Monday, April 23, 2007

Barclays agrees $91B ABN buy

Barclays agrees $91 bln ABN buy, to sell LaSalle (Reuters)

The head office of ABN AMRO bank is seen in Amsterdam March 20, 2007. British bank Barclays Plc has agreed to buy Dutch rival ABN AMRO for just over 67 billion euros ($91.1 billion) as it seeks to head off rivals to clinch the world's biggest ever bank takeover.. (Robin van Lonkhuijsen/Reuters)Reuters - British bank Barclays Plc has agreed to buy Dutch rival ABN AMRO for about 67 billion euros ($91 billion) in shares as it attempts to fight off rivals to clinch the world's biggest bank takeover.


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