• Deal sees Bankia's NPL book decreasing by 876.5 million euros

The BFA-Bankia has closed the sale of a real estate-related loan book with a total value of 1.206 billion euros, 986.8 million euros of which is secured by rem collateral.

The deal sees Bankia's NPL book decreasing by 876.5 million euros, with BFA's NPLs shrinking by just under 2 million euros.

During the first six months of the year, Bankia has pared down its NPL book by 1.239 billion euros, with an accumulated decrease of over 4.7 billion euros since year-end 2013.

The sale was brokered through a competitive process involving institutional investors and financial institutions, with Bankia taking financial advice from KPMG and legal advice from Baker & McKenzie.

The loan book has been sold to two entities: Chenavari Investment Managers (which received financial advice from Ashurst and financial advice and management services from Copernicus), and Oaktree Capital Management (obtaining legal advice from Cuatrecasas and financial advice from Finsolutia and Hipoges).

This sale is another milestone in fulfilling the 2012-2015 Strategic Plan, which includes the commitment to divest non-core assets.

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