Standard Chartered and ANZ have both entered exclusive talks to acquire separate parts of the Asian retail and commercial assets being sold by Royal Bank of Scotland.
Both bidders were last week granted preferred bidder status for different RBS assets, in effect giving them up to 45 days to seal a deal, according to people familiar with the matter.
They added that exclusivity agreements mean that StanChart is now in pole position to acquire RBS units being sold in China, India and Malaysia, while ANZ is closing in on acquiring assets in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Vietnam and Indonesia.
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