Abbey Parent Snaps Up Alliance and Leicester

Published / Last Updated on 13/07/2008

Abbey Parent Snaps Up Alliance & Leicester

Abbey's Spanish parent owner Santander has today confirmed that it has reached an agreement to by Alliance & Leicester for £1.269bn.

The acquisition is expected to not take place until October and will see Banco Santander hugely increasing its share of the mortgage and banking market in the UK.

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