HBOS Says It Won't Bid for Abbey, Clearing Way for Takeover by Santander
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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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Santander Central Hispano SA, the biggest bank in Spain and Latin America, denied a press report that it may withdraw its 8.2 billion-pound ($14.
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BANKING giant HBOS yesterday said it had pulled out of a potential takeover battle for Abbey National. The announcement that it will not be bidding clears the way for Spain&#39;s Santander
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HBOS, the UK&#39;s fifth largest bank, surprised the City yesterday when it announced it would not be making a bid for Abbey National, walking away from what its chief executive, James Crosby, recently
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The European Commission, executive arm of the European Union, on Wednesday cleared acquisition of Britain&#39;s sixth largest bank Abbey National by Spain&#39;s largest bank Banco Santander Central Hispano.
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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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Santander Central Hispano SA, which last month offered 8.2 billion pounds ($14.9 billion) to buy the UK mortgage lender Abbey National Plc, said it will eliminate 3,000 jobs at the British company.
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The takeover of Abbey National cleared a major hurdle today after shareholders in Spanish bank Santander Central Hispano (SCH) voted to approve the deal.
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Banking group HBoS yesterday dropped out of contention to buy its historic rival Abbey National, leaving the way clear for the Â£8.
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Spanish bank Santander Central Hispano would drop an eight billion pound-plus offer for Abbey National if rival bids result in a drawn-out competition investigation, the Sunday Telegraph reports.
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HBOS, THE Halifax and Bank of Scotland group that is considering whether to make a bid for Abbey National, yesterday reacted furiously to a statement from Mario Monti
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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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Abbey National shareholders are expected to back the takeover of the bank by Spain's Santander Central Hispano at a meeting on Thursday.
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The UK&#39;s Financial Services Authority approved Santander Central Hispano SA&#39;s 9.4 billion-pound ($17.4 billion) takeover of Abbey National Plc, paving the way for Europe&#39;s biggest cross-border bank merger.
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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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French bank BNP declines to rule out a bid for rival Societe Generale, which is struggling after a trading scandal.
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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.