Walker Crips CEOs on turning the business around under PhillipCapital

Firm eyes new investment brand and structured investment fund launch

Isabel Baxter
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Following its decision to de-list and go private under the full ownership of PhillipCapital, Walker Crips now intends to overcome past challenges, strengthen its proposition and focus on growth.

As of today (3 March), Walker Crips is now fully owned by Singaporean financial services group PhillipCapital after receiving approval from the courts. Walker Crips shares were suspended from 7.30am today and the last day for share dealings and transfers was 2 March. PhillipCapital and its concert party already owned 29.03% of Walker Crips before the deal. It has a long-standing association with Walker Crips dating back to the early 1990s.  In the previous November announcement of the sale, PhillipCapital said it admires Walker Crips' brand, people, and client base, but acknowledge...

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