Santander sells stake in Royal Bank of Scotland
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LONDON, September 9 (New Ratings) - Santander Central Hispano (BSD2.FSE) has indicated that it is selling a 2.51% stake in Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, in an attempt to seek regulatory approval to acquire UKâs Abbey National Plc.
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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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Spanish bank Santander claimed victory for its 8.7 billion pound ($15.6 billion) agreed takeover of Britain&#39;s Abbey National after its most likely rival, UK bank HBOS, pulled out of the race.
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LONDON Banco Santander Central Hispano, Spain&#39;s biggest bank, said Thursday that it was selling as much as Â£1.26 billion of shares in Royal Bank of Scotland Group, scaling back its 16-year partnership with the British bank as it seeks to buy Abbey
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HSBC Holdings PLC, Europe's biggest bank, agreed to buy a 51 percent stake in Korea Exchange Bank for $6.3 billion as it attempts to boost its presence in the fast-growing Asian market.
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Spain's largest bank, Santander Central Hispano, yesterday removed a major hurdle for Abbey National shareholders ahead of Thursday's shareholder vote on its proposed 8.9billion recommended takeover.
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A consortium led by Royal Bank of Scotland  unveiled a bid for ABN AMRO  on Tueday valued at 38.40 euros per share, worth a total 71.1 billion euros ($95.6 billion).
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THE Financial Services Authority today said it had given the green light to Banco Santander Central Hispano&#39;s takeover of Abbey National.
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AMSTERDAM/LONDON  - A consortium led by Royal Bank of Scotland  has launched a 71.1 billion euro ($95.9 billion) bid for Dutch group ABN AMRO, trumping Britain's Barclays in a battle for the world's biggest bank takeover.
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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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A group led by Royal Bank of Scotland  has doubled its stake in ABN AMRO  to more than 8 percent, cutting the cost of its takeover bid for the bank by about 1 percent, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.
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Abbey National was last night poised to become part of Santander Central Hispano, Spain&#39;s largest bank, after HBOS dramatically dropped plans for a counterbid and the European Commission approved the deal.
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HBOS today assumed a spoiler&#39;s role in Santander Central Hispano&#39;s Â£8.3bn takeover of Abbey National by highlighting the Spanish bank&#39;s ties to the Royal Bank of Scotland.
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Business & money: Royal Bank of Scotland launches new bid for ABN Amro, in an attempt to wrest it away from rival bidder Barclays.
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Santander, Spain's biggest bank, said Friday it had agreed to sell its headquarters in Madrid to a consortium led by British real estate firm Propinvest for 1.9 billion euros (2.8 billion US dollars).
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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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AMSTERDAM/LONDON  - A consortium led by Royal Bank of Scotland has launched a 71.1 billion euro ($95.6 billion) bid for Dutch group ABN AMRO, trumping Britain's Barclays in a battle for the world's biggest bank takeover.