Barclays Agrees to Sell Big Stake.

The article reports on the sale of as much as 32% stake in Barclays PLC to Qatari investors and Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a member of Abu Dhabi's royal family. With the deal, Mansour would get a stake of 16.3%, Qatar Holding as much as 12.7%, and Challenger Universal Ltd. of Qatar as much as 2.8%. The deal also reinforces Barclays' cushion against losses and meets a new benchmark set by the government in its bank rescue plan. It also prevents the government from looking over its shoulder as an investor.