[PAR] [TLE] Antony Gibbs &amp; Sons [SEP] Antony Gibbs & Sons was a British trading company, established in London in 1802, whose interests spanned trading in cloth, guano, wine and fruit, and led to it becoming involved in banking, shipping and insurance.  Having been family-owned via a partnership from its foundation, by the turn of the 20th century it was focused on banking and insurance.  Floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1973, it was bought by HSBC in 1981 and formed the basis of its insurance broking arm, now part of global insurance company Marsh & McLennan. [PAR] [TLE] HSBC [SEP] HSBC Holdings PLC is a British multinational banking and financial services holding company, tracing its origin to a hong in Hong Kong.  It is the world's seventh largest bank by total assets and the largest in Europe with total assets of US$2.374 trillion (as of December 2016).  It was established in its present form in London in 1991 by The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited to act as a new group holding company.  The origins of the bank lie mainly in Hong Kong and to a lesser extent in Shanghai, where branches were first opened in 1865.  The HSBC name is derived from the initials of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation.  The company was first formally incorporated in 1866.  The company continues to see both the United Kingdom and Hong Kong as its "home markets".
[PAR] [TLE] Antony Gibbs & amp ; Sons [ SEP ] Antony Gibbs & Sons was a British trading company , established in London in 1802 , whose interests spanned trading in cloth , guano , wine and fruit , and led to it becoming involved in banking , shipping and insurance . Having been family - owned via a partnership from its foundation , by the turn of the 20th century it was focused on banking and insurance . Floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1973 , it was bought by HSBC in 1981 and formed the basis of its insurance broking arm , now part of global insurance company Marsh & McLennan . [PAR] [TLE] HSBC [ SEP ] HSBC Holdings PLC is a British multinational banking and financial services holding company , tracing its origin to a hong in Hong Kong . It is the world 's seventh largest bank by total assets and the largest in Europe with total assets of US$ 2.374 trillion ( as of December 2016 ) . It was established in its present form in London in 1991 by The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited to act as a new group holding company . The origins of the bank lie mainly in Hong Kong and to a lesser extent in Shanghai , where branches were first opened in 1865 . The HSBC name is derived from the initials of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation . The company was first formally incorporated in 1866 . The company continues to see both the United Kingdom and Hong Kong as its " home markets " .
When did the world's seventh largest bank buy Antony Gibbs & Sons?
When did the world 's seventh largest bank buy Antony Gibbs & Sons ?
1981
1981