Sajid Javid kicks off formal sale proceedings for Green Investment Bank

Madeleine Cuff
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Business Secretary invites private investors to submit formal bids for a share of the bank, in sale procedure that could see 100 per cent of the bank transferred to private ownership

Business Secretary Sajid Javid has tonight announced the start of the formal sale proceedings for the Green Investment Bank (GIB), concluding months of speculation over the sale of one of the government's...

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