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Barings Bank


United Kingdom, Financial Org    (1762 to 1995)
• Major British merchant bank
• 1762 : Founded as John & Francis Baring & Co, later known as Baring Brothers
• 1995 : Barings collapsed due to speculation in the derivatives market -- Duck | Google | Bing
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INGGroupMerger
 
Life ofBaringsBank
 
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ING Group   (Merger of, 1995) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1995 : ING acquired Barings Bank after its collapse