He is also hot on Dresdner Bank, which in early April called off a merger with Deutsche, but remains attractive both for its shareholdings and as a takeover candidate.
He will say only that the company is content to wait for a review of its shareholdings in 2006.
For example, Liberty exchanged its shareholding in United Video, which it owned in partnership with News Corporation, for more News Corporation stock several years ago.
Further talks, claim Dunfermline, sought CHL to reduce its shareholding to zero and for the lenders to take an even greater hit than the 60%.
And over the last 15 years, the Needmor Fund, now based in Boulder, Colo., has gone from dabbling in socially responsible investing -- screening its portfolio for stocks in companies whose actions conflict with its mission, or using its shareholdings to push for change -- to committing its entire endowment to the philosophy.
Following the news that eBay is suing the site for trying to dilute its 28.4% shareholding, Craigslist retaliated by saying that the case is "unethical", coming out of the blue and without any discussions.
"MIH is receiving £1 for the sale of its controlling shareholding.
Minority investors in Fuji TV had complained for years about its cross-shareholding arrangement with NBS, and yet were rudely ignored.
Or it may be because, for many, shareholding is a passive business, with investments held through mutual funds, not individually.
Since it risks seeing its already tiny market share shrink further, perhaps it would make sense to fold its interests into Unibanco or another Brazilian bank, in return for a shareholding.Since the big three banks are making fat profits and are well regarded by the financial markets, they have no problem finding the capital to finance purchases.
