Banesto
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Banco Español de Crédito, S.A. (Spanish pronunciation:
In October 1987,
After the intervention, the team of managers from
In 2012, Santander announced it would absorb Banesto and rebrand all of its divisions and offices.[13]
Outside of Spain, Banesto became well-known as the sponsor of the
History
Banco Español de Crédito is rooted in a French-owned banking company which, promoted by Isaac Pereire, was established in
After the
From 1940, Banesto began an expansion and absorption process of other entities that placed it amongst the most prominent Spanish banks. In 1955, Banesto acquired Banco de Vitoria, which it maintained as a subsidiary until its full integration in 2003, and in 1978 it acquired Banco Coca, then chaired by Ignacio Coca.
Banesto acquired
The Santander Group announced in December 2012 that it would purchase the remaining 10% of Banesto that it does not currently own, and will merge the business with the existing Banco Santander business in Spain.[15]
1993 crisis & intervention
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In December 1993, the Spanish National Stock Exchange Commission (
Alfredo Pastor, then-Secretary of The State for the Economy stated that inspectors from the Bank of Spain had concluded that Banesto lacked resources to cover liabilities and that the management of the bank was not able to secure the necessary financing to remedy the situation.[2] In addition to its suspension, the Spanish government removed its chairman Mario Conde, replacing him with a board containing representatives of five other private banks: BBV, (now BBVA), BCH (now Santander), Argentaria (now a part of BBVA), Santander and Popular (now Santander)[2][16]
According to
Chairmen
- 1902–1906 Cayetano Sánchez Bustillo
- 1906–1913 Manuel González Longoria
- 1913–1927 The Marquess of Alhucemas
- 1927–1933 The Marquess of Cortina
- 1933–1960 Pablo Garnica y Echevarría
- 1960–1970 The Marquess of Deleitosa
- 1970–1984 José María Aguirre Gonzalo
- 1984–1988 Pablo Garnica y Mansi
- 1988–1993 Mario Conde Conde
- 1993–2002 Alfredo Sáenz Abad
- 2002–2010 Ana Patricia Botín y Sanz de Sautuola
- 2010–2013 Antonio Basagoiti y García-Tuñón
Banesto Golf Tour
Starting in 2009, Banesto sponsored a women's golf mini-tour with eight events, all in Spain.[19] The tour in 2010 is scheduled for seven events.[20]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Annual Report 2009" (PDF) (in Spanish). Banesto. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-12-24. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ^ Villaécija, Raquel (11 April 2011). "Banesto: el declive de un gigante" [Banesto: The Decline of a Giant]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ Webster, Justin (9 January 1994). "J.P. Morgan caught up in a Spanish Inquisition: The American blue-chip bank prides itself on making sound investments, but its role in the Banesto crisis may blow its credibility". The Independent. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ABC(in Spanish). 29 July 2002.
- ^ Cuartango, Pedro G. (12 April 2016). "Soberbio, ambicioso y amoral" [Proud, Ambitious and Amoral]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "De estudio sobre la intervención del Banco Español de Crédito" [Study on the intervention of the Spanish Credit Bank] (PDF). Diario de Sesiones del Congreso de los Diputados (in Spanish) (323). 19 October 1994.
- ^ Noceda, Miguel Ángel (12 April 2016). "Mario Conde: The brief but brilliant career of a failed banker". El País.
- ^ "El año que cambio Banesto" [The Year Banesto Changed]. El País. 28 December 1994.
- ^ a b Remírez Ganuza, Carmen (30 July 2002). "El Supremo eleva de 10 a 20 años la condena impuesta a Mario Conde por el 'caso Banesto'" [The Supreme Court increases the sentence imposed on Mario Conde for the 'Banesto case' from 10 to 20 years]. El Mundo (in Spanish).
- ^ "Detenido Mario Conde, acusado de blanquear y repatriar el dinero saqueado a Banesto" [Mario Conde arrested, accused of laundering and returning the looted money to Banesto]. Faro de Vigo (in Spanish). 12 April 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "Santander compra Banesto por 313,000 millones y se convierte en el líder bancario" [Santander acquires Banesto for 313,476 million]. El País (in Spanish). 26 April 1994. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "Santander absorbs Banesto and Banif and shuts branches". BBC News. 17 December 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ISBN 978-8483073810.
- ^ "Santander absorbs Banesto and Banif and shuts branches". BBC News. 17 December 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- ^ ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ Nash, Elizabeth (1996-05-29). "'Black sheep' banker charged with Banesto fraud". The Independent. London. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
- ^ According to Bank of England Data for 31 December 1991 (closest value to date provided). 1) 605000000000pst / 209.234 gbp 2) Roughly £2,891,499,469.49 according to the December 31 exchange rate between Pesetas and Pounds, 3) Applying interest per the Bank of England data (£1 in 1993 is £1.94 in 2019) = £2,891,499,469.49 * £1.94 = £5,609,508,970.8106 4) With £1 at $1.27 exchange rate this is £5,609,508,970.8106 * $ 1.27 = $7,140,916,138.86 Roughly £5.6 billion and $7.1 billion.
- ^ "Clasificación General Circuito 2009". Banesto Golf Tour. 2009. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
- ^ "Calendario Circuito 2010". Banesto Golf Tour. 2010. Archived from the original on 3 May 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2010.