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Rabobank sees FY result close to record 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Unlisted Dutch bank Rabobank <RABO.UL> expects its full-year results be to be "pretty close" to its record 2008, its finance chief told Reuters, with an improvement coming in the second half. Full Article
Rabobank sees 250 million euro hit from DSB demise
LONDON (Reuters) - Unlisted Dutch bank Rabobank <RABO.UL> expects to take a 250 million euro ($371.9 million) gross hit from the DSB Bank bankruptcy, its finance chief told Reuters on Thursday, a loss it could easily absorb. Full Article
UPDATE 1-Hedge fund Paulson raises Cadbury stake again
LONDON, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Hedge fund billionaire John Paulson raised his firm's stake in Cadbury <CBRY.L> on Wednesday and now holds 2.54 percent of the British confectioner, the subject of a hostile bid by U.S. food group Kraft <KFT.N>. ... Full Article
CVC drops plan to bid with GE for Areva T&D-source
LONDON, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Private equity firm CVC [CVC.UL] dissolved a consortium with General Electric <GE.N> that had been planning a joint bid for the transmission and distribution (T&D) business of Areva <CEPFi.PA> , a person familiar ... Full Article
Permira in exclusive talks for Survitec - source
LONDON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - European buyout house Permira [PERM.UL] has entered exclusive talks to buy survival equipment maker Survitec from rival Montagu Private Equity, a source familiar with the process said. Full Article
UPDATE 1-Lloyds finalises capital plan, shares rise
LONDON, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Lloyds <LLOY.L> has finalised plans to plug a capital gap of more than 20 billion pounds ($33 billion), sources familiar with the situation said. Its shares rose on hopes that a deal could happen before the year's end. ... Full Article
Lloyds capital plan includes mandatory convertible
LONDON, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Lloyds Banking Group's <LLOY.L> plan to stay out of a UK government-backed scheme to insure bad debts include a mandatory convertible of 2 billion pounds ($3.29 billion), sources familiar with the matter said. Full Article
REFILE-UPDATE 2-Ford picks Geely for Volvo cars bid
LONDON/GOTHENBURG, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co <F.N> named Zhejiang Geely Holding Group as preferred bidder for its loss-making Swedish unit Volvo in what could lead to the biggest overseas acquisition by China's fast-growing auto sector. ... Full Article
Ford picks Geely for Volvo cars bid
LONDON/GOTHENBURG (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co named Zhejiang Geely Holding Group as preferred bidder for its loss-making Swedish unit Volvo in what could lead to the biggest overseas acquisition by China's fast-growing auto sector. Full Article
WRAPUP 1-Bank shares jolted as EU regulator verdicts near
LONDON, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Europe's regulators held sway over the region's banks on Wednesday, approving a UK government plan to break up mortgage lender Northern Rock just as shares in Irish banks crashed on fears of tough sanctions. Full Article
