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Disclosure of Asset Sale Completion
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The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (John Glen)
I can confirm today the completion of the sale of the share capital of Bradford & Bingley (B&B) plc and NRAM Ltd, returning both companies to private ownership.
In February 2021, the Government announced the agreement of a transaction to sell the share capital of B&B and NRAM, and their remaining loan assets, to a consortium of Citibank and Davidson Kempner Capital Management. The sale of the loan assets to Citibank completed in March. Following the receipt of regulatory approvals from the FCA, the sale of the companies to Davidson Kempner completed on 29 October.
Accounting for final adjustments ahead of completion, this transaction generates a total consideration of £5.2 billion for the Exchequer.
The completion of this transaction marks a significant milestone in the Government’s work to divest the institutions and assets brought into public ownership as a result of the 2007-08 financial crisis.
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