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Text size [+][-]  Thursday March 18 2010GLOBAL EDITION

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08 Feb 2010 17:33

Holy spirit inspired deal

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The boutique London investment bank is selling a 50.1 pct stake to Banco Espirito Santo. The deal shows that even independent brokers want access to a big balance sheet. The Portuguese interest proves there are still foreign banks willing to pay up for a City name.

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