Firms celebrate completion of RBS-ABN
The Royal Bank of Scotland’s (RBS) €71bn acquisition of Dutch bank ABN Amro has been declared unconditional, making history with one of the largest ever bank takeovers. The RBS consortium, consisting of Belgo Dutch Fortis Bank and Spanish Banco Santander, beat Barclays, which made its original £80bn bid for the bank in March this year. […]