British high street bank finds itself taking a central role in two separate takeover battles
Spanish bank beat British rival Barclays which also put in formal bid for Sabadell-owned unit
Government imposes new conditions on hostile takeover bid
Spanish lender sounds out bidders for British arm as it seeks to fend off hostile takeover from BBVA
With antitrust concerns assuaged, bank shareholders, not protectionist bureaucrats, should decide takeover battle
Spanish government referred hostile banking bid for full cabinet review
Government will now have final say on deal that could make banks a force in Spanish loan market
The Sabadell CEO on why bigger is not always better
Eurozone mergers make a good pitch but they sometimes disappoint in practice
Lenders brushed off concerns about hit from falling interest rates
London judge found in favour of Spanish bank in dispute over soured property deal
Spain’s CNMC will submit €11bn hostile takeover to a more rigorous ‘phase 2’ review
Spanish lender takes US private equity group to London’s High Court in dispute over soured property deal
GQG Partners, which also holds stakes in Commerzbank and CaixaBank, sold shares during the summer
César González-Bueno says Spanish regulators could force potential acquirer to jettison part of its SME business
The extended transaction timetable may actually be the bidder’s greatest ally
Spanish bank’s shareholders give chair Carlos Torres go-ahead to issue stock for offer
Carlos Torres is confident the Spanish bank’s €10bn pursuit of its smaller rival will succeed
BBVA insists it can extract synergies from €10bn takeover of Spanish rival Sabadell even if Madrid blocks a merger
Investors have taken umbrage but the pursuit has sound industrial logic
Spanish bank’s board rejected offer from BBVA in early May prompting its larger rival to go hostile
After BBVA’s bid, Sabadell is under pressure to prove it makes sense for a Spain-focused bank to own the midsize UK lender
Chair of Spain’s third-biggest lender has come under fire for his €12bn attempt to buy Catalonia rival
Spanish government rebukes bank’s action and warns of ‘potentially damaging effects’ on financial system
Spanish bid target publishes private email sent by Carlos Torres to Josep Oliu
