Keppel TatLee Bank
Former bank
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Keppel TatLee Bank (Chinese: 吉宝达利银行; pinyin: Jíbǎo Dálì Yínháng) was a Singapore-based financial services organisation formed through a merger of Keppel Bank and Tat Lee Bank on 26 December 1998.[3][4] It was acquired by Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC) in August 2001 and was integrated into OCBC Bank in 2002.[5]
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| Company type | |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | |
| Founded | 26 December 1998 |
| Defunct | 25 February 2002 |
| Fate | Merged with Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation |
| Headquarters | Singapore |
Key people | Benedict Kwek (CEO) |
| Services | Financial services |
| Revenue |  SG$469.456 million (1999)[1] |
| SG$312.873 million (1999)[1] | |
 SG$186.703 million (1999)[1] | |
| Total assets | SG$22,406.634 million (1999)[1] |
| Parent | Keppel Capital Holdings Ltd (since 2001)[2] |
History
The bank was formed on 26 December 1998 when Keppel Bank acquired another Singapore financial institution, Tat Lee Bank.[6] Keppel Bank was formed in 1990, when Keppel Corporation acquired the Asia Commercial Bank.[3][4]
The bank formed a strategic alliance with Allied Irish Banks in 1999, which allowed AIB to take up a 24.9% stake in the bank.[7] In 2001, the bank was privatised and became a subsidiary of Keppel Capital Holdings Ltd (KCH), as part of a restructure of KCH.[2] Its parent company was then acquired by OCBC, operationally and legally integrated with it in 2002.[5]