It was touch and go there for a while but Barclays Plc shareholders have given the British bank the go-ahead on a 7 billion pound ($10.44 billion) capital raise. The fractional owners had been ticked off about not being asked what their feelings were on the round of fundraising beforehand (there was also a matter of Qatar and Abu Dhabi investors getting better terms than existing shareholders). Congrats to all.
Barclays Chairman Says Investors Back Fund-Raising [Reuters]

Comments (3)

  1. Posted by guest | November 24, 2008 at 9:18 AM

    wideclops is not happy about being diluted

  2. Posted by guest | November 24, 2008 at 9:23 AM

    even the limeys are getting in on the action…

  3. Posted by guest | November 24, 2008 at 10:06 AM

    Wideclops saw this coming with both eyes in every direction!

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