Japanese banks have been no more adroit (Fuji Bank and Heller Financial in the 1980s).

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In the financials, you can buy Allstate Corp. (38, ALL), CIT Group (31, CIT) and Heller Financial (23, HF) for around 11 times their 1999 projected earnings.

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The SEC had investigated allegations that in the summer of 2001, Mack, then an executive at Credit Suisse, had informed Pequot about a pending deal between General Electric and Heller Financial.

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