EU ruling on Santander&#39;s Abbey bid due next week
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The European Commission first expects to make a decision next week on competition issues raised by the bid from Spain&#39;s Santander Central Hispano for Abbey National, a spokeswoman says.
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European Competition Commissioner Mario Monti has given the green light to the UKÂ£8.75bn takeover bid by Spain&#39;s Santander for the UK&#39;s Abbey National.
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The Office of Fair Trading has set the clock ticking on the process that could see the Barclay brothers&#39; deal to buy the Daily Telegraph reviewed by competition watchdogs.
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SPAIN&#39;S Banco Santander Central Hispano yesterday revealed plans to speed up its Â£8.4bn bid for Abbey in an apparent effort to thwart interest from other possible bidders.
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Santander Central Hispano's Â£8.6bn ($15.3bn) bid for UK lender Abbey will help create a single regional financial market, the European Union's Mario Monti says.
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Santander aims to complete its takeover of UK mortgage lender Abbey one month sooner than originally planned.
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Spanish bank Santander claimed victory for its 8.7 billion pound (&#36;15.6 billion) agreed takeover of Britain's Abbey National after its most likely rival, UK bank HBOS, pulled out of the race.
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HBOS yesterday appealed to the European competition authorities to examine the relationship between Royal Bank of Scotland and Banco Santander Central Hispano, the Spanish bank which has bid Â£8bn for Abbey National.
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Abbey National was last night poised to become part of Santander Central Hispano, Spain&#39;s largest bank, after HBOS dramatically dropped plans for a counterbid and the European Commission approved the deal.
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EU COMPETITION commissioner Mario Monti has backed Banco Santander Centrale Hispanoâs Â£8.75 billion bid for Abbey National. Monti suggested support for a Spanish bid, saying: &quot;At first glance, it is a contribution
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Santander Central Hispano SAN.MC is expected to announce that headcount at Abbey National ANL.L will drop by no more than 4,500 if it succeeds with its takeover, a source familiar with the situation says.
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Abbey National faces a high court challenge to its Â£9bn takeover by Banco Santander Central Hispano because of concerns about criminal charges faced by executives of the Spanish bank.
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Banco Santander is making an attempt to seize back the initiative in its Â£8.3bn takeover of Abbey National, speeding up its bid timetable while rival bidders continue to circle the UK bank.
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Shareholders in Spain's Banco Santander Central Hispano approve the takeover of UK bank Abbey.
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Spain's Banco Santander Central Hispano has the backing of the Abbey National board to accelerate its 8.3 billion pound bid for the UK mortgage bank, the Financial Times says.