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Egg nears French acquisition

Online bank all whipped up over expansion plans...

By Will Sturgeon

Published: 29 January 2002 08:32 GMT

UK online bank Egg is reported to have reached an agreement to buy Zebank, the online banking venture set up by Bernard Arnault.

While this marks a significant move away from internet investments for the French Tycoon, the deal provides a much needed expansion for Egg.

Egg has been looking to expand into Europe for more than a year, according to the Financial Times, and analysts have been expecting to see signs of expansion since the online bank announced breaking even in November.

Zebank has built up a customer base of 100,000 clients since it launched in February last year.

The acquisition is expected to include a retail distribution deal with Arnault's luxury goods LMVH.

Egg has nearly two million customers, primarily for its credit card.

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