Barclays raises offer for ABN AMRO to $93 bln
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Britain&#39;s Barclays  has raised  its offer for ABN AMRO  to 67.5 billion euros ($93  billion) and included 37 percent in cash as it seeks to regain  the initiative in the world&#39;s biggest bank takeover battle.
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Barclays is close to raising enough  finance to carry out its attempted takeover of the Dutch bank, ABN.
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Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC sweetened its $98.1 billion offer for ABN Amro Holding NV by increasing the cash portion, seeking to beat Barclays PLC to the world's biggest banking takeover.
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AMSTERDAM/LONDON  - A consortium led by Royal Bank of Scotland has launched a 71.1 billion euro ($95.6 billion) bid for Dutch group ABN AMRO, trumping Britain's Barclays in a battle for the world's biggest bank takeover.
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Dutch bank ABN AMRO  can proceed with its $21 billion sale of U.S. subsidiary LaSalle, the Dutch Supreme Court said on Friday, boosting the prospect Barclays  will succeed in its record takeover of ABN.
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AMSTERDAM/LONDON  - A consortium led by Royal Bank of Scotland  said on Friday it has formally launched its 71.1 billion euro ($98.2 billion) bid for Dutch bank ABN AMRO  as it attempts to beat rival suitor Barclays  to the biggest-ever bank takeover.
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NYSE Euronext   is looking into trading of ABN AMRO Holding NV  securities that took place around the time of the bank's March announcement of talks to be sold to Barclays PLC , The Wall Street Journal reported.
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LONDON/BEIJING  - British bank Barclays raised its bid for Dutch group ABN AMRO to 67.5 billion euros ($93 billion) on Monday, helped by some of the biggest ever overseas investments by China and Singapore.
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Shares in British bank Barclays PLC pushed higher Monday on media reports that it has held merger talks with U.S. banking giant Wells Fargo &amp; Co.
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Progress made by Britain&#39;s Barclays   in its offer for ABN AMRO demonstrates its ability to  offer the Dutch bank&#39;s shareholders &quot;certainty and  deliverability,&quot; Chief Executive John Varley said on Wednesday.
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Shares in Barclays Plc  raced to a new high as speculation mounted that Bank of America Corp.  could bid for the UK bank, even though a sale of shares by Barclays' outgoing chairman signaled no approach had been made.
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AMSTERDAM/LONDON  - A consortium led by Royal Bank of Scotland unveiled a 71.1 billion euro ($95.6 billion) bid for ABN AMRO that included its disputed U.S. bank and a higher cash component than indicated.
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LONDON/BEIJING  - British bank Barclays  raised its bid for Dutch group ABN AMRO  to 67.5 billion euros ($93 billion) on Monday, helped by some of the biggest ever overseas investments by China and Singapore.
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Barclays Bank  is confident  of winning the bid battle for Dutch bank ABN AMRO NV  , a senior Barclays executive said on Tuesday.
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Barclays&#39; share price rose on Friday after Britain&#39;s third biggest bank denied it was facing liquidity problems amid a collapse of the US subprime mortgage market.
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AMSTERDAM/LONDON  - British bank Barclays's hopes of taking over Dutch rival ABN AMRO  won a boost on Tuesday when a court adviser said ABN could sell its U.S. arm without a shareholder vote.
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Barclays said on Thursday it was in talks with Absa, South Africa&#39;s largest retail bank, about âa possible recommended partial offer for a majority stakeâ.