Close Brothers Group plc

Close Brothers Group plc, a merchant banking company, engages in the provision of financial services to small businesses and individuals in the United Kingdom. It operates through five segments: Commercial, Retail, Property, Asset Management, and Securities. The company offers various savings products, including personal and business savings, and pension deposits. It also provides asset finance, asset-based lending, commercial vehicle hire, short-term bridging finance, insurance premium finance, invoice discounting and debt factoring, and property finance products. In addition, the company offers funding services for general aviation aircraft, and various leisure and commercial marine vessels; brewery rentals; finance services to the agriculture, construction, manufacturing, and transport industries; leasing services for the construction, manufacturing, IT equipment, and specialist assets; and loan, hire purchase, leasing, and refinancing services to the professional service sector, including dental, medical, pharmacy, and veterinary sectors. Further, it provides financial education, investment management, and financial planning and advice services; self-directed services that help investors to manage their portfolio online; and services for financial advisers. Additionally, the company offers liquidity and flexible execution services to retail stockbrokers, wealth managers, and institutional investors; market making, sales, research, and corporate broking services; and dealing, custody, and settlement services to the institutional, wealth management, and brokerage clients. Close Brothers Group plc was founded in 1878 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Close Brothers Group plc trades as CBGPF on OTC. The company is classified in Financial Services / Financial - Capital Markets and reports in USD.

The current profile places the business in Financial - Capital Markets. This section is intended to summarize the operating segments, products, geographies, and main revenue lines from official filings.

Latest available fiscal data shows $681.30M of revenue and -$77.90M of net income.

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Close Brothers Group plc can be compared against peers such as China Everbright Limited, Centuria Capital Group, CoinShares International Limited, EFG Holding S.A.E. Sponsored GDR RegS, Grenke AG, NB Private Equity Partners Limited.

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Current signals to investigate include market capitalization of $1.09B, beta of 1.24, and return on equity of -4.5%.

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CBGPF currently shows total debt of $2.01B and beta of 1.24. Missing data should be treated as a research gap, not as low risk.

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Company website: https://www.closebrothers.com

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