Spain

The next big test for the European banking sector is funding. With European banks have cleared the long-awaited stress tests, with only 7 of the 91 tested banks failing, the focus will... 2010-07-28

The Spanish savings bank, Bilbao Bizkaia Kutax (BBK) won the auction to take over the Spanish government owned Cajasur. BKK will be backed by the Fund for Orderly Bank Restructuring... 2010-07-19

Two of Abertis' largest shareholders - La Caixa and Actividades de Construcción y Servicios (ACS) - are mounting plans to buy out minority interest in the company. If followed through,... 2010-07-07

The Vivo ownership saga continues. Telefónica's bid to gain full control of Brazil's mobile market leader has still not reached a satisfactory conclusion with Portugal Telecom (PT).... 2010-06-30

Italian utility Enel has announced that it has received 20 offers from financial groups and infrastructure funds for the divestment of its Spanish gas distribution and transmission... 2010-06-04

There is trouble ahead for dealmakers. The recent spike in risk aversion, catalysed by concerns over sovereign balance sheets in Europe, has triggered the broader bearish trend and... 2010-05-26

Spain's Telefónica has made an unsolicited bid to buy out its partner in Brasilcel, the holding company that controls Vivo, Brazil's leading mobile network operator. The offer, which... 2010-05-12