Find the latest breaking news from around the world on Reuters.com, including news articles on politics, technology, business, entertainment and more. http://www.reuters.com/ 2009-11-27T21:02:28+01:00 FeedCreator 1.7.2-ppt (info@mypapit.net) 2009-11-19T15:46:12+01:00 2009-11-19T15:46:12+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/summitNews2/idUSTRE5AI3LU20091119 Douwe Miedema

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.

2009-11-19T15:59:33+01:00 2009-11-19T15:59:33+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/summitNews2/idUSTRE5AI3Q120091119 Douwe Miedema

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.

2009-11-11T15:50:25+01:00 2009-11-11T15:50:25+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/etfNews/idUSLB24637820091111 Douwe Miedema

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>. ...

2009-11-09T17:04:40+01:00 2009-11-09T17:04:40+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/industrialsSector/idUSL949823820091109 Douwe Miedema

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 ...

2009-11-06T11:28:47+01:00 2009-11-06T11:28:47+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssFinancialServicesAndRealEstateNews/idUSL671298320091106 Douwe Miedema

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.

2009-10-29T09:40:10+01:00 2009-10-29T09:40:10+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssFinancialServices%20-%20Diversified/idUSLT24088820091029 Douwe Miedema

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. ...

2009-10-29T08:40:47+01:00 2009-10-29T08:40:47+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssFinancialServices%20-%20Diversified/idUSWLA684320091029 Douwe Miedema

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.

2009-10-28T13:39:28+01:00 2009-10-28T13:39:28+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/companyNewsAndPR/idUSLS68206820091028 Douwe Miedema

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. ...

2009-10-28T13:46:39+01:00 2009-10-28T13:46:39+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE59R1J720091028 Douwe Miedema

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.

2009-10-28T18:34:04+01:00 2009-10-28T18:34:04+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssFinancialServices%20-%20Diversified/idUSLS6340620091028 Douwe Miedema

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.