FOCUS: Santander Says HBOS Counterbid To Face Problems
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LONDON (Dow Jones)--Banco Santander Central Hispano SA (STD), the Spanish bank planning to buy UK lender Abbey National PLC (ANBA), Monday attacked its potential domestic
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LONDON/MADRID  - 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.
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The board of HBOS is due to decide this week whether to bid against Spanish bank Santander for local rival Abbey National, newspapers say, but HBOS declined to comment.
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HBOS asks the European Commission to look at Spanish bank BSCH's relationship with the Royal Bank of Scotland.
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The Spanish bank poised to take over Britain&#39;s Abbey National will walk away if the Â£8.2bn (â¬12.1bn) deal is stalled by competition concerns, it was reported today.
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UK bank HBOS says it will not proceed with an offer for Abbey.
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HBOS said it had decided against bidding for the British mortgage bank Abbey National, clearing the way for an agreed offer from Spain's Banco Santander Central Hispano (SCH).
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LONDON, August 24 (New Ratings) - The Spanish banking giant, Banco Santander Central Hispano (BSD2.FSE), has expressed its commitment to its Â£8.
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The UK media watchdog, Ofcom, highlights possible concerns over competition within the pay TV sector.
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LONDON Santander Central Hispano of Spain looked certain to clinch its bid for the British mortgage lender Abbey National, after HBOS, Britain&#39;s biggest home-loan company, said Wednesday it would not counterbid, and after the European Commission cleared
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Britain's media regulator said on  Tuesday it has concerns about competition in the pay-TV  industry and whether firms such as BSkyB have the incentive to  make premium content such as sports available to other  operators.
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Banking group HBoS has been given access to Abbey National&#39;s books it emerged yesterday as the owner of the Halifax said it would complain to the European Commission about Banco Santander&#39;s bid for Abbey.
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The European Commission is taking all the time it needs to rule on Banco Santander Central Hispano's bid for Abbey National, competition spokeswoman Amelia Torres said.
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No immediate counter offer is expected in the bidding battle for the London Stock Exchange. The pan-European stock exchange Euronext is, however, weighing up the prospects of such a move, according to sources close to it.
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Banking group HBOS yesterday criticised European Competition Commissioner Mario Monti for appearing to welcome the Â£8.8 billion takeover of Abbey National
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HBOS, based in Edinburgh, said last month it was considering making an offer for Abbey after Santander, Spain s biggest lender, agreed to buy the London-based bank in Europe s biggest-ever cross- border bank ...
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LONDON - HBOS says it has decided against bidding for the British mortgage bank Abbey National, clearing the way for an agreed offer from Spain&#39;s Banco Santander Central Hispano (SCH).