Metro Bank up for sale, with billionaire investor in line for £420m windfall
THE GUARDIAN · LONDON — Shares up 7% after announcement as Jaime Gilinski Bacal seeks exit three years after helping to rescue bank Metro Bank is putting itself up for sale three years after its near-collapse, in a move that could hand a £420m windfall to its Colombian billionaire investor, Jaime Gilinski Bacal. Metro Bank made the rare…
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- 12 November 2026 · 12:43 UTC
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- 12 November 2026 · 13:00 UTC
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- https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/nov/12/metro-bank-up-for-sale-billionaire-investor-in-line-420m-windfall
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