Barclays turns to ChinaBy Jason Dean in Beijing and Carrick Mollenkamp and Jason Singer in London
The Wall Street Journal Europe
24 Jul 2007
In reaching out to China to raise money, Barclays PLC is demonstrating an important shift in the flow of global capital. China Development Bank, a Chinese-government controlled lender, plans to invest as much as OE9.8 billion, or $13.6 billion, for a...
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RBS readies new ABN offerBy Jason Singer And Carrick Mollenkamp
The Wall Street Journal Europe
16 Jul 2007
ATRIO OF BANKS led by Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC plans to present a new, almost-all-cash bid for Dutch bank ABN Amro Holding NV as early as today and has asked ABN’s management and supervisory boards to recommend its offer, according to people...
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Banking on commoditiesBy Rebecca Smith And Carrick Mollenkamp
The Wall Street Journal Europe
10 Jul 2007
SEMPRA ENERGY’S plan to form a joint venture for commodities trading with Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC is the latest example of banks playing a larger role in markets previously dominated by energy companies. The joint venture is an attempt to...
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ABN Amro aims to buy stake in Chinese lenderBy Rick Carew —Rose Yu contributed to this article.
The Wall Street Journal Europe
02 Jul 2007
SHANGHAI—Dutch bank ABN Amro Holding NV hopes to take a strategic stake in Chinese regional lender Huishang Bank Co. and rapidly expand its own China network, ABN Amro Asia’s chief executive said Saturday. “We would be interested in starting a...
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