Kommersant: Rosbank became a new contender for Tochka bank

Rosbank became a new contender for the purchase of Tochka digital bank, which is scheduled to be sold at an auction on July 10. About it informed Kommersant, citing sources.

According to the publication, a total of seven companies submitted applications to participate in the auction, including Alfa Bank, Rosbank and Vladislav Filev, who previously became a member of the board of directors of the minority shareholder of Tochka Catalytic People Limited. In addition, the purchase of the bank was also considered Qiwi And Sovcombankbut they later opted out.

That Bank “Trust” decided put up for auction 90.01% of Tochka’s shares, it became known on April 13. The auction will be held on July 10, potential investors could apply for participation in them until June 30.

In April, the starting price for the asset was 22.7 billion rubles, now, according to information on the Fabrikant electronic trading platform, the initial cost is 24.7 billion rubles. According to Kommersant’s sources, as a result of the auction, the bank can be sold for 30-35 billion rubles.

The Tochka project for working with small and medium-sized businesses has existed since the 2000s. In 2018, Otkritie, Qiwi and Tochka created a joint venture called Tochka, in which Otkritie had 50% plus 1 share, Qiwi had 40%, and Tochka’s management through Catalytic People had 10 % minus 1 share. In 2021, Qiwi sold its stake to Otkritie for RUB 5 billion. At that time, the entire company was valued at 11 billion rubles. Already in March 2022, Otkritie sold 90% of the shares to Trust Bank, the remaining 10% is still owned by Catalytic People.