Bank of Montreal eyes LaSalle Bank assets - Scotsman

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Bank of Montreal has indicated it would be interested in the Chicago-based assets of LaSalle Bank Corp. if they come on the market, a UBS analyst based in Toronto said on Monday. LaSalle is owned by Dutch bank ABN AMRO , which is expected to become the target of a takeover bid by Barclays bank . There has been speculation that LaSalle may be sold to help finance the deal. BMO's interest in LaSalle was noted on Monday by UBS analyst Jason Bilodeau in a research ...