SCH finalising Abbey acquisition
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Spain's biggest bank Banco Santander Central Hispano (SCH) said it was finalising its acquisition of Britain's Abbey National to create the world's tenth-largest bank.
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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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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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Abbey National's long-suffering shareholders meet today to lay the bank to rest by approving a 9 billion pound takeover by Spain's Santander Central Hispano.
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European Competition Commissioner Mario Monti has given the green light to the UKÂ£8.75bn takeover bid by Spain&#39;s Santander for the UK&#39;s Abbey National.
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Halifax-to-Bank of Scotland group HBOS has said it has 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 Central
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Shareholders of 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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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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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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SANTANDER Central Hispano, the Spanish bank that last year bought Britain - s Abbey National, yesterday sold its last shares in Royal Bank of Scotland, its partner of 16 years.
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The pound was firmer, hitting 1.9846 usd at one point -- its highest level this year, on news of a major stock market acquisition and as markets scaled back their interest rate cut expectations. Scottish & Newcastle, the UK's largest brewer, announced it has agreed to be bought by Carlsberg and Heineken, for around 7.6 billion pounds.
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Francisco G mez Rold n, chief financial officer of Spain's largest bank, will take the helm at Abbey, replacing Luqman Arnold.
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The Spanish bank poised to take over Abbey National will walk away if the Â£8.2 billion deal is stalled by competition concerns, it was reported today.
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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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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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Santander Central Hispano is expected to announce that headcount at Abbey National will not drop by more than 4,500 in the three years after its takeover, a source familiar with the situation says.
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HBOS said it had decided against bidding for the mortgage bank Abbey National, clearing the way for an agreed offer from Spain's Banco Santander Central Hispano (SCH).