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In Europe 3rd January 2025

Garanti BBVA Kripto selects Bit2Me as execution centre for its clients’ cryptocurrencies in Turkey

Alphavalue/DIVACONS | Bit2Me has been selected by BBVA Group’s (BBVA) Garanti BBVA Kripto as its execution venue for its clients’ cryptocurrency buy and sell orders in Turkey, the digital asset firm said on Thursday. “This strategic collaboration represents an important milestone in the adoption of cryptocurrencies in one of the world’s most dynamic markets,” Bit2Me noted. BBVA: Buy, Target Price €14.2/share.

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In Spain 2nd January 2025

BBVA creates new unit to boost speciality in data-driven services

Link Securities | BBVA (BBVA) announced on Monday that it has created a new unit to boost its expertise in data-driven services. Through the new Analytics Transformation Unit, BBVA is uniting its international team of more than 2,500 data scientists and specialists and will boost the development of its data-driven services with the latest advances in artificial intelligence. In this regard, BBVA points out that advanced data analysis is essential…

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World economy 27th December 2024

BBVA obtains authorisation from Mexican Competition Commission for Banco Sabadell takeover bid

Norbolsa | BBVA (BBVA) has already received the green light from the Mexican Competition Commission (Cofece) for its takeover bid for Banco Sabadell (SAB). On Monday, the Mexican regulator gave the bank the go-ahead, which has determined that the notified operation is unlikely to affect the process of competition and free economic concurrence. BBVA’s transaction with Sabadell includes the indirect acquisition of Sabadell’s Aztec subsidiary and the rest of its…

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In Spain 17th December 2024

Andrea Orcel’s Bicycle and the BBVA-Sabadell Confusion

Aurelio Medel (5 Días) | The head of Unicredit accelerates acquisitions to maintain profit growth and attempt to lead European consolidation. Andrea Orcel took over Unicredit with the stock below 10 euros and has driven it above 40. However, shares of the second Italian bank began to show signs of fatigue in the summer, and not only because it has already quadrupled its value. It is also due to the…

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Spanish economy 12th December 2024

BBVA says competition authorities only identify three issues needing further work in second phase of Sabadell takeover bid

Alphavalue/ Divacons | Peio Belausteguigoitia, BBVA’s country manager in Spain, said that having bigger and stronger banks is beneficial for customers, shareholders and employees. During his speech at the 2nd Prensa Ibérica Financial Forum, he stressed that the transaction with Banco de Sabadell has great potential for value creation and will allow the integration of an entity with greater capacity to offer better products and services to customers. Regarding the…

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In Europe 27th November 2024

European Commission finalises review of BBVA’s Sabadell takeover bid with no objections

Link Securities | According to financial sources close to the process, the European Commission (EC) gave its approval to BBVA’s takeover bid for Banco Sabadell (SAB) after verifying that BBVA will not benefit from aid from third countries to take over Sabadell, according to the newspaper Expansión. On 21 October, the European Commission (EC) Directorate-General for Competition opened proceedings against BBVA to explore the existence of potential subsidies from foreign…

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In Spain 22nd November 2024

CNMC sees BBVA-Sabadell takeover bid risking banking competition in Catalonia and Valencia and credit in SME segment

Link Securities | The National Markets and Competition Commission (CNMC) published on Wednesday the arguments that led it to agree a week ago to extend a few more months the evaluation of the hostile takeover bid launched by BBVA on Banco Sabadell (SAB), as reported by the newspaper Expansión on Thursday. The CNMC says it sees a risk that the takeover bid could reduce banking competition in Catalonia and Valencia…

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Spanish economy 13th November 2024

Competition Commission further complicates BBVA’s Sabadell takeover bid, extends it until summer 2025

The National Commission on Markets and Competition (CNMC) has moved BBVA’s takeover bid for Sabadell to Phase 2. The agency will continue analyzing the operation while extending the analysis period by another three months to allow new stakeholders to voice their opinions. The government will now have the authority to demand additional conditions based on the general interest or even veto the merger. This decision comes despite BBVA offering a…

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Spanish economy 12th November 2024

BBVA’s takeover bid limits Banco Sabadell’s potential until outcome known

Bankinter: BBVA’s (BBVA) takeover bid limits Banco Sabadell’s (SAB) potential until the outcome is known, in 1Q2025? Bankinter’s analysis team’s opinion: Sabadell surprises positively in results, with excess capital and an interesting shareholder remuneration plan (€2.9bn in 2024/2025 via dividends and share buybacks). We revise our Target Price to €2.25/share (vs. €2.20/share b.y.), but we maintain our recommendation to Neutral because BBVA’s takeover bid limits Sabadell’s potential until we know…

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In Europe 24th October 2024

BBVA: 580,000 customers in Italy in retail segment after entering market in 2021, closing in on 600,000 target by end 2024

Link Securities | The Spanish bank has already attracted 580,000 customers in Italy in the three years it has been operating in the country’s retail segment, on its way to achieving the target of 600,000 customers it had set itself for the whole of 2024, Expansión newspaper reported yesterday. The bank arrived in Italy in 2021 with a digital model and a five-year growth plan that set a target of…