JC Flowers in talks to buy Northern Rock
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U.S. private equity firm J.C. Flowers & Co. said Friday that it is in talks with Northern Rock PLC about a possible takeover bid and named a proposed management team for the troubled British mortgage lender.
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A trio of banks led by Royal Bank of Scotland  will on Tuesday provide an update on its plans to bid for Dutch bank ABN AMRO , with a formal offer seen as a strong possibility.
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SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Coles Myer Ltd. (CM) and Macquarie Bank Ltd. (MBL.AU) were Wednesday night close to finalizing a fresh bid for pubs and liquor group Australian Leisure &amp; Hospitality Group Ltd.
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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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Canada&#39;s TD Bank Financial Group says it&#39;s discussing a &quot;possible transaction&quot; with Portland, Maine-based Banknorth Group.
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Johnson &amp; Johnson, the world&#39;s biggest producer of medical devices, is in talks to buy heart defibrillator maker Guidant Corp.
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The owners of the Northern Bank have confirmed for the first time that it may be on the market. The National Australia Bank has said it will consider selling its operations on both sides of the Irish border.
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Business & money: Â£156m bid for Dobbies Garden Centres likely to heighten concern over chain's dominance.
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Virgin may sweeten its offer for Northern Rock as the government is set to unveil a plan to secure a private sale.
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Northern Rock, the mortgage lender saved from collapse by the Bank of England, took a step toward repaying the loans by selling a 2.2 billion pound portfolio to JP Morgan.
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JC Flowers steps up its efforts to take control of embattled Northern Rock, securing a management team should a deal go through.
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Business & money: Â· Group in talks with banks as deadline loomsÂ· Only increased offer will win over Rio Tinto board
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Northern Rock confirms that it will not pay its dividend and says it is in talks to sell some or all of the bank.
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JPMorgan Fleming Asset & Wealth  Management on Monday said it plans to buy a majority interest  in and enter into a partnership with Highbridge Capital  Management, a hedge funds manager, to bolster its presence  among hedge funds and attract a broader audience of investors  to hedge funds.
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The Carlyle Group  is in talks  to buy Booz Allen Hamilton's government consulting business, a  source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
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Northern Rock sells Â£2.2bn of its mortgage assets to US bank JPMorgan, saying it will repay the Bank of England.
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Bank of America said to be in talks to buy beleaguered lender Countrywide Financial.