Market Chatter -- Corporate finance press digest

BANGALORE Feb 8 (Reuters) - The following corporate finance-related stories were reported by media on Monday:

* Spain's Santander (SAN.MC) is investigating a plan to list its British businesses that would value the operations at 15 billion pounds ($23.6 billion), according to the Sunday Times. [ID:nLDE6160NQ]

* Citigroup Inc (C.N) has held talks with private equity groups and hedge funds over the sale of $3 billion in car loans in a move to clear troubled assets from its balance sheet, according to a report by the Financial Times. [ID:nN07139028]

* Japan Airlines Corp 9205.T will keep its partnership with American Airlines AMR.N in the Oneworld alliance and end talks with Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) and the rival SkyTeam group, the Asahi newspaper reported. [ID:nTOE616012]

* French utility GDF Suez (GSZ.PA) is mulling a revised offer for Britain's International Power Plc (IPR.L), including a cash element, according to the Independent, citing an unnamed source close to GDF. [ID:nLDE6160DQ]

* Bayer's (BAYGn.DE) chief executive reaffirmed his plan to acquire companies to strengthen the German group's healthcare division, he was quoted as saying in a Sunday newspaper interview. [ID:nLDE61606Z]

(Compiled by Purwa Naveen Raman in Bangalore)