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Standard Chartered is to acquire Cazenove Asia, the corporate finance and institutional brokerage business with offices in Hong Kong, London, Singapore, China and the US, from JPMorgan Cazenove. 14-Nov-2008 Standard Chartered is planning to expand its investment banking operation by increasing the 100 staff in its acquisitions and leveraged finance team by 25-30%. 09-Jun-2008 Standard Chartered is to acquire American Express Bank of the US from American Express for £430m. 19-Sep-2007 Standard Chartered is to acquire Pembroke Group, the Irish aircraft leasing, financing and management firm, from Medulla Asset Managers. 13-Sep-2007 Standard Chartered is to acquire Harrison Lovegrove, the oil and gas advisory firm with 47 staff in London, Russia, Australia, Malaysia, Canada and the US, for undisclosed terms. 06-Sep-2007 Standard Chartered is to acquire the London-based project finance business of Australia & New Zealand Banking Group. 27-Oct-2004 Standard Chartered is seeking a suitable location for a new headquarters in London, in order to consolidate its six existing sites. 01-Mar-2004 Standard Chartered has bought 20twenty, the South African online bank, out of liquidation. 06-Aug-2003 Standard Chartered is planning to open 23 bank branches in India this year, taking the total to 81. 05-Feb-2003 Standard Chartered is to sell its Geneva-based private banking operation to Prudential Financial of the US. 17-Jan-2002 Standard Chartered is seeking credit card acquisitions in Hong Kong, and has also announced plans to list in Hong Kong and raise £450m in a share issue. 02-Aug-2001 Standard Chartered is to shed 60 jobs in London, as part of a reorganisation of its private banking and wealth management operations. 06-Jun-2001 Standard Chartered is looking to expand its retail banking and consumer debt operations in the Far East, and has confirmed plans to centralise its back-office processing and customer support functions at two hubs in India and Malaysia. 22-Feb-2001 Standard Chartered has sold its Chartered Trust leasing and motor finance subsidiary to Lloyds TSB for £627m, and has also announced the acquisition of Chase Manhattan's credit card business in Hong Kong for £825m. 04-Sep-2000 Standard Chartered is closing its share underwriting and mergers and acquisitions business in Singapore and Hong Kong, in order to focus on commercial banking. 22-Aug-2000 Standard Chartered has announced a £480m restructuring plan for its international banking business, which will involve 4,800 job losses and an investment of £280m in new customer service systems. 03-Aug-2000 Standard Chartered is looking to sell Chartered Trust, its consumer finance and contract hire business, in order to raise about £600m and focus on its operations in emerging markets. 31-May-2000 Standard Chartered is to acquire banking group Grindlays from its Australian parent ANZ for £823m, in order to become the leading international bank in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. 28-Apr-2000 Standard Chartered has withdrawn from a deal to acquire control of Bank Bali from the Indonesian government. 16-Dec-1999 Standard Chartered is to acquire 89% of Metropolitan Bank of the Lebanon for undisclosed terms. 30-Nov-1999 Standard Chartered is to acquire the non-Swiss trade finance business of UBS for £130m, in order to strengthen its position in Latin America and Asia. 06-Mar-1999 Standard Chartered has been selected as preferred bidder for the global trade finance operation of UBS of Switzerland, which is thought to be worth about £440m. 11-Dec-1998 Standard Chartered is in discussions to sell its Asian motor vehicle financing business. 09-Dec-1998 Standard Chartered Bank is bidding to acquire 75% of the Misr America International Bank in Egypt, in a $100m deal. 04-Dec-1998 Standard Chartered Bank is to set up a dedicated sales force at its 99 branches in Hong Kong and Singapore to sell general insurance policies on behalf of CGU. 17-Nov-1998 Britax International is selling its Autolease vehicle management business to Standard Chartered for £83m, and its Dutch vehicle leasing and dealership business to Pon Holdings for £2.7m, in order to complete its withdrawal from the motor trade. 22-Aug-1998 Barclays and Standard Chartered have dismissed reports that they were negotiating the creation of a £36bn international banking group. 24-Feb-1998 National Westminster Bank is to use Standard Chartered to handle its trade processing in Asia, and will close its own operations in the region. 09-May-1997 Standard Chartered is planning to invest in the strengthening of its protected position in a number of Asian banking markets, in order to prepare for the time when the protection disappears. 27-Feb-1997 Standard Chartered has signed a deal with Westpac, the Australian commercial bank, which will give Westpac customers access to its Asian banking network. 28-Nov-1996 Standard Chartered, the bank, is merging its corporate and institutional businesses into one division, a move that will result in some cost savings. 28-Sep-1996
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