TD, Banknorth in Talks on Possible Deal
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Canada's Toronto Dominion Bank TD.TO  said on Wednesday that it is in talks with U.S.-based Banknorth  Group BNK.N about a possible deal.
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TD Bank Financial Group is discussing "a possible transaction" with the Northeast regional banking company Banknorth Group Inc., the companies confirmed Wednesday amid reports that the Canadian bank was seeking ...
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Banknorth Group Inc. solicited bids from several other large banks before deciding that a Canadian bank could acquire a majority stake in the company, chief executive William J. Ryan told analysts yesterday.
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A day after confirming media reports that said talks were underway, Toronto-Dominion Bank said early Thursday it has taken a majority stake in New England bank Banknorth Group Ltd.
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Northern Rock says it is in talks about 'a variety of potential transactions' but has cancelled its dividend.
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Embattled bank Northern Rock said on Wednesday it had been approached by several unnamed parties with a view to a possible takeover.
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NATIONAL Foods, which is fighting off a $1.6 billion takeover bid by New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra, said yesterday it had been in talks with food ingredients group Burns, Philp and Co during the past six months.
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Analysts gave a broad thumbs-up on Friday to Toronto-Dominion Bank&#39;s (TD.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) $3.8 billion acquisition of a majority stake in Banknorth Group Inc.
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Talks on the future of two shipyards on the Clyde and the naval dockyard at Rosyth are due to take place.
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The British and Irish Prime Ministers are due to hold talks Wednesday, hopeful of a breakthrough in the protracted deadlock over power-sharing in Northern Ireland.
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Banknorth branches across New England will become TD Banknorth under an agreement yesterday that gives Canada's TD Bank Financial Group a controlling stake in New England's largest independent bank.
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Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) , which earlier this year ended talks to merge its discount brokerage unit with E-Trade Financial (ET.
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A fresh round of political talks is due to begin in Northern Ireland on Wednesday in an effort to unblock the impasse and restore devolved government.
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ST. JOHN&#39;S - Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams said Wednesday that he and Prime Minister Paul Martin have agreed to more talks aimed at solving an impasse over offshore revenues.
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OTTAWA (CP) - Finance Minister Ralph Goodale sat down Friday with his counterparts from Newfoundland and Nova Scotia to try to work out a deal on the sharing of offshore oil and gas revenue.
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Telecom company BCE Inc.  said on Wednesday it is discussing with telecom company Telus Corp.  the possibility of combining the two companies.
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Toronto-Dominion Bank TD.TO made a  much-anticipated push into U.S. retail banking on Thursday,  announcing it would acquire a majority stake in Banknorth Group  Inc. BNK.N for $3.8 billion.