Guinness Peat Group was an investment holding company with interests in Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

History

The company, which had been formed as an investment offshoot of

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based investment bank Guinness Mahon in the 1980s, was acquired by Brierley Investments in 1990. The company's shares were listed on the New Zealand Exchange (NZX) in 1991, on the

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(LSE) in 1992 and the

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(ASX) in 1993. In 2000, the company spearheaded a campaign to stop the London Stock Exchange from merging with Germany's

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. Having disposed of its other investments, in March 2015 the company was renamed

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after its remaining subsidiary.

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{{Authority control Companies formerly listed on the Australian Securities Exchange Companies formerly listed on the London Stock Exchange Companies listed on the New Zealand Exchange Defunct companies based in London Former dual-listed companies Holding companies disestablished in 2015 2015 disestablishments in England