BNP bid for SocGen not ruled out
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French bank BNP declines to rule out a bid for rival Societe Generale, which is struggling after a trading scandal.
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Leading Spanish bank Santander Central Hispano said that its hoped-for acquisition of British home-loan specialist Abbey National would not require asset sales, adding there was as yet no counter-offer.
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A deeply discounted $8 billion rights issue from Societe Generale, seen in part as a bid by the scandal-hit French bank to remain independent, has not convinced analysts that it will deter predators.
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British insurer Resolution  remained locked in talks with suitor Standard Life  on Friday over a possible 4.9 billion pound ($10.05 billion) takeover as a key midday bid deadline looms.
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One of the bankers who recently won a court case against Bernie Ecclestone says they have no intention of trying to get rid of him.
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UK bank HBOS says it will not be making an offer for Abbey, clearing the way for the bid from Spanish bank Santander Central Hispano.
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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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Sports Minister Richard Caborn today categorically ruled out the Government stepping in to provide the cash to save the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
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LONDON/ZURICH  - Barclays  has not ruled out adding cash to the terms its ABN AMRO offer should it need to boost its bid to fight off a rival offer from a consortium of banks led by Royal Bank of Scotland, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
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The London Stock Exchange  reiterated on Tuesday its rejection of a 2.7 billion pound ($5.3 billion) bid from U.S. rival Nasdaq Stock Market Inc .
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Business & money: Banks and venture capital study government plan for Northern Rock - whilst Branson refuses to match Olivant offer for lender
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French bank BNP Paribas revealed on Thursday it was stalking crisis-hit Societe Generale, while voices in the European Union were raised against France for warning it would ward off hostile bids.
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France warned foreign banks on  Tuesday not to try to grab control of Societe Generale  , as speculation of a takeover approach by rival BNP  Paribas  drove its shares more than 10 percent higher.
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French bank BNP Paribas, seen as a potential bidder for crisis-hit Societe Generale, reported on Wednesday a record estimated net profit of 7.8 billion euros (11.5 billion dollars) for 2007.
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LONDON/BEIJING  - British bank Barclays  has raised its bid for Dutch group ABN AMRO  to 67.5 billion euros ($93 billion), helped by some of the biggest ever overseas investments by China and Singapore.
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Abbey National today looked set for Spanish ownership after banking group HBOS declared it was no longer considering a rival bid. Here are the key dates in the long-running saga over the troubled bankâs future.
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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.