Business Services Industry

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Promise Co. to Form Capital, Business Tie-Up.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, June, 2004

Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jun. 9--TOKYO -- Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. is close to reaching an agreement with moneylender Promise Co. to form a capital and business alliance, sources close to the deal said Wednesday.

The holding company of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. is expected to take an equity stake of around 15 percent in Promise as part of its plan to boost the group's retail services, the sources said.

Among major Japanese banking groups, Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc. has already worked out an alliance with Acom Co., another major consumer finance company, with Mitsubishi Tokyo investing about 100 billion yen in Acom. The two companies are also tying up in the...

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