# Metro Bank puts itself up for sale after turnaround

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/metro-bank-puts-itself-up-for-sale-after-turnaround/
- Published: 2026-11-12T07:49:58+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T08:23:05+00:00
- Original publisher: City AM (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.cityam.com/metro-bank-puts-itself-up-for-sale-after-turnaround/
- Topics: Business

## Key points

- Metro Bank is inviting bids for the whole bank.
- It says no buyer has approached it so far.
- First-half pre-tax profit rose 41 per cent to £60.7m.

## Summary

Metro Bank has launched a formal sale process, inviting potential buyers to express interest in acquiring the whole bank as part of a broader review of its strategy. It says it has received no takeover approaches and is not in talks with bidders; the process will run alongside its existing growth plans.

The move follows a restructuring that returned the lender to profitability and shifted its focus towards higher-margin commercial and specialist loans. Pre-tax profit rose 41 per cent to £60.7m in the first half, while its target lending book grew 43 per cent year on year to £6.2bn. Metro Bank operates 78 UK branches and forecasts return on tangible equity above 13 per cent in the final quarter of 2026.

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