Lloyds Banking Group reportedly has put a price of £500 million ($752.46 million) for HBOS Integrated Finance, the investment portfolio it acquired when it bought the troubled lender. Coller Capital, the private equity firm, is said to be the lead bidder, with only 3i remaining in contention after Lexington Partners withdrew its offer last week. Lloyds has been looking to sell the HBOS portfolio since November 2008, two months after acquiring the bank, but has not had any interested buyers until recently.
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