Will Signet Sell its U.K. Brands?

Signet Jewellers, the world’s largest specialty retail jeweler, is in talks with private equity companies about the possibility of selling interest in two of its U.K. retail jewelry chains, H Samuel and Ernest Jones, according to a report in the Sunday Telegraph.

Signet’s longtime financial advisors, Lazard Ltd., have initiated the talks, according to the report, which estimates that the two