Spanish grab initiative in bidding war for Abbey
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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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The hopes of Spain's largest bank to secure Abbey National have been given a boost after the City watchdog said it saw no reason to block the deal.
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THE Halifax Bank of Scotland group, HBOS, has known since May that Spain&#39;s Banco Santander Central Hispano wished to buy Abbey National.
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MARIO Monti has thrown his support behind Banco Santander Centrale Hispanoâs Â£8.75 billion bid for Abbey National, after he said that the offer contributes to European Union single market goals.
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SPAINâs Banco Santander Central Hispano is conducting a beauty parade of investment banks to sell the life businesses it will acquire as part of its Â£8 billion takeover of Abbey.
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Spanish Bank Santander Central Hispano intends to cut about 3,000 jobs at Britain&#39;s Abbey National if its proposed acquisition of the British bank is completed.
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A Spanish bank seeking to buy Britain&#39;s Abbey National says it will dismiss about 3,000 workers to achieve costs savings, if the buyout is approved.
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Santander Central Hispano&#39;s Chairman Emilio Botin pledged a year ago to propel the Spanish bank into the world&#39;s top 10 by market capitalisation, an ambition which could now be realised with a bid for Abbey National.
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Santander Central Hispano SA aims to complete its 8.3 billion pounds ($15 billion) purchase of Abbey National Plc by November, the Financial Times said, citing Juan Inciarte, Santander&#39;s director for Europe and consumer finance.
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The European Commission is taking all the time it needs to rule on Banco Santander Central Hispano&#39;s bid for Abbey National, competition spokeswoman Amelia Torres said Monday.
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A bidding consortium led by the Royal Bank of Scotland is expected to give some insight as to whether it will go ahead with a rival offer.
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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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The Spanish airline Iberia said that it had received information on a takeover bid led by the private equity group TPG and that its board would study the offer at its next meeting. TPG is working in a consortium with British Airways, which owns 10 percent of Iberia; an investment fund, Vista Capital; and two private equity firms, Ibersuizas and Quercus Equity, which holds 20 percent of Iberiaâs low-cost off-shoot Clickair. Iberiaâs board met on Thursday and had been expected to open its books to the bidding group. Iberia did not say when the board was to meet next.
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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.
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Around 3,000 jobs will be lost at Abbey National if the UK bankâs takeover by Spainâs Santander Central Hispano (SCH) goes ahead, it emerged today.
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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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Santander Central Hispano SA, the biggest bank in Spain and Latin America, may drop its 8.2 billion ($14.9 billion) offer to buy Abbey National Plc if rival bids lead to a long competition