LONDON, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Barclays ( BCS ) will buy U.S. personal loan originator Best Egg for $800 million, the British bank said on Tuesday, as it tries to add scale in its personal banking business in the United States. The deal shows British lenders' continued appetite for acquisitions after a run of strong results, following on from HSBC's...

LONDON, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Barclays ( BCS ) will buy U.S. personal loan originator Best Egg for $800 million, the British bank said on Tuesday, as it tries to add scale in its personal banking business in the United States. The deep and sophisticated U.S. consumer finance market offers rich prospects for growth at Barclays ( BCS ), CEO...

ZURICH, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Swiss electronics company Cicor said on Tuesday it has agreed to acquire two production sites from Swiss peer Valtronic in Cleveland, Ohio, and in Morocco, which gives the firm its first U.S. location and expands its capacity in the African country. Cicor did not detail the value of the transaction, but said it would grow...

TOKYO, Oct 28 (Reuters) - About 20 companies from Japan and the United States have shown interest in potential investment projects forming part of a promised $550-billion investment package, a factsheet issued by the two countries showed on Tuesday. The companies include SoftBank Group, Westinghouse and the consortium of GE Vernova ( GEV ) and Hitachi ( HTHIF ), the...