World & Nation
Guaranty Financial’s assets to be taken over by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria of Spain
Aug. 20, 2009
Business
Compass Bancshares Inc., which operates banks from Arizona to Florida, said Friday that it was being purchased by Spain-based Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $9.6 billion.
Feb. 17, 2007
Madoff trustee goes after 7 global banks for more than $1 billion
Dec. 9, 2010
Merger: Santander, Spain’s biggest institution, wins bidding war for Serfin with an unexpectedly high offer.
May 9, 2000
Bancomer agrees to pay $16.7 million for Inland Empire’s Valley Bank and its four branches.
May 25, 2004
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, Spain’s No. 2 bank, agreed to buy two Texas banks for $2.64 billion to triple its retail presence in the state and reach more Latino customers.
June 13, 2006
Banking: Proposed merger could help strengthen Mexico’s financial system.
June 14, 2000
Top Mexican financial group Banacci on Wednesday launched a surprise bid to create Latin America’s largest financial powerhouse, trying to muscle out Spanish giant BBVA in an offer for Mexico’s No. 2 bank, Bancomer.
May 4, 2000
Bank merger prospects lift a London index. Stocks in Japan and Mexico also rise.
July 5, 2006
The value of acquisitions in the first six weeks of 2004 has more than tripled from a year ago, data show.
Feb. 18, 2004