FRANCE- BNP Paribas believes Fortis shareholders who blocked its acquisition of the troubled bank have changed their stance and BNP will be able to successfully negotiate a deal by the March 6 deadline.
BNP Paribas Investment Partners executive committee member Michel Anastassiades - who is global chief executive of BNP IP's multi-manager arm, FundQuest - said: "We understand some of those shareho...
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