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  • 1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Jan-Henrik Förster |Jorge Zuloaga |Leonard Kehnscherper

    A TSB bank branch in London, UK. Photographer: Betty Laura Zapata/Bloomberg(Bloomberg) -- Banco Sabadell SA’s British unit TSB is attracting initial interest from potential buyers including Barclays Plc and Banco Santander SA, according to people familiar with the matter. The banks are in the early stages of exploring separate bids for TSB, according to the people, who asked not to be named discussing private information.

  • 2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Jan-Henrik Förster

    A Swiss national flag ahead of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. The annual Davos gathering of political leaders, top executives and celebrities runs from January 20 to 24. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg(Bloomberg) -- The Swiss government approved the country’s new bilateral deal with the European Union, which was hammered out late last year after long negotiations with the bloc.

  • 2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Swetha Gopinath |Pamela Barbaglia |Joao Lima |Jan-Henrik Förster

    A Novo Banco SA bank branch in Lisbon(Bloomberg) -- Lone Star Funds has decided to pursue a sale of Portuguese lender Novo Banco SA and has entered into exclusive discussions with French banking group BPCE, according to people familiar with the matter. The US private equity firm and BPCE are working on finalizing terms of a deal, which could value Novo Banco at almost €7 billion ($8.1 billion), the people said.

  • 2 weeks ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Aaron Kirchfeld |Swetha Gopinath |Dinesh Nair |Jan-Henrik Förster

    French banking group BPCE has emerged as the leading bidder to acquire Portuguese lender Novo Banco SA from Lone Star Funds, people with knowledge of the matter said. BPCE has pulled ahead of its main rival in the bidding, Spain’s CaixaBank SA, and is trying to hammer out terms of a deal, the people said. Lone Star has also been considering a potential listing of Novo Banco and hasn’t chosen which path to take, according to the people.

  • 2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Jan-Henrik Förster |Silas Brown |Leonard Kehnscherper |Swetha Gopinath

    Ernesto Bertarelli(Bloomberg) -- Capital Four, a credit manager backed by a vehicle tied to Swiss billionaire Ernesto Bertarelli, has attracted interest from a slew of Europe’s investment firms. Private capital managers Eurazeo and Nordic Capital are among the firms that have held preliminary talks with Capital Four about a potential acquisition of the Danish firm, according to people familiar with the negotiations. The Danish firm has also attracted initial interest from Tikehau, the people said.

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