The U.K. company on Thursday said first-half adjusted operating profit, which strips out exceptional and other one-off items, rose 1.8% on year to 1.71 billion pounds ($2.32 billion). A ...

Ruling prevents an immediate merging of the banks even if Spain’s bigger lender succeeds in its €13bn hostile bid ...

The Catalan lender aims for a return on tangible equity of 16% by 2027, from 15.3% at the end of June this year.

Italy's market watchdog Consob has decided another 30-day suspension of UniCredit's takeover bid for smaller rival Banco BPM, two sources with knowledge of the matter said. UniCredit had no immediate ...

Renta 4 | BBVA (BBVA) has confirmed that the acceptance period will begin in early September.

Beijing has strongly condemned an EU decision to sanction two Chinese banks, calling on Brussels to “immediately cease its wrong practice” while pledging a response aimed at defending the interests of ...

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Europe’s banking sector has experienced a flurry of attempted M&A activity over the past year. However, deals including BBVA’s offer for domestic rival Sabadell, UniCredit’s bid for BPM and its ...

According to the EC, Spain's actions contravene European Union rules, potentially impacting the region's banking ...

Hit on the government’s argument line to make obstacles to the merger of the BBVA and Banco Sabadell. The European Commission ...

Announced M&A in EMEA rose 16% in the six months to June but FIG dealmaking surged 48% to $85bn. That made it the busiest first half since 2007, according to Dealogic. The deals are varied, from ...

BBVA’s note only references the difficult conditions imposed on the merger by the Spanish government (a three-plus-two-year deferral of full integration) but makes no mention of Santander’s offer ...