Rio Tinto said to be eyeing Alcan/Alcoa deal

(Reuters) - Rio has asked investment banks Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank to advise it on a range of options, including a possible bid for Alcan, the sources said. A bid for Alcoa is also possible but less likely, they added.




Rio declined to comment, as did Credit Suisse. A spokesman for Deutsche Bank could not be reached.


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