One option that has repeatedly been raised is for the firm to sell all or part of its Neuberger and Berman asset-management unit, but that would leave it with a large proportion of assets impacted by the credit-market turmoil.

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Elsewhere, Neuberger Berman (nyse: NEU - news - people ) was up almost 2%, after saying Friday it was in talks to be bought by Lehman Brothers (nyse: LEH - news - people ).

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Faced with another hefty quarterly loss, it is shopping both its worst assets (a toxic commercial-mortgage portfolio) and its best (Neuberger Berman, a fund manager).

ECONOMIST: American finance

Faced with another big quarterly loss, it is hawking around both its worst assets (a toxic commercial-mortgage portfolio) and its best (Neuberger Berman, a fund manager).

ECONOMIST: American finance

The Neuberger Berman Global Floating Rate Income Fund is also London-listed, but its portfolio is heavily skewed towards U.S. loans, which account for more than 80% of the portfolio.

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Neuberger Berman is one of Lehman's marquee asset-management divisions.

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