Barclays confirms in talks about Absa stake
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AFX reports from London that the bank said talks are at an early stage and that it would not issue new equity to fund the potential purchase.
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Barclays said on Thursday that it was considering the introduction of a cash element to its all-shares offer for Dutch bank ABN Amro.
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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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LONDON (CBS.MW) -- British bank Barclays on Thursday said it is in talks to buy a majority stake in South African bank ABSA. Free!
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Barclays said it had struck a deal with the China Development Bank and Temasek Holdings of Singapore.
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Barclays raises its offer for the Dutch bank ABN Amro, after China and Singapore invest in the UK firm.
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Progress made by Britain's Barclays  in its offer for ABN AMRO demonstrates its ability to offer the Dutch bank's shareholders "certainty and deliverability", Chief Executive John Varley said on Wednesday.
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Emerging market lender Standard Chartered has been linked with the purchase of South Africa&#39;s Absa Group - a move that could create one of the fiercest financial takeover battles in the country&#39;s history.
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British bank Barclays has raised its offer for ABN AMRO to 67.5 billion euros ($93 billion) and included some cash, helped by major investment from state authorities in China and Singapore.
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Barclays will continue its move for ABN Amro despite a share price slump wiping billions off its bid, reports say.
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By Julia Kollewe in London and Renee Bonorchis in Johannesburg. Barclays, the bank that pulled out of South Africa in 1986 after protests during the apartheid era, said yesterday it was in talks to buy a majority
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Barclays, the third-biggest British bank, said that talks to buy a majority stake in South African banking group Absa were progressing well, and forecast an 18-percent rise in annual profits.
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Britain's Barclays will press ahead with its recommended 63bn euro offer for ABN Amro despite pressure from dissenting investors.
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Barclays said Thursday that it was in &quot;early stage&quot; talks about buying control of South Africa&#39;s Absa Group for at least $3 billion in what would be its largest purchase outside Britain.
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Barclays said it had struck a deal with China Development Bank and Temasek Holdings of Singapore.
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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.
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Shares in UK banking group Barclays rise on Monday after a weekend press report said it had held merger talks with Wells Fargo.