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Small relief for banks as BHP drops Rio bid

28 Nov 2008

Anglo-Australian miner BHP Billiton’s arranger bankers were relieved this week when the borrower decided against a takeover of rival Rio Tinto, thereby terminating its $55bn syndicated loan, the world’s biggest-ever facility.

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28 Nov 2008