UB Finance posts Rs 131 m PAT
The Union Bank of Colombo PLC with its Strategic Investment Partner
ShoreCap II Limited invested Rs. 1.15 billion to acquire a controlling
interest in UB Finance Company Limited in November 2011, making it the
first finance company to be owned by a commercial bank in the private
sector.
Union Bank and ShoreCap II collectively hold an 82% stake in the
company.UB Finance is held as a strategic investment of Union Bank and
has been restructured, rebranded and re-launched in the past year
recording a net profit after tax of Rs. 131 million in the financial
year ended March 31, 2013. The UB Finance total asset base and net worth
as at March 31, 2013 was Rs. 2 billion and Rs. 524 million.
The Company which is licensed by the Monetary Board of the Central
Bank of Sri Lanka, is managed by a team of young professionals from the
industry.
The Company operates through a network of seven branches and its main
lines of business include fixed deposits and savings accounts, asset
backed financing such as leasing, hire purchase and loans, working
capital financing such as factoring and invoice discounting and real
estate solutions. UB Finance serves as a vehicle to better cater to
Small and Medium sized Enterprises which is in line with the overall
business strategy of the Union Bank Group. UB Finance also offers
customers a wide range of prime real estate options from its extensive
development portfolio. |