(Reuters) - The UK newspaper, citing unnamed sources close to the
company, said BHP's favoured partner was the Blackstone Group
, which had employed Paul O'Neill, former United States
Treasury Secretary and chief executive of Alcoa from 1987 to
1999, as one of its special advisers.
Sources familiar with the matter told Reuters last month
that BHP had appointed investment bank Merrill Lynch to
work on a possible bid for Canada's Alcan Inc , which is
the subject of a $28.7 billion hostile bid from Alcoa.
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company, said BHP's favoured partner was the Blackstone Group
, which had employed Paul O'Neill, former United States
Treasury Secretary and chief executive of Alcoa from 1987 to
1999, as one of its special advisers.
Sources familiar with the matter told Reuters last month
that BHP had appointed investment bank Merrill Lynch to
work on a possible bid for Canada's Alcan Inc , which is
the subject of a $28.7 billion hostile bid from Alcoa.
Read more at Reuters.com Mergers News
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