Hong Kong-listed Fosun International Limited says the company and a fund under its management have acquired a 19.18% interest in Frankfurt-based German private bank BHF-BANK.
After the transaction, Fosun International together with its fund will become the second largest shareholder of BHF-BANK, according to a company announcement.
The investment was done by injecting about €98.5 million ($135.7 million) in Billion Infinity Investment Limited, which is participating in an 100% acquisition of BHF-BANK.
The acquisition of BHF-BANK was led by Euronext-listed financial services group RHJ International, and its wholly-owned subsidiary Kleinwort Benson Group Limited.
Billion Infinity owns 19.18% of Kleinwort Benson Group.
Fosun says it is optimistic about the long term development of the financial services industry.
Around the same time, a group of investors led by Fosun has acquired a piece of prime seaside real estate in Greece for €915 million ($1.26 billion), according to Hellenic Republic Assets Development Fund, a state privatization agency in Greece.
This January, Fosun acquired an 80% stake in Caixa Seguros e Saúde (CSS), the insurance unit of Portuguese state bank Caixa Geral de Depositos S.A., for €1 billion ($1.36 billion).
Founded in 1854, BHF-BANK is the largest scale independent private bank in Germany, providing private banking and asset management services for active family enterprises in Germany.
