LB Finance, Associated Motor Finance announce Rs. 3.7 b merger

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  • CBSL instructs merger to be completed before 31 March 2027

LB Finance PLC (LBF) yesterday said that it would acquire a 65.6% stake in Associated Motor Finance Company PLC (AMF) for Rs. 3.7 billion.

AMF Deputy Chairman/Executive Director John Nalatha Dayawansa will sell a 39.95% stake and Imperial Import and Export Co. Ltd. owned by his family will sell an additional 26.65% stake in AML to LBF at Rs. 50 per share.

The company said in a statement that the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) had directed the two companies to complete the merger before 31 March 2027.

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