Jan 30 (Reuters) - Commonwealth Bank of Australia CBA.AX :
* KLARNA LAUNCHES IN AUSTRALIA
* CBA AND KLARNA WILL JOINTLY FUND AND HAVE 50:50 OWNERSHIP RIGHTS TO KLARNA'S AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND BUSINESS
* AFTER AN INITIAL INVESTMENT OF US$100 MILLION, CBA HAS INVESTED A FURTHER US$200 MILLION IN KLARNA GROUP AT SAME VALUATION
* US$300 MILLION TOTAL INVESTMENT BRINGS CBA'S SHAREHOLDING IN KLARNA GROUP TO 5.5% FROM ITS INITIAL 1.8% STAKE