Suitor Ends Bid for Northern Rock
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Olivant Advisers dropped its bid for troubled British mortgage lender Northern Rock, saying its offer would not satisfy both the government and its own interests.
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Â· Northern Rock shares drop 30% after rescueÂ· Bank websites down as customers panic
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Discussions are taking place to secure a private sale of Northern Rock, the prime minister confirms.
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Shares in embattled British bank Northern Rock  tumbled 20 percent to an all-time low on Wednesday as speculation of a cut-price takeover bid combined with stake sales from two investors stoked concerns over its future.
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HBOS walked away from a possible bid for Abbey National yesterday, shortening the odds sharply on a Â£8.7 billion recommended offer from Spanish bank Santander Central Hispano being successful.
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Northern Rock Chairman Matt Ridley has resigned from  his post, the troubled bank says.
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The Bank of England has offered an emergency loan to Northern Rock  after the mortgage lender became the biggest British casualty so far of the credit squeeze sparked by the crisis in U.S. subprime mortgage markets.
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A deadline on private bids for Northern Rock, the bank almost ruined by the squeeze on global credit, was to expire on Monday amid speculation that three proposals will be made to the board.
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The Bank of England has offered an  emergency loan to Northern Rock after the mortgage lender  became the biggest British casualty so far of the credit  squeeze sparked by the crisis in U.S. subprime mortgage  markets.
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Dubai International Capital pulls out of proposed takeover bid for Liverpool.
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Halifax-to-Bank of Scotland group HBOS has said it has pulled out of a potential takeover battle for Abbey National. The announcement that it will not be bidding clears the way for Spain&#39;s Santander Central
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No takeover move in imminent for troubled mortgage lender Northern Rock, the BBC learns.
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Manchester United has ended talks with US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer about a possible bid by him for the club. Making the announcement, it said Glazer&#39;s outlined move would not be in the best interests of the club.
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Northern Rock  turned down an offer of 500 million pounds in funding from U.S. investment bank JPMorgan  that could have eased its liquidity problems, the Daily Telegraph said on Friday.
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Troubled bank Northern Rock could be sold off following its emergency bail-out by the Bank of England, the Sunday Telegraph reported.
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Northern Rock, one of Britainâs biggest casualties of the credit crisis, sold part of its mortgage portfolio to JPMorgan as it seeks to repay about Â£25 billion, or $49 billion, in emergency financing.
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Discussions are taking place to secure a private sale of Northern Rock, Gordon Brown confirms.