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Article: TAKING STOCK
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- The Evening Standard (London, England)
- Article date:
- May 16, 2007
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BANKING AND FINANCE
Dutch small shareholder group VEB today said that it had lodged a
criminal complaint against ABN Amro, the bank at the centre of a
Pounds 50 billion takeover battle. It told the Dutch state
prosecutor that it believes ABN has violated the country's market-
abuse laws by leaking price-sensitive information to the media.
Austria's Weinberger upped its bid for Baggeridge Brick from 216p
a share to 220p a share and immediately rival brickmaker
Michelmersh, which has built up a 17% stake in Baggeridge, said it
was still pondering a counterbid of its own .
It pointed out that Baggeridge's first-half profits had more than
doubled.
BUILDING AND PROPERTY
Churchill China, the ...