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David Driscoll Fortis NV FORSY-NL BUY Dec 06, 2007

Basically went down because of the takeover on the rights issue. 7% yield. With the ABN acquisition, they get the Dutch operations, which will be very good for them. Very limited sub prime exposure. A tremendous buying opportunity.
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Involved with the Royal Bank of Scotland in the ABN-Amro deal and took over the retail business in the Netherlands. They have to integrate this, which is a longer-term process and could hold back the stock. If they meet all their targets they will do well over a longer period of time.
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