SCH shareholders approve Abbey National takeover
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Shareholders of Spain's largest bank, Banco Santander Central, approved the 8.5-billion-pound (12.3-billion-euro, 15.3-billion-dollar) takeover of British mortgage bank Abbey National.
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British brewer Scottish & Newcastle said Friday it had accepted a 7.8 billion pound (10.5 billion euro, 15.5 billion dollar) takeover bid by Carlsberg of Denmark and Heineken of the Netherlands.
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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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Charter One Financial Inc. said Monday shareholders approved its $10.5 billion takeover by Citizens Financial Group Inc., the US-based banking arm of the Royal Bank of Scotland.
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SHAREHOLDERS in Abbey yesterday tore into the bank over its coming takeover by Spanish bank Santander, attempting to scupper the Â£8.
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Spain's biggest bank Santander Central Hispano has completed its takeover of Abbey Nationalin a deal with a current market value of almost $18 billion (9.7 billion pounds). Santander's share price has risen ...
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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.
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Carlsberg and Heineken on Friday finally agreed a cash bid of 7.8 billion pounds ($15.3 billion) to buy and break up Scottish and Newcastle (S&N)  to boost the Danish brewer's position in Russia and the Dutch group's presence in western Europe.
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Barclays Bank wins the backing of most of its investors to go ahead with its takeover of Dutch rival ABN Amro.
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Leading Spanish bank Santander Central Hispano said that its hoped-for acquisition of British home-loan specialist Abbey National would not require asset sales, adding there was as yet no counter-offer.
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The sale of National Australia Bank&#39;s Irish businesses reached a surprise conclusion yesterday when Denmark&#39;s Danske Bank clinched a Â£967m takeover.
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Shareholders of Spain's largest bank, Banco Santander Central (SCH), overwhelmingly approved the 8.5-billion-pound (12.3-billion-euro, 15.3-billion-dollar) takeover of British mortgage bank Abbey National.
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Carlsberg and Heineken on Friday finally agreed a cash bid of 7.8 billion pounds ($15.3 billion) to buy and break up Scottish and Newcastle (S&N) to boost the Danish brewer's position in Russia and the Dutch group's presence in western Europe.
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The merger of the energy operations of Norway's oil giant Statoil and Norsk Hydro is approved by shareholders.
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LONDON, August 23 (New Ratings) - Abbey National (AYN.ETR) is likely to witness a maximum of 4,500 job losses over the next three years, following its proposed Â£8 billion takeover by Banco Santander Central Hispano (BSCH).
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Alcatel CGEP.PA shareholders on   Thursday approved the French telecoms equipment provider's   all-share acquisition of U.S. rival Lucent LU.N, putting an   end to weeks of debates about the deal's merits.
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LONDON : Banco Santander Central Hispano (SCH) underlined its determination to win the battle for Abbey National by announcing plans to sell part of its stake in Royal Bank of Scotland (RBoS).