ABN's U.S. sale can proceed, boosts Barclays bid
93684
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.
382650
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.
677224
Shares in Barclays  climbed for a second day on Friday as speculation mounted that Bank of America  could bid for the UK bank, with a leading analyst saying there could be strong merit to an acquisition.
739594
A Royal Bank of Scotland-led consortium will most likely buy ABN AMRO as Barclays' rival offer for the Dutch bank has little chance of matching the consortium's bid financially, ABN's chief executive told Dutch TV on Sunday.
538622
The Dutch government&#39;s legal representative to the supreme court issued an opinion Tuesday potentially favorable to a bid by British bank Barclays for ABN Amro, a Dutch banking giant also courted by the Royal Bank of Scotland.
113145
Bank of America Corp  has shelved plans to take ABN AMRO NV  to court, preferring to wait until the Dutch Supreme Court rules on the Dutch bank's sale of its U.S. unit, a Bank of America spokesman said on Friday.
750068
South African banking group Absa said that friendly talks with prospective buyer Barclays, Britain's third largest bank, were "progressing".
91233
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.
222687
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.
444512
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.
86689
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- A consortium led by Royal Bank of Scotland PLC said Tuesday it will launch a hostile bid of 71.1 billion euros ($95.5 billion) for ABN Amro, topping a friendly offer from Barclays PLC and pressing Bank of America Corp. for control of the Dutch bank's U.S. arm.
513023
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.
28451
Barclays Plc, the UK&#39;s third-biggest lender, may buy control of South African bank Absa Group Ltd. for at least $3 billion to boost its presence in Africa&#39;s biggest economy.
322398
Barclays Bank  is confident of winning the bid battle for Dutch bank ABN AMRO NV , a senior Barclays executive said on Tuesday.
222194
The Dutch Supreme Court is likely to sway the outcome of an acrimonious takeover battle for ABN AMRO on Friday when it rules on whether the Dutch bank can go forward with the suspended sale of its U.S. unit.
471673
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- ABN Amro's sale of its U.S. arm LaSalle to Bank of America was lawful, the Dutch Supreme Court ruled Friday _ overturning a lower court's move blocking the sale and making the $21 billion sale virtually certain to succeed.
91249
British bank Barclays sweetened its takeover bid for Dutch rival ABN Amro on Monday by including a cash element as part of a revised informal offer worth 67.5 billion euros (93.3 billion dollars).