By Ian Walker 
 

Brewin Dolphin Holdings PLC said Thursday that it has agreed to a 1.6 billion-pound ($2.10 billion) takeover by Royal Bank of Canada.

Under the deal accepting shareholders of the wealth-management firm will get 515 pence for each share held. The price is a 62% premium to the company's closing price of 318.0 pence on Wednesday.

Royal Bank of Canada said it is strategically focused on evaluating opportunities to grow its wealth-management operations in its core markets--Canada, the U.S. and Europe.

 

Write to Ian Walker at ian.walker@wsj.com

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

March 31, 2022 02:33 ET (06:33 GMT)

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