Fleeting glimpse
27 October 2003
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By paying a premium worth $12bn, the US giant hopes to keep Citigroup at bay. But it won’t create much value. Still, compared to its rumination of a foreign bank takeover, BofA’s purchase of Fleet makes some sense.
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