“Rzeczpospolita” notes that one of the largest transactions on the Polish market, i.e. the sale of Santander Bank Polska (SBP) for approx. EUR 7 billion (approx. PLN 30 billion) is gaining momentum.
Its completion is planned in the next four months, and the buyer – the Austrian Erste Group has already announced, among others rebranding (although the new name under which the SBP is to operate has not yet been disclosed).
The Erste Group is represented by the Austrian capital, Santander Group – Spanish, while the Spaniards do not withdraw from Poland entirely. They will take over the property of Santander Consumer Bank. The editors checked how this will affect the ownership structure in the Polish banking sector when it comes to the origin of capital.
Currently, Polish capital, mainly state capital, has the largest shares in the entire sector. According to data from the Polish Financial Supervision Authority, there are about 58.1 percent under the control of Polish owners. assets of all banks (including 48.8 percent in those in which the State Treasury is owned). Other 41.9 percent This is foreign capital.
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Slightly different proportions may be in commercial banks themselves, i.e. after excluding cooperative banking or Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego as a development bank. The analysis of “RZ” for 12 largest universal banks shows that 43.2 percent Their assets are under the control of Polish capital (it is about PKO BP, Pekao, Alior and BOŚ Bank), and 56.8 percent. – foreign.
