Credit Agricole backs Italian bank merger as boards meet
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French bank Credit Agricole backed a proposed merger of San Paolo IMI with Banca Intesa, in which it holds a key stake, as the two Italian lenders were expected to approve the tie-up at separate board meetings.
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Il gruppo ha il nome provvisorio di Societa' Banche Italiane
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The urge to merge may be influenced by bonuses for all involved in the deal, especially the bankers.
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LONDON, November 29  - The board of the Franco-Belgian Bank, Dexia (DXB.ETR), has rejected the companyâs proposed â¬37 billion merger with Italyâs Sanpaolo (PAO), following increasing opposition to the proposal by a group of its key
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EU COMPETITION commissioner Mario Monti has backed Banco Santander Centrale Hispanoâs Â£8.75 billion bid for Abbey National. Monti suggested support for a Spanish bid, saying: &quot;At first glance, it is a contribution
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Spain's Banco Santander Central Hispano has the backing of the Abbey National board to accelerate its 8.3 billion pound bid for the UK mortgage bank, the Financial Times says.
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Italian stock market operator Borsa   Italiana is ready to study a joint offer with Deutsche Boerse   for Euronext ENXT.PA, which has already agreed a $10 billion   deal to merge with the NYSE, Il Sole 24 Ore newspaper said.
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After winning union backing for job cuts, Alitalia was holding a board of directors meeting Monday to approve a restructuring plan aimed at saving the near-bankrupt Italian carrier from collapse.
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The takeover of Abbey has cleared a major hurdle after shareholders in Spain&#39;s largest bank voted to approve the deal. At a meeting in Spain, Santander Central Hispano (SCH) investors backed all resolutions
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Credit Agricole SA, France&#39;s biggest bank, reported a 71 percent increase in third-quarter profit after setting aside less money for risky loans and lowering costs.
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Credit Agricole, France&#039;s biggest bank, could reportedly buy British bank Alliance and Leicester within weeks.
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Italian bank Sanpaolo and Dexia, the Franco-Belgian group, confirmed they were in preliminary talks after a report that they were considering a merger to create a major cross-border lender.
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Europe&#39;s biggest dairy company, Arla Foods amba, will merge with Netherlands-based Campina, the companies said Wednesday, in an effort to protect themselves from dropping milk prices.
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The London Stock Exchange   is to buy its Italian counterpart for 1.6 billion euros ($2.15  billion), a statement from the two confirmed on Saturday, the  latest step in a global consolidation of exchanges.
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Boards of directors at Telecom Italia SpA and its mobile unit Telecom Italia Mobile SpA on Sunday approved the companies' merger, they said in a statement.
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I consigli di amministrazione di Telecom e Tim hanno approvato l&#39;integrazione societaria finalizzata a semplificare la struttura proprietaria ea ottimizzare la struttura patrimoniale e finanziaria della societÃ  dopo la fusione.
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Atto di fusione con Reti Bancarie e Bipielle Investimenti