Becks: Interbrew goes shopping again

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Ahold/Delhaize: a merger of convenience

Dutch retailer Ahold and smaller rival Delhaize are in talks, with a merger between the two seen by many as the most plausible outcome. Ahold's and Delhaize's business operations may well be split along geographical lines, with Ahold running a future European division while Delhaize could affect the turnaround of Ahold's underperforming US arm.

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AGF: back to basics

AGF [AGFP.PA] has announced the successful conclusion of negotiations with ING Group [ING.AS] over the sale of AGF Belgium. AGF is now expected to concentrate on its core business. A lack of financial resources and the dominance of the big players mean that more and more smaller players are likely to return to their core business.<BR />

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ABN Amro: standalone portal doesn't make sense

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ABN Amro: building in Belgium

Dutch finance group ABN Amro [AAB.AS] is continuing to pursue a strategy of buying small domestic private banks to further its European ambitions. Building on its existing private banking operations in Belgium, this latest acquisition will expand the bank's reach in an increasingly valuable onshore market.

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Ablynx: new data announced in rheumatoid arthritis for potential biobetter ozoralizumab

Ablynx is looking for a new partner to progress the development of anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) pipeline drug ozoralizumab, which utilizes novel "nanobody" technology to achieve some differentiating factors in this profitable but crowded market. The new results are promising, but true differentiation among anti-TNF brands is hard to achieve.

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