ING Group (AMS:INGB) ING Closes Acquisition Of Turkish Pension Company Oyak Emeklilik

ING Group (AMS:INGB) ING announced today that it has closed the transaction to acquire Oyak Emeklilik. As previously announced on 17 June 2008, ING will acquire Turkey's sixth largest pension company for a total cash consideration of EUR 110 million, entirely financed from existing internal resources.

Established in 2003, Oyak Emeklilik is a leading pension company in Turkey specifically established for manufacturing and distributing private pension plans. Oyak Emeklilik has over 150,000 customers and 150 employees. It distributes its products both through a network of independent agents and ING Bank Turkey (formerly Oyak Bank). Oyak Emeklilik will be integrated in ING Insurance Central Europe and re-branded under the ING brand in 2009.


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