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Evening Standard
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Daniel O'Boyle

Bank of England chief: HSBC was only reasonable bidder for Silicon Valley Bank UK

Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey said HSBC was effectively the only bidder remaining for failed lender Silicon Valley Bank’s UK arm once the sale process got fully underway.

The Bank boss faced questions from the Treasury Committee today after tech-focused Silicon Valley Bank collapsed in the US earlier this month, which then led to the collapse of its UK arm.

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