<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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巴克萊銀行、蘇格蘭皇家銀行和加拿大皇家銀行正在進行第二輪競標，以收購估值為 25 億英鎊的財富管理集團 Evelyn Partners。Evelyn Partners 擁有 670 億英鎊的資產，主要由私募股權公司 Permira 和 Warburg Pincus 控股。勞埃德銀行集團對此表示了興趣，但其當前狀態尚不明確。巴克萊銀行和蘇格蘭皇家銀行的股價略有下跌，而加拿大皇家銀行的股價在多倫多上漲

巴克萊銀行、NatWest 和 RBC 競標收購財富管理公司 Evelyn - Sky