OREANDA-NEWS. Groupe BPCE announces the signing of an agreement with Bridegpoint and Eurazeo regarding the disposal of its entire interests in Foncia.

Groupe BPCE announces today the conclusion of an agreement with Bridgepoint and Eurazeo regarding the disposal, for an amount of €185m, of all its securities held in Foncia (18% of capital of Foncia Holding, 1.9% of capital of Foncia Groupe and all its bonds).

This transaction, expected to be completed at the end of November, follows the July 2011 majority disposal of Foncia Groupe to Bridgepoint and Eurazeo.

Groupe BPCE, the 2nd-largest banking group in France, includes two independent and complementary commercial banking networks: the network of 19 Banques Populaires and the network of 17 Caisses d'Epargne. It also works through Credit Foncier in the area of real estate financing. It is a major player in wholesale banking, asset management and financial services with Natixis. Groupe BPCE serves more than 36 million customers and enjoys a strong presence in France with 8,000 branches, 115,000 employees and more than 8.8 million cooperative shareholders.