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Home > Company Index > Financial Services > Commercial Lending > Close Brothers Group plc

Close Brothers Group plc
 PROFILE
Everything is relative at Close Brothers Group. The merchant banking firm has quietly (and profitably) focused on its market-making (these operations account for about a quarter of its income), asset finance, and banking businesses, which are geared toward midsized companies. Close Brothers finances corporate purchases of printing systems, commercial vehicles and buses, and other commercial equipment. Other services include investment and credit management, insurance premium financing, and lending services. The group has been expanding into Europe and the Middle East. Caledonia Investments owns about 20% of Close Brothers Group.

 COMPETITION
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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: July
2000 Sales (mil.): 442.70
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 43.6%
Employees: 1,365
Revenue per employee: $324,322.34

 KEY PEOPLE
• Roderick D. Kent
    CEO
• P. L. Winkworth
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
10 Crown Place
London EC2A 4FT, United Kingdom
Phone: 44-20-7426-4000
Fax: 44-20-7426-4044
Online: Web Site

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