March 23 (Reuters) - ALD SA ALDA.PA :
* ALD AND MITSUBISHI UFJ LEASE & FINANCE COMPANY TO LAUNCH
JOINT
VENTURE OPERATIONS IN MALAYSIA
* THE TWO COMPANIES ENTERED INTO AJOINT VENTURE AGREEMENT ON
13TH
MARCH2020 TO ESTABLISH THEIR FIRST JOINT VENTURE COMPANY IN
MALAYSIA
* JOINT VENTURE IS PART OF A JOINT SOUTH EAST ASIAN STRATEGY
AND
IT IS EXPECTED THAT BOTH GROUPS WILL FOLLOW THIS INITIAL LAUNCH
WITH FURTHER JOINT VENTURES OVER COMING YEARS TO COVER MAIN
COUNTRIES IN REGION
* JOINT VENTURE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING BUSINESS
THROUGH A COMBINATION OF BOTH RESPECTIVE CLIENT BASES, INDUSTRY
EXPERTISE, LOCAL KNOWLEDGE AND FINANCIAL STRENGTH
* THE JOINT VENTURE SUBSIDIARY IN MALAYSIA BETWEEN ALD AND
MUL IS
EXPECTED BE INCORPORATED IN Q2, 2020 SUBJECT TO ANY MERGER
CLEARANCES REQUIRED
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