Tuesday, April 17, 2007

ABN set to extend talks with Barclays -sources

(Reuters) - That appears likely to slip, possibly into next week, due to consortium of other possible rival bidders, the sources said. A holding statement may to be released on Tuesday or Wednesday confirming the extension of talks.

Talks on a complex deal have been clouded by the emergence of interest from a consortium of Britain's Royal Bank of Scotland , Spain's Santander and Dutch-Belgian group Fortis which said on Friday it wanted access to ABN's books and management.


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