As bankers and the Federal Reserve Board considered whether to extend a financial lifeline to struggling AIG, former chairman and CEO Maurice Greenberg today filed a notice with the Securities and Exchange Commission, saying a company he controls is considering acquiring all or part of the cash-short insurance giant.

In the SEC filing, C.V. Starr--an investment company controlled by Mr. Greenberg and formerly an affiliate of AIG--said it has hired Perella Weinberg Partners, a small investment bank based in New York, as a financial adviser.

The filing says that C.V. Starr is apparently considering whether to buy all or part of AIG.

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