TSB Sale Makes BBVA Takeover of Sabadell Harder, Analysts Say
Sabadell on Tuesday agreed to sell TSB for £2.65 billion ($3.64 billion). It plans to pay out an extraordinary dividend of about €2.6 billion ($3.1 billion) upon closing of the transaction next year. Analysts said the deal is tempting for Sabadell shareholders and may force BBVA to improve its bid to succeed.
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Sabadell to Beef Up Shareholder Returns as It Fends off BBVA Takeover
Spain's Banco de Sabadell SAB 0.86%increase; green up pointing triangle set out its business plan through 2027, including strengthening its shareholder returns, as it seeks to ward off a hostile takeover from its larger domestic rival BBVA BBVA 1.78%increase; green up pointing triangle. The Catalan lender said Thursday that it would aim to return 6.3 billion euros ($7.42 billion) to shareholders via dividends and buybacks between 2025 and 2027 and for a return on tangible equity of 16% by 2027, from 15.3% at the end of June this year.
