Lloyds tipped as frontrunner to buy Aldermore in £1.4 billion dealLloyds Banking Group PLC (LSE:LLOY) is expected to be among the bidders for specialist lender Aldermore, with analysts at RBC Capital Markets valuing the target at around £1.4 billion and calling the deal financials "very compelling". FirstRand, the South African group that owns Aldermore, said in its full-year results that the sale process has begun, with non-binding offers due by the end of September and final binding offers by December.
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