Barclays de Zoete Wedd
Other Business Names:
- De Zoete & Bevan
- Wedd Durlacher Mordaunt
- BZW
- Barclays Bank Plc
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Financial services
Merchant & investment banking services
Notes:
Traced origins to De Zoete & Bevan, stockbrokers, and Wedd Durlacher Mordaunt, stockjobbers. Both acquired 1984-86 by Barclays Bank Plc, at time of Big Bang, and merged with Barclays Merchant Bank to form its investment banking division, Barclays de Zoete Wedd (BZW). Dismantled in mid 1990s when parts sold off and remainder subsumed into Barclays Capital
Publications:
- Barclays. The business of banking, 1690-1996 by Ackrill, Margaret, & Leslie Hannah
- 'Birth of BZW' and 'BZW. The last ten months' in M Vander Weyer, Falling Eagle. The decline of Barclays Bank by Vander Weyer, Martin
- BZW. The first ten years by Lorenz, Andrew
- Snakes and career ladders in the investment banking industry. The making of Barclays De Zoete Wedd. An international perspective, 1982-96 by Royal, Carol
- The Bank that Lived a Little. Barclays in the age of the very free market by Augar, Philip J
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- De Zoete & Bevan
- Wedd Durlacher Mordaunt
- BZW
- Barclays Bank Plc
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Financial services Merchant & investment banking services
Notes:
Traced origins to De Zoete & Bevan, stockbrokers, and Wedd Durlacher Mordaunt, stockjobbers. Both acquired 1984-86 by Barclays Bank Plc, at time of Big Bang, and merged with Barclays Merchant Bank to form its investment banking division, Barclays de Zoete Wedd (BZW). Dismantled in mid 1990s when parts sold off and remainder subsumed into Barclays CapitalPublications:
- Barclays. The business of banking, 1690-1996 by Ackrill, Margaret, & Leslie Hannah
- 'Birth of BZW' and 'BZW. The last ten months' in M Vander Weyer, Falling Eagle. The decline of Barclays Bank by Vander Weyer, Martin
- BZW. The first ten years by Lorenz, Andrew
- Snakes and career ladders in the investment banking industry. The making of Barclays De Zoete Wedd. An international perspective, 1982-96 by Royal, Carol
- The Bank that Lived a Little. Barclays in the age of the very free market by Augar, Philip J