Deutsche Bank and Liechtenstein’s LGT Group
are a step closer to closing the sale of BHF Bank.
The banks said they are in agreement on
important terms concerning the sale and are to conduct immediate
negotiations to finalise contractual details.
Deutsche and LGT said they are to keep
discussions confidential until the first quarter of 2011.
BHF, which has about 1,500 employees, was
acquired by Deutsche in March 2010 with the €1bn ($1.3bn) purchase
of its parent Sal Oppenheim.
BHF reported total assets under management
(AuM) of €43bn at the end of last year and operating profits of
€30m.
International wealth and asset management firm
LGT Group is domiciled in Vaduz, Liechtenstein with AuM of
CHF86.8bn ($91.9bn) at June 2010.
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