French window

3 April 2006 By Rob Cox

In exchange for Lucent, the wishful thinking on Wall Street is that France might soften resistance to US takeovers of local companies. Some bankers are even drawing up lists of potential sacrifices. But don t expect the window to open more than a crack.

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