HSBC wins mandate on sale of Icelandic bank stake

HSBC Investment Bank has overcome competition from five other banks to win a mandate from the Icelandic government to advise on the sale of a strategic stake in Landsbanki, the country's second biggest bank.

The deal could be worth several hundred million dollars, according to bankers close to the deal.

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