Banks Go Dutch on ABN Buy

Royal Bank of Scotland consortium expected to succeed with hostile bid

By Peter Fearon, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 14, 2007 5:33 AM CDT

(Newser) – The race to buy Dutch bank ABN Amro is in the final stage—with a consortium led by the Royal Bank of Scotland apparently on the inside track ahead of Barclays. The consortium has already won agreement from ABN and the Dutch government, but has... Read full story »

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