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The announcement in an official press release<\/a> on 18 December that BNP Paribas' subsidiary, Arval, has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire Athlon from Mercedes-Benz Group is widely seen as the next significant milestone in consolidating Europe\u2019s vehicle leasing market.<\/p>

If completed, the transaction would create a full-service leasing group managing around 2.3 million vehicles, putting it on roughly equal footing with Ayvens, the European market leader formed by the merger of ALD Automotive and LeasePlan.<\/p>

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The announcement in an official press release on 18 December that BNP Paribas’ subsidiary, Arval, has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire Athlon from Mercedes-Benz Group is widely seen as the next significant milestone in consolidating Europe\u2019s vehicle leasing market.If completed, the transaction would create a full-service leasing group managing around 2.3 million vehicles, putting 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