European Stocks Advance, Led by ABN Amro, Barclays, RBS, BT Group

(Bloomberg) -- European stocks rose for a third day,
led by ABN Amro Holding NV after Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc
sweetened its 71.1 billion-euro ($98.1 billion) offer for the
Dutch lender, seeking to trump Barclays Plc.

Barclays also climbed. BT Group Plc advanced after Merrill
Lynch & Co. upgraded the stock.


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Spanish Realtor Colonial May Pledge Assets on $9.7 Billion Loan Amid Slump

(Bloomberg) -- Inmobiliaria Colonial SA, Spain's
second-biggest realtor, may put up collateral because its bankers
can't attract enough investors to a 7.2 billion-euro ($9.7
billion) loan for the company, people involved in the deal said.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc,
Calyon and Eurohypo AG, which have underwritten the sale, want
Colonial to pledge its 1.3 billion-euro stake in builder Fomento
de Construcciones & Contratas, said two people who declined to be
identified because the terms aren't set.


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