GUS and Barclay brothers eschew investment banks

GUS, the UK retailer, has hammered out a £590m (€816m) deal with entrepreneurs the Barclay brothers without the help of investment bankers.

The retail group has agreed to sell Reality, its UK customer care business, and its home shopping operations in the UK, Ireland and Sweden to the brothers.

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