Barclays notes recent press comment regarding a possible sale of iShares. As announced on 16 March, Barclays has held discussions with…
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a number of potentially interested parties. We now have a preferred bidder, CVC Capital Partners. If these negotiations reach a satisfactory conclusion, it would lead to a sale of Barclays iShares business without the attributable securities lending business.
Earlier speculation assumed the sale of both iShares and securities lending.
A further announcement will be made in due course.
Source: ETFWorld.co.uk -iShares
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