Thomas H Lee Partners (THL) will acquire a 24.9% stake in First BanCorp, the bank holding company of FirstBank Puerto Rico. The U.S. private equity firm will pay $180 million for the stake.
The deal with Massachusetts-based THL is conditional upon Bancorp selling $500-550 million of common stock. First BanCorp is seeking to use the proceeds from the offering to boost its capital base to meet regulatory requirements and for general corporate purposes.
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