Barclays, Join the List of Jilted StanChart Suitors
The latest potential suitor is Barclays Plc, which is reported by the Financial Times to be exploring a merger (read takeover) of StanChart. London-listed Barclays isn’t considering a possible deal, Reuters reported, citing two people close to the lender. The deal can be made to look sensible, even sexy, in a PowerPoint presentation: Barclays is big in U.S. investment banking, thanks to its acquisition of most of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.’s American business in the wake of the financial crisis.