TPG to buy Lotte Rental in W1.3tr deal
- Source
- The Korea Herald - Business
- Source link
- https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10839039
- Published
- 2026-08-12 15:10:16
- Discovered by ProcIntel
- 2026-08-12 07:00:13
- Category
- Procurement & Supply Chain News
- Geography
- South Korea
- Organisations
- —
- Review status
- Pending
- Record type
- REAL
Summary
Lotte signed an agreement to sell its controlling stake in Lotte Rental, the operator of the country's top car rental brand Lotte Rent-a-Car, at 1.31 trillion won ($926 million) to US-based private equity firm TPG, the group announced Tuesday. The deal covers the entire 61.2 percent stake held by Hotel Lotte and Busan Lotte Hotel — 38.1 percent and 23.0 percent, respectively — at 59,000 won per share. Lotte said it selected TPG as the final buyer based on enterprise value, deal structure, employ
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