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Guy Hands: Brexit has put the UK’s status as a finance hub at risk

Writing exclusively for FN's sister title Private Equity News, the hedge fund veteran says leaving the EU has eroded the power of the City

Hands says 'Brexit threatens the advantages that the UK has historically offered'
Hands says 'Brexit threatens the advantages that the UK has historically offered' Photo: Jason Alden/Getty Images

Guy Hands is founder, chair and CIO of the private equity firm Terra Firma and oversees the Hands Family Office

The UK’s position as Europe’s leading financial services hub is at risk, and the balance of peace and democracy in Europe has been shattered. My view is that Brexit is largely to blame for both.

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