Two affiliates of South Korean conglomerate Lotte Group signed a deal to sell Lotte Rental, South Korea’s largest car-rental firm, to U.S. private equity firm TPG, Lotte said on Tuesday.
The deal to sell a 61% stake in Lotte Rental is worth 1.31 trillion won ($924.88 million), Lotte Group said in a statement
TPG did not immediately comment.
The sale is expected to help Lotte Group – a retail, hospitality and chemicals conglomerate – secure liquidity to improve financial health and invest in expanding its core hotel business.
Reuters
