Groupe BPCE agreed to buy Portuguese lender Novo Banco from its majority owner Lone Star for 6.4 billion euros ($7.41 billion) in the latest cross-border deal in European banking.The French retail ...

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

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

Lone Star Funds owns 75% of Novo Banco, with the Portuguese government holding a 25% stake through various entities.

BPCE signs a Memorandum of Understanding to acquire novobanco, Portugal’s fourth-largest bank Paris, 06 13 2025 Groupe BPCE, the second-largest bank in France1 and the fourth-largest in Europe2, has ...

European banks would see their profits eroded if an escalation of trade tensions with the US leads to souring corporate loans ...

French bank BPCE has acquired a majority stake in Portuguese lender Novo Banco in a deal that values the business at €6.4bn and brings a chapter of Portugal’s recovery from the Eurozone crisis to a ...

Attempts to merge European banks are becoming more common. Most recent deals, though, will require a major stakeholder to be ...

Nani Holdings S.à. r.l., an affiliate of Lone Star Funds (“Lone Star”), today announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the sale of Novo Banco, S.A. (“novobanco” or ...

BPCE has pulled ahead of its main rival in the bidding, Spain’s CaixaBank SA, and is trying to hammer out terms of a deal, the people said.

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BPCE signs a Memorandum of Understanding to acquire novobanco, Portugal’s fourth-largest bank Paris, 06 13 2025 Groupe BPCE, the second-largest bank in France1 and the fourth-largest in Europe2, has ...