|
Investec is an international specialist banking and asset management group. It provides a range of financial products and services to a client base in three principal markets: the United Kingdom, South Africa and Australia. Investec is dual listed on the London Stock Exchange and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Investec is a FTSE 250 company. Investec's South African headquarters are at 100 Grayston Drive, Sandown, Sandton. Investec's UK headquarters are at 2 Gresham Street in Central London. Investec's Irish headquarters are at The Harcourt Building, Harcourt Street, in Dublin. ==History== Investec was founded as a small leasing and financing company in 1974 in Johannesburg by Larry Nestadt, Errol Grolman and Ian Kantor. It has expanded through a combination of organic growth and strategic acquisitions. It secured a banking licence in 1980 and was first listed on the JSE Securities Exchange in South Africa in 1986, after merging with Metboard, a trust company. In 1988, Investec Bank Limited was restructured into Investec Group Limited ("IGL"), giving Investec Management and staff control of the company.〔 In 1990, Investec acquired property management company I. Kuper & Company (Pty) Limited, Corporate Merchant Bank Limited (formerly Hill Samuel Merchant Bank Limited) and trade finance company Reichmans Limited.〔 Investec entered the UK market in 1992, by acquiring London-based Allied Trust Bank Limited ('ATB'), this was the first international acquisition by the Group.〔 In 1998, Investec acquired ''Guinness Mahon'', a leading London based merchant bank, and ''Henderson Crosthwaite'', its stockbroking arm, for £95m.〔(Investec enlarges its footprint ) ''Business Times''〕 It also bought ''Hambros plc'', another London based merchant bank the same year.〔(Investec does it the niche way in London ) ''Business Times''〕 It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2002.〔 In 2003 in a Black Economic Empowerment transaction〔 empowerment partners acquired a 21.5% stake in the South Africa-listed Investec. In 2005, Investec sold its UK Private Client Stockbroking operation, Carr Sheppards Crosthwaite Limited to Rensburg plc. Investec retains a 47.7% interest in the combined entity, Rensburg Sheppards plc.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Investec Wealth & Investment - Home )〕 In 2007, Investec plc acquired Kensington Group plc〔(Investec buys UK's biggest sub-prime mortgage lender ) ''The Daily Telegraph'' (London), 30 May 2007〕 and Experien (Pty) Ltd.〔(Investec's Australia move ) ''Sydney Morning Herald'', 19 May 2008〕 Investec plc acquired the remaining shares in Rensburg Sheppards plc in 2010. This business has since been rebranded as Investec Wealth & Investments and incorporates other wealth activities previously operated through the Bank.〔(Investec buys Rensburg for £412 million ) ''London Evening Standard'', 30 March 2010〕 In June 2012, Investec plc completed the €32 million acquisition of Irish brokerage firm, NCB. As a result, Investec now employs more than 240 specialists in Ireland.〔(Investec completes NCB takeover ) ''Daily Business Post'', 12 June 2012〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Investec」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|