Citigroup May Book $10 Billion Gain From Morgan Stanley Deal

Citigroup May Book $10 Billion Gain From Morgan Stanley Deal

Citigroup Inc. may book a gain of as much as $10 billion by forming a brokerage venture with Morgan Stanley, helping to replenish capital depleted by the biggest losses in the bank's 197-year history, a person familiar with the talks said.

The pretax gain would result from writing up the value of Citigroup's Smith Barney brokerage unit to the new price set by the deal, said the person, who declined to be identified because the talks are confidential. The gain of $5 billion to $6 billion after taxes would flow into Citigroup's capital, a loan-loss cushion so eroded that the bank had to get $45 billion of rescue funds last year from the U.S. government.

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