Monday, February 11, 2008

BNP Paribas not planning SocGen bid: source

(Reuters) - French bank BNP Paribas (BNPP.PA: Quote, Profile, Research) is not preparing a hostile takeover bid for embattled rival Societe Generale (SOGN.PA: Quote, Profile, Research) but could be interested in a friendly deal, a source familiar with the bank's thinking said on Monday.
 
A French financial newsletter report on Monday that BNP was preparing a 93-euros-a-share offer for SocGen was "total rubbish", the source said.
 

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