Administrators of Tokyo Sowa Bank, a collapsed regional bank now under state control, announced Tuesday that they have signed a basic agreement to sell the bank to an investor group led by U.S. financier Wilbur Ross.
The decision was approved by the Financial Reconstruction Commission earlier in the day, officials said.
The negotiating parties are expecting to reach a final agreement by the end of September and transfer operations by the end of March.
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