Breakingviews | US bank mergers

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28 Nov 2007 15:16

Dimon in the rough

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If mega US bank mergers are really back on the menu, why not consider one that could actually tick most of the boxes Citi needs? A merged JPMorgan-Citi would call for fewer, easier, divestitures; would bring Jamie Dimon and his band of former Citibankers in to run the place; and could create some $80bn of value.

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