Market Chatter -- Corporate finance press digest

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LONDON, July 25 (Reuters) - The following corporate finance-related stories involving U.S. and European companies were reported by media on Friday.

* U.S. investment bank JP Morgan (JPM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and National Australia Bank (NAB.AX: Quote, Profile, Research) have held talks about forming a consortium to break up British bank HBOS (HBOS.L: Quote, Profile, Research), the UK's Telegraph newspaper reported.

* Two private equity firms are considering investments in BankUnited Financial Corp (BKUNA.O: Quote, Profile, Research), weighed down by a huge portfolio of adjustable-rate mortgages, the Wall Street Journal said on Friday, citing people familiar with the situation.

For Deals of the Day, click on [nSP344109] (Reporting by Douwe Miedema; Editing by Louise Ireland, Paul Bolding)