Lehman's London Arm Can Close After 17 Years and £28b
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Lehman's London arm is set to close after 17 years and handling £28 billion, with the story sparking little discussion or controversy on HN.
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Devasta
3 months ago
1 replyMost got their money back with interest, thats amazing honestly. Makes me wonder could Lehmans london arm have continued as a viable business.
helsinkiandrewAuthor
3 months ago
I heard (I'm ex Lehman) a group of senior managers did make an approach to the UK government to do a 'management/employment buyout' but it was rejected as too risky.
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3 months ago
https://archive.ph/20251008114829/https://www.bloomberg.com/...
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