FRENCH GOVERNMENT NAMES ADVISERS FOR SOC GEN SHARE SALE
Frances  Finance Ministry said it named
Credit Commercial de France, CCF, and Goldman Sachs as its
advisers in the privatisation of Societe Generale <SGEN.PA>.
    A Ministry statement said accountants Guy Barbier had been
chosen to audit the Societe Generale accounts ahead of the
privatision share offering later this year.
    State-owned Societe Generale, one of the three leading
french banks, with a share capital of 1.375 billion francs and
consolidated assets of 738 billion, was added to the list of
this years privatisations in February. CCF, one of the top
seven banks, is also being sold by the government this year.
 Reuter
