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Lehman Brothers: a tale of two takeovers

For two investment banks – Barclays and Nomura – the demise of Lehman Brothers presented a unique opportunity

The financial world changed forever when Lehman Brothers collapsed into Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on September 15, 2008.

Swathes of regulatory reform and new global rules followed the bank's failure, which has come to define the nadir of the financial crisis.

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