The move marks a significant step as governments across Europe move to unload their crisis-era bailout positions.

Lone Star Funds' bet on a struggling Portuguese bank nearly a decade ago is about to pay off handsomely, with a ...

The deal is expected to be completed in the first half of 2026, following consultations with employee representative bodies.

Attempts to merge European banks are becoming more common. Most recent deals, though, will require a major stakeholder to be dragged kicking and screaming — be it the target, a national government, or ...

Baku Energy Week, marking its 30th year, gathers global energy leaders to discuss Azerbaijan’s ambitious renewable targets, ...

On Friday, Lone Star agreed to sell its 75% stake in the country’s fourth-largest lender, Novo Banco SA, to the French banking group BPCE SA in what would be the biggest euro area cross-border ...

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Shares of banks and other financial institutions fell sharply as an Israeli attack on Iran threw many investors' assumptions into doubt. The Federal Reserve's policy decision next week could be ...

The French retail bank will buy the Portuguese lender from its majority owner Lone Star in the latest cross-border deal in European banking. Lawyers, Auditors to Cough Up Fees After Financial ...

Novo Banco spun out of the collapsed Banco Espirito Santo (BES) in 2014 after a state bailout. US investor Lone Star, which ...

France’s BPCE has agreed a 6.4 billion euros ($7.39 billion) deal to acquire Portugal's Novo Banco, including a 75% stake ...