( March 18, 2010, 08:19 GMT | Press Round-Up Europe) -- Contents: Merkel challenges Brown to drop objections to PE regulation; OFT rules Lebedev’s Independent bid is fair; Deutsche Bahn considers offer for Arriva; Deutsche Bank warns against over-stringent capital demands; UK ministry announces state aid package for Ford and Nissan; Spanish finance minister calls for faster consolidation of savings banks; Banks face fraud charges over Milan financing; UK regulator calls for new powers to control lending practices; FSA chairman calls for tougher restrictions on financial institutions; Brussels to bring forward measures to tackle speculative CDS trading; Aldi, Lidl face patent-infringement suit; Eurozone resistance to IMF involvement in Greece is cracking; Monetary policy-setting committee criticises consolidation of UK banks; UniCredit eyes SEB’s German branches; PE funds eye Westimmo; Bernanke anxious about legislative proposal on financial regulation; US FCC looks to cover another 100 million internet users; Pfizer puts in offer for Ratiopharm.- German chancellor Angela Merkel challenged UK prime minister Gordon Brown on Wednesday to drop his objections to European regulation of the hedge fund and private equity industry....
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