GE Capital makes Equitable offer, says source

GE Capital, the financial services arm of General Electric, has made a higher counter offer for troubled British mutual life …

GE Capital, the financial services arm of General Electric, has made a higher counter offer for troubled British mutual life insurer Equitable Life, an industry source said today.

On Monday, Equitable announced a deal with mortgage bank Halifax to sell parts of its business for an initial £500 million sterling. But GE Capital said it might make a rival offer.

Reuters