VENTURE CAPITAL POST

London has reached the fastest growth during, leaving the other regions behind. The growth is spotted to be the result of finance, real estate, and service sectors in the region. This positive development has shown more hopes for the country economy recovery that has struggled since its financial crisis years ago.

Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY.L) has sold a 1.6-billion-pound ($2.50 billion) portfolio of Irish mortgages to Goldman Sachs (GS.N) and CarVal, a private equity group, the Financial Times newspaper reported.

Finance Minister George Osborne made it clear that the government did not interfere with the sale of Lloyds branches to Co-op Bank, reported Reuters.

St. James's Place Chief Executive Officer David Bellamy said they are nearing the purchase of Asia-based Henley Group, an advisory business with £400 million under management, Reuters reported.

The UK government could sell off its remaining 33% stake in Lloyds Banking Group next year to complete the privatization of the lender, according to sources familiar with the process.

The National Audit Office, a government-spending watchdog, said taxpayers lost money in the government's share sale of Lloyds Banking Group and not a profit, Bloomberg reported.

Lloyds Banking Group is to divest its Irish home loans to an affiliated company of private equity firm Apollo Global Management in a deal worth GBP 257 million.

Westpac Bank has received approval from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to purchase the Australian assets of Lloyd's Banking Group for USD1.45 billion.

U.S. hedge fund Cerberus has bought a 1 billion euro ($1.4 billion) book of commercial real estate loans from Lloyds Banking Group at a 21 percent discount to their nominal value, the UK bank said on Friday.

A report from The Sunday Times said Aberdeen Asset Management was close to reaching a deal to acquire Scottish Widows Investment Partnership from Lloyds Banking Group.

An internal inquiry is to be conducted by Lloyds Banking Group as to its foreign currency trading operations after being advised by the Financial Conduct Authority to review its processes and report irregularities.

Former Co-operative Group chief executive Barry Tootell said he and other company executives had doubts over the capability of the mutual fund to acquire 632 Lloyds Banking Group branches for USD750 million.

Lloyds Banking Dublin portfolio creates buzz for investors.

A source told Bloomberg that the Macquarie Group had made an offer for Lloyds Banking Group's Australian assets.

The British goverment said in a statement today that through UK Financial Investments Ltd, it has sold its 6% of its issuing stock in Lloyds Banking Group Plc for GBP3.2 billion.