And the bank was close to announcing such a deal last December.
ITV is close to announcing that the acquisition of Plymouth-based independenTVTV production company TwoFour.
But officials have dropped several recent hints that China is close to announcing it will acquire its first one.
The city said that it was close to announcing a construction contract and that the current budget was $240 million.
Newsday and The Star-Ledger of Newark reported yesterday that the Mets were close to announcing financing for the stadium.
The league is probably close to announcing discipline for players who were most actively involved in the bounties, including the defensive captain Jonathan Vilma.
Last night the club were close to announcing the £6m signing of the Fenerbahce left-back Andre Santos, 28, who has 22 caps for the Brazil national team.
Washington has also said it is close to announcing a major border security programme that will include Nigeria and its neighbours Cameroon, Chad and Niger.
A spokesman for the Obama campaign said that it had not offered one but suggested that it was close to announcing its religious lineup.
In addition, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg told reporters last week, "Hopefully, we're getting close to announcing a new soccer stadium here in Flushing Meadow Park".
Ciaccia said the organization was also close to announcing an event on Staten Island to raise money for that hard-hit community's relief.
