<div id="readability-page-1"><div>(Alliance News) - Barclays PLC and NatWest Group PLC are through to the second round of bidding for wealth management group Evelyn Partners, Sky News reported late Tuesday.Sky said the two high street banks were among the bidders notified last week that they were through to the second round of the Evelyn auction.Royal Bank of Canada also is said to be in the frame to buy Evelyn, Sky said, while a number of private equity firms also have tabled offers for the business, which could be worth GBP2.5 billion, it said.Lloyds Banking Group PLC is understood to have explored an offer for Evelyn, although it was unclear whether it remains interested, Sky said.According to its website, Evelyn Partners had GBP67.0 billion of assets under management, as at September 30.Evelyn Partners is primarily owned by two private equity firms, Permira, which holds an around 56% stake, and Warburg Pincus, which has an around 25% interest. Permira initially invested in 2014, and Warburg Pincus joined in 2020. Shares in Barclays were down 0.2% at 470.65 pence each in London on Wednesday. NatWest was down 0.3% at 647.00p while Lloyds Banking Group was down 0.3% at 97.28p. Royal Bank of Canada closed up 0.2% at CAD234.05 in Toronto on Tuesday.By Jeremy Cutler, Alliance News reporterComments and questions to newsroom@alliancenews.comCopyright 2025 Alliance News Ltd. All Rights Reserved.</div></div>

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巴克莱银行、苏格兰皇家银行和加拿大皇家银行正在进行第二轮竞标，以收购估值为 25 亿英镑的财富管理集团 Evelyn Partners。Evelyn Partners 拥有 670 亿英镑的资产，主要由私募股权公司 Permira 和 Warburg Pincus 控股。劳埃德银行集团对此表示了兴趣，但其当前状态尚不明确。巴克莱银行和苏格兰皇家银行的股价略有下跌，而加拿大皇家银行的股价在多伦多上涨

巴克莱银行、NatWest 和 RBC 竞标收购财富管理公司 Evelyn - Sky