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Elena Vardon

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  • Barclays Agrees to Sell U.K. Payments Unit Stake to Brookfield

    1 week ago | tradingview.com | Elena Vardon

    By Elena VardonBarclays agreed to sell a majority stake in its U.K. payments acceptance business to Brookfield Asset Management under a long-term partnership which will see the unit become a standalone entity. The New York-headquartered investment firm will eventually be able to own 80% of what is currently the British bank's arm that handles credit and debit card transactions on behalf of companies and was formerly called the merchant acquiring business, the companies said on Thursday.

  • Man Group's Quarterly Rise in Client Assets Wiped By Market Turmoil

    1 week ago | marketscreener.com | Elena Vardon

    By Elena Vardon The rise in Man Group's assets under management over the first quarter of 2025 was reversed in the first weeks of April as the announcement of U.S. tariffs rocked markets, leading investments to drop in value and clients to pull out their money. The world's largest listed hedge-fund firm on Thursday said that its assets under management stood at $172.6 billion at March 31 compared with $168.6 billion at Dec. 31.

  • U.K. Banknote Printer De La Rue Accepts $347 Million Takeover Bid by Atlas

    1 week ago | wsj.com | Elena Vardon

    April 15, 2025 6:26 am ETBritish banknote printer De La Rue DLAR 15.63%increase; green up pointing triangle agreed to a 263 million-pound ($347 million) takeover by U.S. buyout firm Atlas Holdings, signaling the end of its nearly 80-year listing on the London Stock Exchange. Atlas is offering 130 pence in cash for each De La Rue share, which is a 16% premium to Monday’s closing price of 112 pence, it said Tuesday. The stock jumped in morning exchanges to roughly match the offer price.

  • U.K. Banknote Printer De La Rue Accepts $347 Million Takeover Bid by Atlas

    1 week ago | wsj.com | Elena Vardon

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  • U.K. Government Lowers NatWest Stake Below Disclosure Threshold

    1 week ago | morningstar.com | Elena Vardon

    By Elena Vardon The U.K government lowered its stake in NatWest Group below the required disclosure threshold under the U.K. listing rules as it edges closer to returning the bank to private ownership. The Treasury disposed of 77.2 million ordinary shares in the London-based retail and commercial lender, reducing its shareholding to 2.99% from 3.95% previously, regulatory filings showed Tuesday.

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RT @WSJmarkets: European Bank Stocks Extend Losses From Tariff Fallout https://t.co/GVtja1Ppst

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Elena Vardon @elenavardon
1 Apr 25

RT @WSJbusiness: European Insurers Will Be Slower Than Banks to Consolidate, Generali Executive Says https://t.co/ImjA1lxKrd