The European Commission is warning the Spanish government that it does not have the power to block BBVA’s €11bn hostile bid ...

The European Union has warned the Spanish government against trying to prevent banking consolidation it says is needed to ...

The offer for the Catalan lender was to be referred to the cabinet on general-interest grounds other than competition, citing ...

Spain’s government decided to conduct its own review of BBVA SA’s bid for rival Banco Sabadell SA, after the country’s ...

The European Union urged Spain to help facilitate BBVA SA’s bid for rival Banco Sabadell SA without undue hurdles, after ...

Investing.com -- The Spanish government has decided to further extend its review of the hostile bid by Banco Bilbao (NYSE: ...

BBVA Chair Carlos Torres Vila explained why the union with Banco Sabadell will have a positive impact on the public interest ...

The financing is contingent upon successful due diligence and final approval from Banco Sabadell’s risk committee.

BBVA says it wants to buy Sabadell to build the second largest lender in Spain, and agreed with the competition watchdog it would limit branch closures and maintain capital lines to small and ...

The Spanish government plans an additional review of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria’s hostile bid for smaller peer Banco de Sabadell ... takeover battle further. Spain’s Ministry of Economy ...