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ThinkSmart Ltd & Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd	Update Date: 06/10/08
Date Announced: 03/22/05
Value (million $USD): 4.8 million U.S. Dollar 6.0 million Australian Dollar

Status: Completed

TRANSACTION DETAILS
Date Announced	03/22/05
Date Originally Announced	03/22/05
Format	Acq. Part. Int.	Acquisition techniques	Not Applicable
Attitude	Friendly	Agency	n/a
Value	4.8 million U.S. Dollar 6.0 million Australian Dollar	Advisor Fees	n/a

SYNOPSIS
AUSTRALIA - Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd acquired a 16% stake in ThinkSmart Ltd, a financial services provider, for 6 mil Australian dollars ($4.754 mil US).

TARGET
Name	ThinkSmart Ltd
Industries	Short-term business credit institutions; Misc business credit
City	West Perth
State	n/a
Nation	Australia
Incorporated in	n/a
Public Status	Private
Business Description	Provide financing services; Focused on the delivery of B2B finance products through the retail environment
Advisors	NULL
Target Sales	n/a

ACQUIROR
Name	Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (Australia : ANZ)
Industries	Mortgage bankers and loan correspondents; Life insurance; Operators of nonresidential buildings; Foreign trade & international banking institutions; Misc business credit; Security brokers, dealers, and flotation companies; Investment advice; Security and commodity services, nec; Business consulting services, nec
City	Melbourne, Victoria
State	n/a
Nation	Australia
Incorporated in	n/a
Public Status	Public
Business Description	Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd, headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, is a publicly listed company which operates in more or less 30 countries across Australia, New Zealand, Asia, the Pacific, the UK, Europe and the USA, including its technology and operations centre in Bangalore, India. It is a major international banking and financial services group. It has around 6 million personal, private banking, small business, corporate, institutional and asset finance customers globally. ANZ provides several banking services and products such as general banking, retail banking, regional and rural banking, mortgage and installment lending, consumer finance, life insurance and investment, property development, leasing, hire purchase and general finance, international and investment banking, investment and portfolio management and advisory services and other related banking products and services. It offers also institutional, corporate and internet banking and foreign exchange services. It was incorporated on July 14, 1977.
Advisors	Deloitte Corporate Finance
Acquiror Sales	12.54 billion U.S. Dollar 17.25 billion Australian Dollar

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