Rival bidders could still undo ABN-Barclays deal
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A consortium comprised of Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Fortis N.V., and Banco Santander Central Hispano SA is examining ways to thwart the sale of ABN AMRO Holding N.V. to Barclays PLC, including ABN's sale of LaSalle, its American unit, to Bank of America Corp. While ABN welcomes other bidders for LaSalle, a breakup fee would be involved.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2007
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Sabadell steps up as first bidder for Spanish bank rival Atlantico
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Banco Sabadell has become the first possible party to make an acquisition bid for Banco Atlantico. Arab Banking Corp. said that it wanted to sell its 68.6% share of Atlantico for a possible value of about 900 million euros.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2003
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Tycoon buys stake in Spain's no. 2 bank
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Spanish real estate businessman Manuel Jove will purchase a 4.9% stake worth $4.4 bil in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. from Switzerland's UBS AG. Mr. Jove will seek regulatory approval for increasing the stake to 5%.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2007
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