Reuters - Russian banker and businessman Vladimir Antonov said on Thursday he was aiming to return as a shareholder in Dutch group Spyker (SPYKR.AS), which owns ailing Swedish carmaker Saab.

Antonov was originally part of the deal for Spyker to buy Saab from General Motors (GM.N), but had to quit the deal after facing allegations of money laundering, which he denied. He has said independent investigations have cleared his name.

"I think 29.9 percent would be fair enough, and this is what I had before. I would be totally happy to have 29.9 percent," Antonov told a news conference in the capital of Lithuania, where he owns a banking group.

He said the issue of his return to Saab had already been settled with General Motors and he was now in discussions with the Swedish state. He said he could take the stake in Spyker via buying shares from a new issue and some existing shares.

"I would plan to invest up to 50 million euros, but it still remains to be seen how much cash they (Saab) would need."

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