UBS and Swiss Government Secure Credit Suisse Takeover with $10 Billion Loss Guarantee Deal

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UBS and Swiss Government Secure Credit Suisse Takeover with $10 Billion Loss Guarantee Deal
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UBS and the Swiss government have agreed on how they will share losses linked to the bank’s emergency takeover of Credit Suisse, which will create a giant Swiss bank. The Swiss government will guarantee up to 9 billion Swiss francs ($9.98 billion) of losses that UBS may incur from the sale of its rival’s assets beyond 5 billion francs, which the lender is due to cover itself. The agreement clears the way for the takeover to close within days.

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