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Banca del Gottardo sells Dreieck Industrie Leasing to Fortis

Lugano, Lausanne, Brussels, Utrecht (ots)

Banca del Gottardo
and Fortis announced today that the Belgian-Dutch financial services
group acquires 100% of the share capital of Dreieck Industrie Leasing
AG from the Lugano-based bank for CHF 99 million (EUR 64 million).
The sale of Dreieck Industrie Leasing represents a further step in
Banca del Gottardo's strategy to focus on private banking activities.
With this acquisition, Fortis is significantly strengthening its
position in the Swiss financial market.
Dreieck Industrie Leasing specialises in asset-backed financing
solutions. In recent years, Dreieck Industrie Leasing with its 44
employees has successfully developed into the third-largest leasing
company in Switzerland. In 2005, Dreieck Industrie Leasing managed a
total leasing volume of CHF 879 million (EUR 567 million) and signed
new contracts worth CHF 524 million (EUR 338 million). This led to
revenues of CHF 47 million (EUR 30 million) and a net profit of CHF
6.7 million (EUR 4.3 million). Dreieck Industrie Leasing is based in
Lausanne with branches in Baden and Lugano.
Marco Netzer, CEO of Banca del Gottardo: "The decision to sell
Dreieck Industrie Leasing is based on our strategy to focus on
private banking activities. I am convinced that we have found the
ideal buyer in Fortis and that both clients and employees will be in
good hands with the Fortis Group. The transaction has no impact on
our targets in terms of net profit and return on equity."
Karel De Boeck, CEO of Fortis Commercial and Private Banking:
"This acquisition is in line with our strategy of growing asset-based
finance activities, while at the same time leveraging Fortis
Commercial and Private Banking growth outside the Benelux. Dreieck
Industrie Leasing is the perfect fit to strengthen our presence in
Switzerland, which is a key market for us. We warmly welcome Dreieck
Industrie Leasing's employees and customers within Fortis".
Banca del Gottardo, with head office in Lugano (Switzerland), is a
company of  the Swiss Life Group, a leading provider of pensions and
life insurance in Europe. The Bank has a well expanded national and
international network. With subsidiaries, branches and representative
offices in Zurich, Geneva, Lausanne, Bellinzona, Chiasso, Locarno,
Bergamo, Milan, Rome, Treviso, Turin, Athens, Luxembourg, Madrid,
Paris, Hong Kong and Nassau (Bahamas). Banca del Gottardo is
positioned to offer top-of-the-line global financial services,
delivered by a team of highly qualified specialists to its local and
international clientele.
Fortis Lease Group (FLG) is a fully owned subsidiary of Fortis. It
is a strong European cross-border provider of leasing services and
spearheads Fortis's Asset Based Finance operations.. FLG is one of
the few integrated European leasing groups and has realized lease
production of around EUR 4 billion in 2005. Its total net assets
currently amount to EUR 8 billion. FLG employs some 500 staff and
operates in Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Portugal,
the UK, Spain, Germany, Italy, Poland, the Czech Republic and
Switzerland.
Fortis is an international financial services provider engaged in
banking and insurance. It offers private, business and institutional
customers a comprehensive package of products and services through
its own channels, in collaboration with intermediaries and through
other distribution partners. With a market capitalisation of EUR 35
billion (31/12/2005), Fortis ranks among the twenty largest financial
services providers in Europe. The sound solvency position, its
presence in 44 countries and its 56'000 dedicated  employees  enable
Fortis to combine global strength with local flexibility and to
provide its clients with optimum support.

Contact:

Banca del Gottardo
Medienabteilung
Franco Rogantini
Viale S. Franscini 8
6901 Lugano
Tel.: +41/91/808'33'60
Fax: +41/91/923'94'33
E-Mail: franco.rogantini@gottardo.com

Fortis
Media Relations:
Bruxelles: Tel. +32/(0)2/565'35'84
Utrecht: Tel. +31/(0)30/226'30'19

Investor Relations:
Bruxelles: Tel. +32/(0)2/510'53'91
Utrecht: Tel. +31/(0)30/226'32'20

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