Barclays said today that it expects to book a £5.3bn (€6.2bn) gain from the sale of Barclays Global Investors to BlackRock, substantially improving its capital strength.
The UK bank said it has agreed to sell BGI to BlackRock for £8.2bn. Barclays said that under the terms of the deal it will get a 19.9% interest in BlackRock and £4bn in cash.