LONDON (Reuters) - Barclays has entered exclusive talks with CVC Partners over the sale of its iShares unit in a deal worth an estimated 3 billion pounds ($4.29 billion), a source familiar with the situation said.
The sale would not include the securities lending business of San Francisco-based BARCLAYS (BARC.LO)Global Investors (BGI), the parent of iShares, the source also said.
(Reporting by Steve Slater)