Raiffeisen Bank International Addiko takeover

In late July 2026, Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) announced that shareholders had accepted its offer for 55.5 % of Addiko Bank, just surpassing the threshold needed to secure the bid. The result was provisional, as investors could still withdraw their support before the legal deadline, and RBI faced a competing offer from Nova Ljubljanska banka (NLB) released on 17 July. RBI’s plan involved retaining Addiko’s operations in Croatia and Slovenia while selling the four non‑EU subsidiaries to the Serbian Alta Group, which had pledged backing for the bid.

A week later, RBI reported a 25 % rise in first‑half‑2026 profit, attributing the improvement to its core banking activities after winding down its Russian business. The earnings release highlighted that the Addiko acquisition was now a confirmed element of RBI’s new growth strategy, noting that the bidding war with NLB had concluded. RBI also referenced other pending M&A projects, such as the BBVA Garant deal and Bawag’s purchase of Permanent TSB, underscoring the bank’s broader expansion agenda.

Together, the snapshots trace RBI’s progression from a narrowly secured takeover bid to the integration of the acquisition into a profitable, strategy‑driven outlook.