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1. U.S. judge approves Lehman asset sale to Barclays
A U.S. bankruptcy judge approved a revised version of Barclays' deal to purchase the core U.S. business of Lehman Brothers.
20 Sep 2008
2. Barclays in billion pound Lehman deal
Barclays, which over the weekend balked at acquiring stricken Lehman Brothers Holdings, agreed to pay about $1.75 billion (1 billion pounds) for some of the bank's prime U.S. assets following its bankruptcy filing.
17 Sep 2008
3. Barclays talks to buy Lehman core U.S. unit
Barclays is in talks with Lehman Brothers to buy its core U.S. broker-dealer businesses, including equity, fixed income, M&A advisory and other parts, people familiar with the matter said.
16 Sep 2008
4. Lehman assets could benefit Barclays
Barclays is one of the few banks in a position to take a look at troubled U.S. rival Lehman Brothers and could see some of its assets as a way to accelerate its U.S. expansion.
13 Sep 2008
5. Barclays profit down 33 pct on writedown
Barclays reported a 33 percent drop in first-half profits as it took a 2 billion pound writedown on the value of risky assets, but the profit drop was not as steep as expected.
07 Aug 2008
6. Swiss Re buys Barclays life arm
Swiss Re, the world's largest reinsurer, has agreed to buy Barclays' life assurance arm for 753 million pounds in cash to boost its Admin Re business in the United Kingdom.
05 Aug 2008
7. Foreign investors biggest buyers of Barclays rights issue
Shareholders in Barclays bank bought only 19 per cent of new shares in the banks recent rights issue, with the remaining shares being taken up by big foreign investors.
18 Jul 2008
8. Barclays Wealth sees stubborn inflation
Wealth managers at Barclays are stepping away from equities and telling their clients to prepare for central banks to have difficulty controlling inflation.
08 Jul 2008
9. Citigroup says Barclays may need 9 bln pounds more
Barclays may need to raise a further 9 billion pounds in capital, according to analysts at Citigroup, who also said the bank could take further significant write-downs as credit market conditions continue to deteriorate.
27 Jun 2008
10. Barclays in 4 bln pound share issue
Barclays raised 4.5 billion pounds from investors including Qatar and Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui and aims to use half the cash to rebuild capital and half to pursue growth.
25 Jun 2008
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