HBOS scraps Abbey National bid plans
Halifax-to-Bank of Scotland group HBOS today said it had pulled out of a potential takeover battle for Abbey National.
The announcement that it will not be bidding clears the way for Spain’s Santander Central Hispano after it agreed a deal with Abbey in July.
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