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BT cuts off network sale speculation

...over which it provided its services. A consortium backed by German bank WestLB offered BT around £18bn for its fixed network in summer 2001. BT... Read more

29 January, 2002 by Graeme Wearden

BT denies network sell-off rumours

...network -- often referred to as the company's crown jewels. German bank WestLB recently offered BT £18bn for its fixed-line network -- including the network... Read more

7 January, 2002 by Graeme Wearden

BT warned against selling off its networks

Selling either its entire fixed-line network or just the local loop would help to solve BT's debt problem, but it may not be a long-term solution Read more

8 August, 2001 by Graeme Wearden

Latest bid could see BT split up

A consortium backed by a German bank wants to buy the whole of BT's fixed-line network, rivalling another bid for the UK's local loop Read more

7 August, 2001 by Graeme Wearden
<endeca_term>WestLB</endeca_term> Turns Compliance Into a Competitive Advantage With IBM Information on Demand

WestLB Turns Compliance Into a Competitive Advantage With IBM Information on Demand

WestLB wanted to understand more about clients before granting loans or processing payments... Read more

18 April, 2007

...18bn bid for BT's local loop goes WestLB

Even Railtrack is a more attractive prospect than BT... German investment bank WestLB has dropped its £18bn bid to buy BT's local loop. The... Read more

20 November, 2001 by Ben King

BT's next chief executive - runners and riders

...now plotting world domination from his secret headquarters somewhere inside investment bank WestLB Panmure. He once tried to buy BT's local loop, so he... Read more

14 November, 2001 by Ben King

Analysis: Old economy takes revenge on new economy

Old-fashioned factors such as politics and oil have taken a toll on tech stocks. But the Internet will prevail in the end, say analysts Read more

17 October, 2000 by Matthew Broersma

Euro high-tech business reacts to AOL-Time Warner deal

...call for Internet access providers all over the world," said research firm WestLB Panmure in a strategy note. "This suggests that those left out of... Read more

10 January, 2000 by Matthew Broersma

Net stock depression threatens UK flotations

...affect the U.K. climate, according to Miles Saltiel, technology analyst at WestLB Panmure. "The success of Freeserve set a benchmark value and created an... Read more

11 August, 1999 by Chiyo Robertson

Funmail flotation to raise £5m for projects

...a "number of different projects" according to Dominic Morley, associate director of WestLB Panmure, the company handling the Funmail float. Currently Funmail has around 45... Read more

5 July, 1999 by Jane Wakefield

Telco's IT arm bags ?1.3bn Deutsche Post deal

...IT services arm of Deutsche Telekom and other customers include DaimlerChrysler and WestLB. Deutsche Telekom was one of the first telco do go down this... Read more

13 September, 2004 by Andy McCue

BT faces £25bn landline bid

...makes an offer it may be hard to refuse... German investment bank WestLB looks set to offer BT £25bn for its entire fixed line telephone... Read more

1 October, 2001 by Will Sturgeon

BT Wireless set for £15bn flotation

...emerged over the weekend that a consortium led by German investment bank WestLB had offered the telco £18bn for its entire national network. The deal... Read more

7 August, 2001 by Aled Herbert

BT tempted by £18bn fixed-line sell-off

...to weekend reports, the consortium is being led by German investment bank WestLB, which made its initial approach through a meeting with BT finance director... Read more

6 August, 2001 by Aled Herbert

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