HSBC offloads property advice unit
Global banking titan HSBC has sold off its UK property advisory unit, Property Vision Holdings Limited, to a company set up by members of the subsidiary's management team.
Global banking titan HSBC has sold off its UK property advisory unit, Property Vision Holdings Limited, to a company set up by members of the subsidiary's management team.
PV Acquisition Limited will buy the entire business from HSBC Private Bank (UK), which first took over the division in 2011.
The company, which specialises in finding UK property and providing advice on purchasing property to private clients, had gross assets of $7.2m by June 30th 2012.
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"The sale of this non-core business represents further progress in the execution of the HSBC Group's strategy and completion of the transaction is expected during the fourth quarter of 2012," the bank said.
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