Wealth management firm and stockbroker WH Ireland is in acquisition talks with Wall Street bank Cantor Fitzgerald's European arm, the firm has revealed.
WH Ireland's CEO Philip Wale, who was head of fixed income at Cantor Fitzgerald Europe before moving to the firm in August 2018, issued a response to "recent press speculation" that the firms have been engaged in discussions regarding "the possible acquisition, transfer or introduction of certain assets of part of CFE's mid cap and AIM corporate finance business". WH Ireland confirmed it would "provide further updates to the market as required", but noted current discussions are "preliminary, require certain third-party consents and there can be no guarantee that any transaction will occ...
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