The European Commission has sent Spain a legal warning over its move to block a banking merger between BBVA and Banco ...

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

The EU said Spanish laws granting the power to intervene in banking deals undermined the ECB and restricted the bloc’s ...

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

The European Commission officially challenged the Spanish government on Thursday over its attempts to hinder Spanish bank ...

Warning comes as European Commission pushes for more bank mergers to boost European financial sector’s fire power.

Investing.com -- The European Union has initiated legal proceedings against Spain over its intervention in banking mergers, specifically targeting the government’s decision to block the merger between ...

The new bid would be carried out under the same conditions as the merger proposal rejected by Sabadell’s board of directors — an exchange of one new BBVA share for every 4.83 Sabadell shares ...

The board of Spain's Banco Sabadell on Monday rejected a merger proposal by larger rival BBVA for a 12 billion euro ($12.93 billion) all-share merger, Sabadell said in a statement to the Spanish ...

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria is pursuing merger talks with smaller peer Banco de Sabadell SAB -1.13%, seeking another shot at a tie-up that could make it Spain’s largest bank after a previous ...

Now, BBVA said it would offer one newly issued share for every 4.83 Sabadell shares, an exchange ratio representing a 30% premium over the closing prices of BBVA and Sabadell on April 29.