercedes-benz Group Ag
[{"type":"image","alt":"BNP Paribas SA","displaySize":"","headline":null,"caption":"BNP Paribas SA","className":"","disableSlideshowImg":false,"size":{"original":{"width":300,"height":26,"url":"https://media.zenfs.com/en/globenewswire.com/175569a597a1266905ee95dd5401dbaf"},"resized":{"url":"https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/s1HdRRWirqQgGEXNa5_DBQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTQyMDtoPTM2O2NmPXdlYnA-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/globenewswire.com/175569a597a1266905ee95dd5401dbaf","width":300,"height":26}},"lazy":false},{"type":"text","content":"BUILDING THE EUROPEAN CO-LEADER IN FULL-SERVICE VEHICLE LEASING","length":69,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN ARVAL AND MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP FOR THE ACQUISITION OF ATHLON ","length":91,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"PRESS RELEASE","length":13,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Paris, 18 December 2025","length":23,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"With a fleet of 1.9 million vehicles under full-service leasing and the strongest growth momentum in the market as well as the highest quality of service – achieving an average annual increase of more than 100,000 units over the past three years – Arval, together with Athlon, would create a combined entity of close to 2.3 million vehicles, compared to the current leader with 2.6 million vehicles in full-service leasing.","length":423,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"This would significantly strengthen Arval’s presence in key markets and its competitive position in Europe, making it the European co-leader in full-service vehicle leasing.","length":173,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"The integration of these operational platforms would generate substantial cost synergies and materially enhance overall efficiency.","length":136,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"The expected ROIC from the transaction would reach 18%, representing a positive contribution to the Group’s net income per share close to 200 million euros in year 3.","length":166,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"The target CET1 impact of close to -13 bps is already included in the Group’s capital trajectory towards the objective of a CET1 ratio of 13% by end 2027.","length":154,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"This transaction is part of BNP Paribas’ strategy to develop its profitable platforms in growth markets a...