HBOS scraps plans for Abbey National bid
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Halifax-to-Bank of Scotland group HBOS today said it had pulled out of a potential takeover battle for Abbey National. The announcement that it will not be bidding clears
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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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IT MAY have kept everyone entertained during a particularly dull August for the stock market, but the saga of whether or not HBOS will bid for Abbey National has now turned into a long drawn-out affair - and thereâs still no end in sight.
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Abbey National today looked set for Spanish ownership after banking group HBOS declared it was no longer considering a rival bid. Here are the key dates in the long-running saga over the troubled bankâs future.
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UK shares including HBOS Plc advanced after the country&#39;s fourth-biggest bank dropped out of the running for Abbey National Plc.
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UK bank HBOS says it will not be making an offer for Abbey, clearing the way for the bid from Spanish bank Santander Central Hispano.
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HBOS HBOS.L says it will write to the European Commission to complain about Santander Central Hispano's continuing ties to Royal Bank of Scotland despite the Spanish bank's bid for Abbey National.
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Banco Santander would walk away from its Â£8.2bn offer for Abbey National, the mortgage bank, if a rival bid from one or more UK banks led to a lengthy investigation by the competition authorities.
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3Com said it has withdrawn a $2.2 billion offer for the network equipment maker from consideration by a security regulator, marking the potential demise of yet another private equity deal.
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The Financial Services Authority has cleared Spanish bank Santander Central Hispano's Â£9bn takeover of Abbey National.
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A consortium led by British insurer Prudential PLC has dropped its bid for a major South Korean state asset managing company, officials said.
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HBOS has yet to enter the bidding for Abbey National, yet it is already fighting its corner as if in the full intensity of battle.
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Britain-based HBOS says it will file a complaint to the European Commission against Spanish bank Santander Central Hispano (SCH) in connection with SCH&#39;s bid to acquire British bank Abbey National
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HBOS questioned yesterday the impartiality of the European Union&#39;s competition commissioner, Mario Monti, after he made comments that appeared to be favourable to a bid for Abbey National by the Spanish bank Santander Central Hispano.
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Abbey National admitted today that progress in recent months had been disrupted as a result of its planned takeover by Spain&#39;s largest bank.
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D-Day is looming for James Crosby. Whether it is this week or next, the chief executive of HBOS does not have very long left to decide whether to launch a counter-bid for Abbey National.
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Spanish bank Santander claimed victory for its 8.7 billion pound ($15.6 billion) agreed takeover of Britain's Abbey National after its most likely rival, UK bank HBOS, pulled out of the race.