UniCredit agrees to sell €910m loan portfolio to Mariner Group

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Tuesday 21 January 2014 at 14:44

UniCredit has decided to sell exposure to one of its loan portfolios, a move that will free up capital for business growth.

UniCredit said it sold the junior and mezzanine risk on €910 million in Italian business loans to two funds managed by Mariner Investment Group, a specialised credit and infrastructure asset manager.