Chinese wealth management platform Lufax to acquire OneConnect for $119.5m

Chinese wealth management platform Lufax to acquire OneConnect for $119.5m

A booth of Lufax is seen during an exhibition in Beijing, China, August 4, 2016. Picture taken August 4, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer

Ping An-backed Lufax Holding, the second-largest non-traditional financial service provider for small business owners in China, has agreed to acquire virtual bank Ping An OneConnect Bank (PAOB) for HK$ 933 million ($119.5 million) in cash from OneConnect Financial Technology. 

Edited by: Padma Priya

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