Barings Bank
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Barings Bank was a British merchant bank based in London, and one of England's oldest merchant banks after Berenberg Bank, Barings' close collaborator and German representative. It was founded in 1762 by Francis Baring, a British-born member of the German–British Baring family of merchants and bankers.[1]
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Industry | Banking |
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Founded | 1762 |
Founder | Sir Francis Baring, Bt |
Defunct | 26 February 1995 |
Fate | Collapsed (Purchased for £1 by ING). |
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Headquarters | London, England |
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The bank collapsed in 1995 after suffering losses of £827 million (£1.7 billion in 2021)[2] resulting from fraudulent investments, primarily in futures contracts, conducted by its employee Nick Leeson,[3] working at its office in Singapore.