Banco Sabadell purchases Lloyd's Spanish retail and private banking operations. A GBP 250 million loss was taken by Lloyds on its sale of its loss making investment in Spanish banking to Banco Sabadell.
Exits
Telefonica Sells Off Assets to CMI
CMI pays US$500 million for assets in El Salvador, Guatamela, Nicaragua and Panama. Telefonica of Spain has entered into an agreement to sell off 40% of its assets in four different countries in Central America to Corporacion Multi Inversiones (CMI).
Lloyds Bank Prepare for Government Share Sale
The British government's ownership sale over Lloyds Bank is now being awaited when shares hit 61 pence or more.
Langham Hospitality to offer IPO
Langham Hospitality to offer IPO in Hong Kong. Langham Hospitality Investments, a trust fund supported by Great Eagle Holdings Ltd hotels, is projecting revenues as high as US$700 million when it undertakes its initial public offering in Hong Kong.
Abraaj Exits Unitrio
Abraaj sells off Unitrio shareholdings to NTT Facilities. The leading investor in growth markets, the Abraaj Group, has announced today its exit from Unitrio Technology Ltd of Thailand.
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Bertelsmann to sell RTL shares from April 18 to 29 before the April 30 trading day. Bertelsmann, the media conglomerate from Germany, has tightened the price range for its placement of shares in the RTL Group between Eur54 and Eur56.
Rentokil sells City Link for a ceremonial 1 British Pound to Better Capital Investment Fund. Rentokil Initial Plc share values increased tthe highest in two years after its disposal of City Link Express delivery business.
Because of an investor on the US sanction list, Singapore Exchange rejects Aussino share IPO. In a surprise decision, the Singapore Exchange rejected the application for the Sing$70 million or US$57 million reverse takeover deal of Aussino Group.
VTB IPO worth US$3.3 billion snapped up by sovereign wealth funds in Azerbaijan, Norway and Qatar. VTB, the second largest financial institution in Russia, has announced that subscribers have bought the entirety of its 102.
BHP Billiton sells Pinto Valley copper mine and an Arizona railroad to Capstone Mining Co. In agreement reportedly worth US$650 million, BHP Billiton sells two major assets to Capstone Mining Corp.
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group deals with Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank AG for deals. The American unit of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc is in discussion about its sale of its trust banking services to clients of Morgan Stanley.
IPO is the next best option as five banks find it difficult to find buyers for their businesses. Five British banks would be looking to float their stocks in the market.
BFA earmarks Eur275 million shares for Bankia. Reuters reported today that BFA, the Spanish state owned banking group, has committed that it will spend up to Eur275 million or US$358 million on the acquisition of new shares to be released by subsidiary lender Bankia by May of this year.
Vale SA obtains clearance to leave Rio Colorado mining project. On Friday, a company spokesperson told Reuters that the Vale SA, a global miner, has already inked an agreement with the government of Argentina allowing them to quit from US$6 billion Rio Colorado potash mining project.
