Alantra advises UNICRE on the divestment of its consumer finance portfolio and the Unibanco brand

Mar 2026

Sell-side advisory

Lisbon – Alantra acted as financial advisor to UNICRE, a Portuguese financial institution, on the divestment of its consumer finance business unit, including its performing consumer finance portfolio, the Unibanco brand, and other assets and liabilities associated with the business.

For UNICRE, the transaction represents an important step in its strategic positioning, enabling the company to strengthen its focus on its acquiring business, where it identifies significant value creation opportunities within the evolving payments sector.

Alantra supported UNICRE throughout the execution of the transaction, coordinating a complex process involving the definition of the transaction scope, extensive due diligence, and negotiations with stakeholders. The process required managing evolving transaction parameters and ensuring shareholder alignment, ultimately resulting in competitive contractual terms, unanimous shareholder approval, and the successful signing and closing of the transaction.

This mandate further strengthens Alantra’s track record advising financial institutions in Portugal, including advising BBVA Portugal on the sale of a secured NPL and REO portfolio and Servdebt on the sale of a €1.3bn NPL portfolio.