• SpareBank 1 Sør-Norge agreed to sell its Forretningspartner accounting and advisory unit to a company controlled by ECIT.
• Net proceeds, including additional dividends, expected at about NOK 500 million; potential 2028 earn-out of about NOK 125 million.
• The bank will reinvest NOK 192 million for a 44.84% stake in the buyer, whose sole asset will be Forretningspartner shares.
• ECIT will own 50.1% of the buyer; Forretningspartner key employees will hold 5.06%.
• Deal expected to lift SpareBank 1 Sør-Norge earnings by about NOK 80 million; collaboration with Forretningspartner will continue.

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