Bank of Scotland structured finance

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The Bank of Scotland (BoS) has opened a structured finance unit in Frankfurt, Germany, in 1998. BoS previously established an office in Paris in 1996 and the expansion plan is part of the bank's European strategy in the acquisition debt market. BoS wants to provide a banking service for structuring buyout debts on the Continent and to work alongside UK venture capitalists. The German market is an important growth area in the buyout sector of 1998 and BoS believes its Frankfurt office will place it at the heart of the industry.

Foreign operations, Bank of Scotland

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M&A industry loses one of its proudest names as Close Brothers buys Hill Samuel Corporate Finance

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Hill Samuel Corporate Finance has been sold to Close Brothers Corporate Finance of the UK, a merchant bank, by Lloyds TSB. The two operations will be totally integrated and have a client list of about 100 companies. Close Brothers concentrates on mid market corporate finance and the deal makes it the largest operator in the sector.

Lloyds TSB Group PLC, Close Brothers Group PLC, Merchant banks, Hill Samuel Group PLC

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German banks begin merger

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The outlook for the prospective formation of a merged company of two German state banks is optimistic. The prospective combined operation and resources will increase opportunities for domestic and cross-border acquisition work.

Management, Germany, Acquisitions and mergers, Bayerische Landesbank, Landesbank Hessen-Thuringen

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