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The European Commission has sent Spain a legal warning over its move to block a banking merger between BBVA and Banco ...
The Spanish bank outlined plans to deliver higher profits and step up shareholder returns in the coming years.
According to the EC, Spain's actions contravene European Union rules, potentially impacting the region's banking ...
Ruling prevents an immediate merging of the banks even if Spain’s bigger lender succeeds in its €13bn hostile bid ...
The EU said Spanish laws granting the power to intervene in banking deals undermined the ECB and restricted the bloc’s freedoms of establishment and capital movements.
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria is pursuing merger talks with smaller peer Banco de Sabadell SAB -1.13%, seeking another shot at a tie-up that could make it Spain’s largest bank after a previous ...
BBVA said on Tuesday it had approached Sabadell about a possible merger, a deal which would create a Spanish bank with assets of nearly 1 trillion euros ($1.07 trillion) and a market value close ...
Now, BBVA said it would offer one newly issued share for every 4.83 Sabadell shares, an exchange ratio representing a 30% premium over the closing prices of BBVA and Sabadell on April 29.
The new bid would be carried out under the same conditions as the merger proposal rejected by Sabadell’s board of directors — an exchange of one new BBVA share for every 4.83 Sabadell shares ...
Spain’s decision to delay a possible merger of BBVA SA with Banco Sabadell SA is leaving analysts divided over whether the deal will still go ahead.
By Reuters | Jan. 30, 2025, at 1:12 a.m. ... Reuters FILE PHOTO: A man walks past a branch of Spain's BBVA bank in the Gran Via of Bilbao, Spain, May 9, 2024. REUTERS/Vincent West/File Photo By ...