A bid against Paribas couldn't be ruled out.  France's second-largest government-owned insurance company, Assurances Generales de France, has been building its own Navigation Mixte stake, currently thought to be between 8% and 10%.
Assurances Generales is contemplating a takeover
Analysts said they don't think it is contemplating a takeover, however, and its officials couldn't be reached.
A bid against Paribas couldn't be ruled out.  France's second-largest government-owned insurance company, Assurances Generales de France, has been building its own Navigation Mixte stake, currently thought to be between 8% and 10%.</s>Analysts said they don't think it is contemplating a takeover, however, and its officials couldn't be reached.</s>Assurances Generales is contemplating a takeover