HSBC Holdings Plc proposed taking its troubled Hong Kong subsidiary Hang Seng Bank Ltd. private in a deal representing a major bet on the Chinese financial hub. The British lender’s shares plunged. London-based HSBC...
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Lloyds to buy Schroders’ stake in UK wealth joint venture
Lloyds Banking Group is to buy out Schroders’ 49.9% stake in their UK wealth joint venture, the companies said on Thursday, as the British bank looks to expand in the so-called ‘mass affluent’ sector...
HSBC proposes $13.6 billion privatisation of Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Bank
HSBC said on Thursday it planned to privatise Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Bank in a deal worth HK$106.1 billion ($13.63 billion) after its majority-held subsidiary has come under fire for its performance and exposure to...
Government confident of completing IDBI Bank stake sale this fiscal year
The Indian government is confident of completing the stake sale in IDBI Bank before the end of the current financial year, according to Financial Services Secretary M. Nagaraju. Speaking on the sidelines of the Global...
IndusInd promoter IIHL Mauritius buys 100% stake in Sterling Bank, Bahamas
IndusInd Bank Limited’s promoter, IIHL Mauritius, on Monday announced that it has acquired 100% stake in Sterling Bank, Bahamas. Previously, the promoter had acquired 51% stake in the Sterling Bank, Bahamas, in...
Fifth Third to buy Comerica in $10.9 billion deal, creating 11th largest U.S. bank
Fifth Third Bancorp said on Monday that it will buy Comerica Inc. for $10.9 billion in stock. It will be the biggest U.S. bank merger in years as banks are trying to grow bigger and stronger. The deal shows that...
ING facing delay in completing the sale of its Russian unit
Dutch bank ING said on Friday it was facing a delay in completing the previously announced sale of its Russian division to Global Development JSC. “At the time, it was expected that the transaction would be...
Citigroup sells stake in Banamex to Mexican billionaire for $2.3 billion
Citigroup has agreed to sell a 25% stake in Grupo Financiero Banamex to a company owned by Mexican billionaire Fernando Chico Pardo and his family, marking a step toward Citi’s plan to take the unit public. The...
Japan’s SMBC picks up additional 4.22% stake in Yes Bank, becomes largest stakeholder
Yes Bank on Tuesday said Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) of Japan has acquired an additional 4.22 per cent stake in the Mumbai-based bank. With the acquisition, SMBC’s stake in Yes Bank has increased...
Bank of Montreal explores sale of some US branches, WSJ reports
Bank of Montreal has recently launched a process to sell some of its U.S. branches with about $6 billion in deposits, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The Canadian...
Spain’s BBVA bank increases Sabadell bid to 17 billion euros in takeover battle
Spanish bank BBVA said on Monday it had raised its bid for smaller rival Sabadell by 10% to 17 billion euros ($19.95 billion), as part of its attempt to create the country’s second-biggest bank by assets. BBVA...
SMBC to buy additional 4.2% stake in Yes Bank from PE firm Carlyle Group
Japanese lender Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) on Wednesday said it will acquire an additional 4.2% stake in Yes Bank from a Carlyle Group affiliate for Rs 2,850 crore. The announcement comes alongside the...
