Barclays is in exclusive talks with private equity firm CVC Capital Partners over the sale of its exchange traded fund business iShares, a source familiar with the deal says.
The ETF business could go for £3bn, less than the anticipated £4bn sources expected bidders to offer last week. The sale is not expected to include the securities lending business of iShares pare...
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