BNP Goes Belgian With Fortis Buy Oct 06, 2008, 06:45am EDT Jul 12, 2012, 06:28pm EDT. Share. Save. ... The earthquake hitting European banks is clearly not all bad news for BNP Paribas.

It wasn't supposed to be this way. BNP Paribas thought it was bolstering its balance sheet and gaining regional heft in buying the Belgian assets of Fortis for €14.5 billion ($19.25 billion ...

BNP Paribas investors had been counting on the bank's uphill struggle to acquire Belgian and Luxembourg assets from Fortis being worth the effort, giving it a tidy boost to capital, and its income ...

French banking giant BNP Paribas will take a 75 percent stake in the remaining operations of troubled bank Fortis NV, the Belgian government announced Sunday. IE 11 is not supported.

BNP Paribas is set to take control of Fortis Bank after a deal was struck late Friday between the French banking group and the Belgian government. The new agreement ...

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Shares in Belgian-Dutch banking group Fortis rallied as much as 38% Thursday after newspaper reports that the Belgian government could hand over its 11.6% stake in BNP ...

BNP Paribas ’ €3.25bn deal to buy out the Belgian’s government’s 25 per cent stake in Fortis, its local subsidiary, is the latest proof that France’s biggest bank is firmly back in ...

BNP Paribas Investment Partners Australia and Fortis Investment Management Australia are set to merge following BNP’s majority shareholding acquisition in Fortis Bank in May 2009. The legal ...