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Songbird deal backs Canary Wharf

Nomura’s decision to move its Lehman staff from Canary Wharf to the City earlier this summer seemed a victory for London’s historic financial centre over its upstart rival.

However, the astonishing terms Nomura secured, combined with a recent rescue fund-raising for Songbird Estates, owner of much of Canary Wharf, show that the Docklands estate retains its pulling power.
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