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Globe Investment Trust

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Former type
  
Public

Fate
  
Acquired

Headquarters
  
London, United Kingdom

Ceased operations
  
1990

Industry
  
Investment Trust

Defunct
  
1990

Founded
  
1873

Successor
  
British Coal Pension Fund

Key people
  
Sir David Hardy, (Chairman) Jimmy West, (Managing Director)

The Globe Investment Trust plc was a very large British investment trust. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.

History

The Company was founded in 1873 as an investment trust dedicated to international equities. It was managed by Charterhouse Group.

In July 1990 the British Coal Pension Fund launched a hostile and ultimately successful takeover bid paying £1.1bn for what was at the time the United Kingdom's largest investment trust.

References

Globe Investment Trust Wikipedia