Alfred Akirov returns to investment in Bank Leumi
Alfred Akirov is once more a shareholder in Lender Leumi (TASE: LUMI), as a result of Alrov Houses and Lodgings (TASE: ALRPR(, which he controls with a 79% stake. Very last Wednesday night, Alrov participated in a share offering by Lender Leumi, in which it lifted NIS 2.75 billion. Alrov invested NIS 100 million.

For Alrov, this is a return to an financial commitment that for many years was a person of its greatest investments in an Israeli enterprise. In 2009, the company’s share portfolio was valued at NIS 920 million, generally consisting of investments in Lender Leumi (NIS 800 million) and Bank Hapoalim (NIS 109 million). In 2019, Alrov held 4.9% of Financial institution Leumi, but by the close of 2021 the keeping experienced shrunk to NIS 42 million, and it was liquidated altogether in the 1st quarter of this 12 months.




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In the earlier two decades, Alrov’s focus has been on Clal Coverage, in which it has a 15% stake, value NIS 733 million. Alrov has used for a allow to management Clal Insurance coverage, in order to increase its keeping to 30%, but has not but attained it. It is far too early to say irrespective of whether the expense in Bank Leumi represents a choice to forego the try to acquire authorization to regulate Clal Coverage, but it is absolutely a significant a single, specially in the light-weight of the sale of Alrov’s keeping just a few months ago.

Altogether, Bank Leumi provided 91 million shares, representing 6% of its issued share money. The providing is supposed to guidance the bank’s growth method.

Apart from the quantity raised, the big tale of the offering was the order by Aaron Frenkel of shares to the tune of NIS 930 million, offering him a 2.1% stake in Lender Leumi.

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