International Financial Services Industry Mergers Announced in the 3d

+++ (Dollars in millions) part 1 of 2 Buyer Seller ING Groep NV, Netherlands BHF Bank, Germany Caisses d'Epargne, France Credit Foncier de France Standard Chartered Bank PLC, U.K. Nakornthon Bank PCL, Thailand Bank of Nova Scotia, Canada Banco Sud Americano, Chile ConSors AG, Germany Axfin, France Harel Hamishmar Investments, IsraelZion Insurance Co. Ltd., Israel Societe Generale SA, France Expressbank (Bank Consolidat), Bulgaria Artesia Banking Corp. NV/SA, BelgiuBanque Vernes, France Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, SwedLatvijas Unibanka, Latvia Honorable mention: Unsolicited offer Bank of Scotland, Edinburgh National Westminster PLC, London part 2 of 2 Announce Announced Seller date deal value Assets 13-Aug $2,337.70 $26,689.00 12-Jul 718.9 2,944.10 Sept. 3 319.3 N/A 21-Jul 115.7 518.9 5-Jul 51 66,966.70 17-Aug 41 N/A Sept. 21 40 N/A 2-Aug 36.5 52,922.70 20-Aug Not disclos 2,174.50 Sept. 24$34,300.00 $310,506.0 ===

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