Lafarge announces 1.5 billion euro rights issue
Lafarge , the French building materials giant, announced the terms of a 1.5 billion euro rights issue, part of a plan announced in February to raise 4.5 billion euros.
BNP Paribas SA said Thursday that its EUR4.3 billion rights issue launched at the end of September was subscribed 2.5 times, paving the way for the French bank to reimburse over EUR5 billion in state aid.