Business
Eager to fill one of the few holes in its coast-to-coast business, Bank of America Corp. hinted Thursday that it wasn’t likely to back down without a fight after a Dutch court blocked its purchase of LaSalle Bank Corp.
May 4, 2007
Bidding for one of the largest takeovers in corporate history escalated Wednesday as a group led by Royal Bank of Scotland said it planned a bid worth almost $100 billion for ABN Amro that tops Barclays’ offer by more than 10%.
April 26, 2007
The Dutch Supreme Court broke the logjam in the takeover battle for ABN Amro, the biggest in the history of the banking industry, with a ruling that allowed the Amsterdam-based bank to sell its U.S. arm to Bank of America Corp. and cleared the way for ABN itself to be acquired.
July 14, 2007
As part of the deal, the takeover target’s LaSalle Bank unit would be bought by BofA.
April 24, 2007
Money & Company
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June 29, 2010
Bank of America Corp. agreed to buy Dutch bank ABN Amro Holding’s U.S. unit, LaSalle Bank Corp., for about $21 billion, making it the largest bank in Chicago, a person with direct knowledge of the situation said.
April 23, 2007
Dutch banking firm ABN Amro said it would let shareholders decide between a hostile 71.1-billion euro ($96.4 billion) mostly cash takeover offer from a group of banks led by Royal Bank of Scotland and a friendly all-share bid by British bank Barclays worth about 64.2 billion euros ($87.1 billion).
May 8, 2007
ABN Amro received an industry record takeover bid of 71.1 billion euros ($95.5 billion) Tuesday from a group led by Royal Bank of Scotland, but its shares slipped as the Dutch bank’s earlier decision to sell its U.S. arm to Bank of America Corp. still clouded prospects for a quick deal.
May 30, 2007
Books
Thaddeus Jackson knows what it’s like to grow up without books.
June 6, 2000
Southern Pacific Transportation Co., San Francisco, elected a new board of directors, including nine outside directors.
May 6, 1987