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Spanish bank’s purchase of Portuguese lender is its least worst option
Spanish bank sets out plan to fund its takeover of Portuguese lender
Regulator orders mandatory bid after investors remove voting cap in Portuguese lender
Takeover offer values Portuguese lender at €1.62bn
Price tag needs to be lower for the deal to make sense
Spanish bank in last-minute agreement with Angolan investor Isabel dos Santos
Lisbon intervention fails to break impasse with Angolan investor Isabel dos Santos
Portuguese lender’s shares rise 10% on speculation of Spanish bank takeover bid
The banking sector is reinvigorated with Moody’s raising its outlook for the first time since 2008
What the country’s banking sector really needs is a spot of consolidation
Fun at the disco as the country’s lenders size each other up
Africa’s first female billionaire says proposal would create a Lisbon-based bank
US buyout group Apollo and China’s Fosun could also enter running as deadline looms
Losses and bad loans continue to mount, as further rationalisation is likely
Lender confident it has taken measures to cover capital shortfall
Managers warn offers for good bank likely to not exceed half of cash paid in to rescue it
For the first time, there is appetite for structural reform, reports Peter Wise
Positive signs are emerging, writes Peter Wise
Recovery is forecast to begin next year, says Victor Mallet
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