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  • MERRILL Lynch completed the $1.8bn sale of part of the controlling Bertarelli family's stake in Europe's biggest biotechnology company, Ares-Serono, yesterday (Thursday). The deal closed five times covered. The sale was priced at Sfr1,550 - a slim discount to the last sale on the Swiss market of Sfr1,570. "The pricing was a gesture from the vendor," said a banker. "It was a great way to go into the summer break."
  • As borrowers wind down for 1998 and put final preparations for Emu in place, MTNWeek decided to investigate their daily routine. Best place for inspiration must be Sherlock Holmes' headquarters on Baker Street, base of Abbey National Treasury Services (Abbey). Far from putting their feet up for the year, the team at Abbey were hot on the heels of a £
  • Achmea Holding has named the dealers off its euro2.5 billion ($2.38 billion) Euro-CP programme as ABN Amro, BNP Paribas, Barclays Capital, Citibank and ING Barings. The six notes to date have raised the equivalent of $69.09 million. The facility is rated A-1 by Standard & Poor's and is arranged by Citibank.
  • Ghana The bidding contest for the arranging mandate for Ghana Cocoa Board's (Cocobod) annual pre-export finance facility is underway. This year's facility is expected to be slightly smaller and higher priced than the finely priced 1999 deal. A fall in cocoa prices and a slight weakening in Ghana's economic position should contribute to a higher price.
  • Artesia Overseas has added Lehman Brothers and Swedbank as dealers off its $4 billion debt issuance programme.
  • China Hua Fei Colour Display Systems Co's $90m 1-1/2 year refinancing facility arranged by BA Asia has closed. The arranger kept $18m.
  • Singapore * PSA Corp Ltd
  • Asia * Forest Funding Corp II
  • Australia CSL/ZLB Bio-Plasma is tapping the market with a A$400m 4-1/2 year term loan via arrangers Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Merrill Lynch International Australia.
  • "To miss out on one merger is unfortunate, to miss out on two is forgetful, but to miss three in a row starts to look downright careless." This was the response from a leading fund manager in London following the news of the termination of merger talks between Dresdner and Commerzbank. He was a major shareholder in Dresdner and a strong supporter of Bernd Farholz and Leonhard Fischer, who were leading the initiative.
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  • Banca Intesa, one of Italy's largest bank holding companies, plans to sign a Euro-MTN programme in October this year. Arrangers are due to begin pitching for the prestigious mandate next month, according to an official at Banca Intesa. Within Banca Intesa's group is Banca Commerciale Italiana, which signed a euro3.5 billion ($3.3 billion) Euro-MTN facility in January 2000. Banco Ambrosiano Veneto and La Cassa di Risparmio delle Provincie Lombarde are also in the group.