
AnaCap to acquire Barclays' French retail banking operations
AnaCap Financial Partners has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire Barclays' French retail banking and wealth management businesses.
Barclays' corporate and investment banking operations will continue to operate in France.
The transaction marks a continuation of AnaCap's strategy of investing in the European financial services sector. Previous deals included British Aldermore – now listed on the London Stock Exchange – Belgium's MeDirect, Mediterranean in Malta, Czech-based Equa Bank and Poland's FM Bank.
The transaction also marks AnaCap's second French investment, following the buyout of digital insurance broker AssurOneGroup in 2014.
Barclays' French retail banking and wealth management operations offer various banking services such as current accounts, deposits, mortgages and a variety of products including life insurance and wealth management.
Its network is currently made up of 74 branches across France.
Latest News
Stonehage Fleming raises USD 130m for largest fund to date, eyes 2024 programme
Multi-family office has seen strong appetite, with investor base growing since 2016 to more than 90 family offices, Meiping Yap told Unquote
Permira to take Ergomed private for GBP 703m
Sponsor deploys Permira VIII to ride new wave of take-privates; Blackstone commits GBP 200m in financing for UK-based CRO
Partners Group to release IMs for Civica sale in mid-September
Sponsor acquired the public software group in July 2017 via the same-year vintage Partners Group Global Value 2017
Change of mind: Sponsors take to de-listing their own assets
EQT and Cinven seen as bellweather for funds to reassess options for listed assets trading underwater