En Angleterre, Northern Rock vendu à Virgin Money
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15769886Northern Rock sold to Virgin Money
BBC 17/11/11
The bank was nationalised in 2008 following its near collapse at the onset of the global credit crunch.
Northern Rock plc will be rebranded as Virgin Money, which has pledged no compulsory job cuts for three years.
BBC business editor Robert Peston said the sale would see taxpayers end up with a "paper" loss of somewhere between £400m and £650m.
The bank currently employs 2,500 people, down from 5,500 when it was nationalised.
On nationalisation, the government subsequently split the bank into two, Northern Rock plc, and Northern Rock (Asset Management), into which was placed its bad debt.
BBC business editor Robert Peston said taxpayers had injected £1.4bn into Northern Rock plc.
He added that, in addition to the immediate £747m the government would get back following the completion of the sale, there was the potential for the Treasury to receive a further £280m over the next few years.
The size of the potential losses contained in the bad bank part of Northern Rock is still uncertain and it still owes the Treasury £21bn.
She added: "The great thing about this business combination is that the two businesses lock together very well.
"Virgin Money has credit cards, insurances and investments, and Northern Rock has mortgages, savings and current accounts.
"There is no need for any jobs to be merged together, in fact this is a story for growth."