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Societe General SA More news on the Societe Generale trading scandal: Jerome Kerviel, the trader whose actions allegedly cost SocGen $7.2 billion, will Monday be charged with attempted fraud.
Fortis BanK NV
Meanwhile, Fortis on Sunday warned its fourth-quarter write-down could be as high as $3.6 billion. Northern Rock plc And an in-house rescue of embattled mortgage lender Northern Rock appears to be gaining traction. On the regulatory front, British Finance Minister Alistair Darling will Wednesday propose new powers of intervention for the FSA to avoid a second Northern Rock. HBM BioVentures Ltd. HBM BioVentures, the Swiss venture capital firm that's priming for an initial public offering, a rare move in the industry, plans to raise $138 million in its float in February. Investcorp Technology Partners London-based buyout shop Investcorp Technology Partners has closed its third fund at $500 million. Diageo plc-Rosenblum Cellars U.K. drinks company Diageo will buy Californian wine producer Rosenblum Cellars for $105 million. Derby County And in soccer news, the struggling Premier League club Derby County names U.S. sports marketing company General Sports and Entertainment LLC as its new owner. Out of the rumor mill Monday morning: Icelandic regulators may block J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC $4 billion-plus deal to buy Dutch investment bank NIBC Holding NV from Kaupthing Bank hf, says The Daily Telegraph; funds backed by the Qatari government may spend $3 billion on 5% of Credit Suisse Group, according to The Sunday Telegraph; Deutsche Telekom AG is close to announcing a partner for its T-Systems business unit according to FT Deutschland; and ABC of Spain says La Caixa is close to buying Morgan Stanley's Spanish division for $880 million. - The editors See TheDeal.com story on SocGen See earlier story on TheDeal.com on HBM BioVentures Categories![]()
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