The lion knew that the banking consortium's real objections had not been stated.
Though the banking consortium's participation in EADS would have a certain symbolic appeal, it seems unlikely to fundamentally change the company's corporate governance.
Because of the Great Depression, Bouilloux Lafont, who ran a major banking consortium and transport companies, was irretrievably affected.
Take the banking consortium that gave Sverenssen his start as an example.
The deal fell apart on 4 October 2008 after the banking consortium involved pulled out.
The buyout was announced to reporters at the shareholders meeting by a member of the banking consortium, who refused to be identified by name.
Shortly afterward, the German banking consortium sold all their shares in CCRC--or were told to sell them.
The banking consortium had never before made such a drastic change in an established budget; they simply did not operate that way.
We don't know what the banking consortium will do, but we found this argument puzzling.
However, it seems unlikely that the international banking consortium will abandon the project given the large amounts of irretrievable money already committed.