Nearly half of large UK firms foreign-owned

Data trend is good news for London as a financial centre

More than 46% of UK financial services firms valued above £100m are foreign-owned, according to new research from corporate finance boutique Imas.

Just under 40% of firms in the £25m to £100m bracket are foreign-owned, with the total falling to just below a quarter for firms valued between £5m and £25m.

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