BNP Paribas reveals interest in Societe Generale
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French bank BNP Paribas revealed Thursday it had its eye on crisis-hit Societe Generale, while voices in the European Union were raised against France for vowing to ward off hostile bids.
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French bank BNP Paribas  beat forecasts with a 28.8 percent rise in fourth-quarter net profit on Thursday, but some analysts expressed concerns over the performance of its French retail banking division.
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BNP Paribas , France's biggest listed bank, said on Wednesday it expected fourth quarter profits to be lower than a year earlier as rumors swirled that it may pounce on weakened rival Societe Generale .
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Societe Generale  Chairman  Daniel Bouton told a newspaper the French bank would overcome  its "shock" at having discovered an alleged $7 billion euro  (10.3 billion pound) internal fraud.
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A bidding consortium led by the Royal Bank of Scotland is expected to give some insight as to whether it will go ahead with a rival offer.
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French bank Societe Generale is mulling a combination with bigger domestic rival BNP Paribas, a French newspaper said on Friday, in a deal which could create a French national champion in banking.
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The head of French bank Societe Generale   has hired investment banks to advise on the  possibility of a merger with larger domestic rival BNP Paribas  , Les Echos newspaper reported on Friday.
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Europeâs largest bank plans to put about half of its 800 French consumer branches up for sale as it focuses on expanding in emerging markets.
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NYSE Euronext  and  Australia&#39;s ASX Ltd  may be interested in buying part  of Nasdaq Stock Market Inc&#39;s  31 percent stake in  London Stock Exchange Plc , a person familiar with the  matter said.
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Analysts at BNP Paribas said a Euronext bid for the London Stock Exchange would be &quot;difficult to justify&quot; despite the French bank negotiating to join Euronext&#39;s roster of advisers.
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Federal prosecutors are looking for U.S. ties to French bank Societe Generale's  trading scandal, for example transactions that went through a U.S. broker, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
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U.S. hedge fund Polygon and Swiss investment bank UBS  are preparing a takeover offer for English Premier league soccer club Newcastle United , a source familiar with the talks said.
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BNP Paribas , France's biggest listed bank, said on Wednesday it expected fourth quarter profits to be lower than last year as rumors swirled that it may pounce on weakened rival Societe Generale .
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The banks, which include Citigroup and UBS, are considering injecting capital into Ambac and assuming some of the risks associated with guarantees written by the company.
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The company may be hinting at going public.
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The operator of the rail link between France and Britain, said that it had received offers to finance its proposed financial restructuring.