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SocGen to sell equipment finance division to Groupe BPCE for €1.1bn

The French lender is simplifying its business under chief executive Slawomir Krupa

The French bank is looking to cut €1.7bn in costs over the next two years
The French bank is looking to cut €1.7bn in costs over the next two years Photo: Benjamin Girette/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Societe Generale is set to sell its equipment financing unit to rival Groupe BPCE as the French lender looks to simplify its business under new chief executive Slawomir Krupa.

The bank has signed a memorandum of understanding to sell Societe Generale Equipment Finance to Groupe BPCE, with the sale price agreed at €1.1bn, it said in a statement on 11 April.

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