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- Investec Group Investec plc operates as an international specialist bank and asset manager focused on high-net-worth individuals, private clients, charities, pension funds, trusts, corporations, private equity firms, institutions, intermediaries and governments; it provides private banking including transactional banking, lending, private capital, savings and foreign exchange; wealth and investment management encompassing portfolio management, discretionary wealth management, financial planning, stockbroking, execution, pensions, retirement planning and investment advisory services; corporate and investment banking featuring lending, advisory, hedging, equity placement, risk management, treasury and liability management; and asset management services. The group conducts operations primarily in South Africa, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Switzerland, Mauritius, Guernsey, India, Jersey and the United States, with a strategic partnership in wealth management through Rathbones Group plc and subsidiaries including Investec Bank plc. Founded in 1974 in Johannesburg, South Africa, and headquartered at 2 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7QP, United Kingdom, Investec Group employs approximately 7,950 to 8,200 people worldwide and maintains a dual-listed structure on the London Stock Exchange and Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Recent developments include the sale of its share plan software platform by Investec Wealth & Investment International to Optio Incentives in June 2025, enhancing Optio's expansion while providing Investec with strategic focus; acting as exclusive financial advisor to NATCO Pharma on its July 2025 proposed acquisition of a 35.8% stake in Adcock Ingram Holdings Limited for approximately $221 million, involving cross-border M&A, equity capital markets, foreign exchange and financing; and providing £360 million financing to AMP Clean Energy, including bridge equity, long-term debt and banking solutions to support energy and infrastructure transactions.