"BHP Billiton, the Anglo-Australian mining company, is in the final stages of preparing a £65bn hostile bid for its rival Rio Tinto, after securing an agreement from seven of the world's largest banks to lend it the additional $70bn (£36bn) it needs to finance the deal."
http://news.independent.co.uk/business/news/article3356225.ece
Monday, January 21, 2008
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