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12 January 2009 - Press Briefing

Beleaguered New Star attracts Schroders interest

Schroders has made an offer, believed to be worth in excess of £100m (€113.4m), to acquire New Star Asset Management, according to a report in The Sunday Telegraph, London.

Along with Schroders, other rivals - Neptune Investment Management, Henderson and at least one private equity player - are understood to have made indicative bids, ahead of last week's deadline. Aberdeen and Hellman & Friedman are also being cited as potential suitors.

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