…NETHERLANDS - The Dutch government planned to acquire an undisclosed minority stake in ABN-AMRO Holding NV, an Amsterdam-based bank holding company, and a unit of Britsh state-owned HM Treasury's Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC {RBS} subsidiary…

…UK - In May ####, British- state-owned HM Treasury (HM) was rumored to be seeking a buyer for its ##.##% interest in its Edinburgh-based The Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC unit. Concurrently, in May ####, HM was…

…NEW ZEALAND ? A management- led investor group acquired the remaining ##% interest, which it did not already own, in ABN AMRO Craigs, from the Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, a ##.#%-owned unit of British state-owned HM…

…UK - British-state-owned HM Treasury (HM) raised its interest to ##.##% from ##.#%, by acquiring a ##.##% stake, or ##.### bil new ordinary shares, in Edinburgh-based Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC {RBS}, for…

…US - Old National Bancorp, Evansville, Indiana, acquired the Indiana retail branch banking network of Citizens Financial Group Inc, a commercial bank holding company, and a unit of Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC {RBS}, for an estimated $##.# mil…

…UK - British-state-owned HM Treasury (HM) was granted an option to acquire an undisclosed minority stake in Edinburgh-based Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC {RBS}, for # bil British pounds ($#.### bil US), via capital increase, in…

…UK - British-state-owned HM Treasury (HM) planned to acquire an undisclosed minority stake, in Edinburgh- based Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC {RBS}, for #.# bil British pounds ($#.### bil US) , via capital increase, in a privately…

…UK - British-state-owned HM Treasury (HM) planned to raise its interest to ##% from ##%, by acquiring a ##% stake, or #.### bil ordinary shares, in Edinburgh-based Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC {RBS}, for ## bil…

…US - Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (RB), a unit of UK state-owned HM Treasury, announced that it was seeking a buyer for Charter One Financial Inc, Cleveland, Ohio, a bank holding company and a unit of RB's…

…FRANCE - Societe Fonciere Lyonnaise SA {SFL}, a Paris-based real estate investment trust, completed its debt restructuring with Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC {RBS} of the UK, a ##.#%-owned unit of British state-owned HM Treasury, in…

…SPAIN - Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas SA (FC), a Barcelona-based construction company and a unit of Dominum Direccion y Gestion's B #### SL subsidiary, completed its debt restructuring with Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC {RBS} of the…

…UK - British-state-owned HM Treasury (HM) acquired a ##.#% interest, or ##.### bil new ordinary shares, in Edinburgh-based Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC {RBS}, for #.### British pounds ($#.## US) per share, or…

…NETHERLANDS - An investor group led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management LP of the US, a unit of Goldman Sachs Group Inc's Goldman Sachs & Co subsidiary, including AlpInvest Partners NV, a ##:## joint venture between Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP and…

…NORWAY - Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC {RBS} of the UK acquired a #.##% stake, or ##.# mil ordinary shares, in Storebrand ASA, an Oslo-based provider of insurance and banking services, from Kaupthing Bank hf, for ##…

…US - Community Bank System Inc, DeWitt, New York, acquired ## branch-banking centers of Citizens Financial Group Inc, a commercial bank holding company, from Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC {RBS}. The transaction had been subject to regulatory approvals.…

…SPAIN - Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC {RBS} planned to acquire ABN AMRO Corretora de Valores Mobiliarios SA, a financial services provider, and a wholly-owned unit of Banco Santander SA (BS), from BS.…

…URUGUAY - Banco Santander Uruguay (BS), a unit of Banco Santander SA, merged with ABN Amro Bank NV, Montivideo, a unit of ABN-AMRO Holding NV. Terms were not disclosed, but according to press reports, BS will pay some #.###…

…INDONESIA - Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC {RBS} acquired a #.#% stake, or ###.### mil ordinary shares, in Bakrie Sumatera Plantations Tbk PT, a rubber plantations owner and operator and a ##%-owned unit of Bakrie Brothers Tbk…

…SWEDEN - Helo Ltd of Finland, a unit of the AAC Capital Partners subsidiary of Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC {RBS}' ABN-AMRO Holding NV unit, acquired Tylo AB, a Halmstad-based manufacturer of sauna and steam bath products. Terms…

…CANADA - Toronto-Dominion Bank acquired the asset lending business of ABN AMRO Bank NV-Canada Branch, a Toronto-based bank and a branch of ABN AMRO Bank NV of the Netherlands.…