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Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (Metrobank), the country’s largest bank in terms of assets, will start auction today of up to P8 billion worth of non-performing loans (NPLs) in line with efforts to bring down its bad loans ratio to single-digit levels.


In a briefing following the listing of the company’s additional shares on the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) yesterday, Metrobank chairman Antonio Abacan Jr. said at least nine foreign companies have already signified interest to participate in the bidding.


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The principal offering of Metropolitan Bank and Trust Co. in both the international and domestic capital markets is reflective of the growing sophistication and depth of the Philippine capital markets, according to Swiss financial giant UBS AG Investment Bank.


James Fleming, UBS equity capital markets head for South East Asia, said the Metrobank offer was the first primary overnight bookbuilding offer that took a total of only 18 hours, with the majority of 164 million shares offered in the international market gobbled up in the first hour.


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In a briefing following the listing of the company’s additional shares on the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) yesterday, Metrobank chairman Antonio Abacan Jr. said at least nine foreign companies have already signified interest to participate in the bidding.


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James Fleming, UBS equity capital markets head for South East Asia, said the Metrobank offer was the first primary overnight bookbuilding offer that took a total of only 18 hours, with the majority of 164 million shares offered in the international market gobbled up in the first hour.


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Metrobank starts sale of P8-B bad loans

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | October 27, 2006 - 12:00am

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (Metrobank), the country’s largest bank in terms of assets, will start auction today of up to P8 billion worth of non-performing loans (NPLs) in line with efforts to...

Business

Metrobank share sale gets positive review from UBS

By Ted P. Torres | October 18, 2006 - 12:00am

The principal offering of Metropolitan Bank and Trust Co. in both the international and domestic capital markets is reflective of the growing sophistication and depth of the Philippine capital markets, according...

Business