Citigroup Reportedly Close to Selling Most of Mexico Retail Operations
May 16, 2023 at 06:00 am EDT
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Grupo Mexico SAB de CV (BMV:GMEXICO B) is close to clinching a nearly USD-7-billion (EUR 6.42 billion) deal to acquire the bulk of the Mexican consumer banking business of US banking giant Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C), Bloomberg reported. As part of the possible deal, Citi will keep a portion of the Banamex retail operations with an option to later on sell them to Grupo Mexico or list the business, according to insiders cited by the news agency. Grupo Mexico claims to be the fourth largest company in Mexico.
The group operates through four major divisions -- mining, transportation, infrastructure, and a foundation. Citigroup in January 2022 unveiled plans to sell the consumer, small business and middle market banking operations of Mexican bank Citibanamex as part of its push to focus on core businesses, simplify its operations and boost shareholder value. At the time, the US firm highlighted that it will continue to operate a locally-licensed banking business in Mexico through its global institutional clients group.
Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. is a holding company. The Company's principal activities are in the mining-metallurgic industry, the exploration, exploitation and benefit of metallic and non-metallic ores, multimodal freight railroad service, and infrastructure development. The Company's business lines include Mining, Transportation and Infrastructure. Its Mining Division is represented by its subsidiary Americas Mining Corporation, whose subsidiaries are Southern Copper Corporation in Mexico and Peru, and Asarco in the United States. Its Transportation Division is represented by its subsidiaries Infraestructura y Transportes Mexico, S.A. de C.V. and Grupo Mexico Transportes S.A. de C.V. Its subsidiaries are Grupo Ferroviario Mexicano, S.A. de C.V., Ferrocarril Mexicano, S.A. de C.V., Ferrosur, S. A. de C. V., Intermodal Mexico, S.A. de C.V., and Texas Pacifico, LP, Inc. Its Infrastructure Division is represented by its subsidiary Mexico Proyectos y Desarrollos, S.A. de C.V.
GRUPO MÉXICO, S.A.B. DE C.V. 
