Movement Alert|Nu Holdings Ltd. Falls 7.8% in Regular Trading, Reportedly in Talks to Acquire UK Digital Bank Monzo for Up to 10 Billion Pounds

Market Focus09-28 21:34

On September 28, Nu Holdings Ltd. fell 7.8% in regular trading, trading at $12.545/share, with turnover of approximately $103 million.

On the news front, multiple media outlets reported that Nu Holdings, the parent company of Brazilian digital bank Nubank, is in preliminary discussions to acquire prominent UK digital bank Monzo, with the potential deal valuing Monzo at between 8 billion and 10 billion pounds. Nu Holdings currently has no substantial core operations in the UK or continental Europe, and the move is widely viewed as a major strategic push into the European market. Monzo has reportedly engaged Morgan Stanley and law firm Slaughter & May as advisors for the potential transaction. As of the time of the reports, neither Nu Holdings nor Monzo had officially commented on the matter.

Notably, hedge fund Lone Pine Capital recently disclosed a 24.2% increase in its Nu Holdings stake to 47.2 million Class A shares. Within the Diversified Banks sector, overall sentiment was weak, with JPMorgan Chase down 0.75%, Bank of America down 0.34%, Wells Fargo down 0.66%, Citigroup down 0.53%, and HDFC Bank down 2.13%.

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