Banco Santander turns page with Javier Marín as new CEO
MADRID | Santander’s asset management and private banking director Javier Marín Romano (Madrid, 1966) is now CEO of the Spanish bank.
Companies
Three oil discoveries in Alaska for Repsol
Spain’s Repsol operates the discovering consortium with a 70% stake, in association with 70 & 48 LLC, a subsidiary of Armstrong Oil and Gas, (with 22.5%) and GMT Exploration Company (with 7.5%).
Yildiz-SOK acquire Dia’s Turkish branch
Spanish company Dia sells its operation in Turkey for 136.5 million euros to be paid in cash.
Abengoa agrees Befesa sale for over €1 billion to Triton funds
SEVILLE | Abengoa enters into an exclusivity agreement with Triton Partners for the sale of 100% of Befesa for €1,075 million.
Madrid-based Neinver to open €80-million macro outlet in Barcelona
BARCELONA | The new outlet will be built next to Desigual’s new logistics centre for the European market, which should start its activities by 2015.
FCC to ship colossal components of Brazil’s Açu Port from Spain to Brazil
ALGECIRAS/LONDON | As a result of this project, Açu will be the third-largest port in the world and the largest in the Americas with an annual capacity of 350m tonnes.
Heathrow reaches record passenger volume in March
LONDON | European traffic performed well, up 7.4%, despite the continuing weakness of the European economy. Amongst the countries where traffic increased were Italy, France and Germany.
Ferrovial’s UK Amey to integrate Enterprise after €443 million acquisition
MADRID | Enterprise will now be integrated into the UK Ferrovial Services’ subsidiary, Amey, creating one of the most diverse companies in the sector.
FCC’s Aqualia hired in €1.1 billion deal
MADRID | In March, the company has also added and extended contracts worth over 200 million euro in Madrid, Ávila, Oviedo, Girona, Cantabria, León, Vizcaya, Guipúzcoa and Pontevedra.
BBVA wants to avoid surprises in Latin America
MADRID | BBVA Chairman Francisco González wants to eliminate all risks in Latin America and avoid the unpleasant situations his Spanish peers Repsol, REE, Iberdrola, Abertis or Aena had to put up with in the continent.