The board of Spanish lender Sabadell on Friday issued an unfavourable recommendation regarding BBVA's hostile takeover, adding that its Spanish competitor's bid undervalued the bank. ...

By Jesús Aguado MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish bank Sabadell's board unanimously recommended its shareholders reject BBVA's hostile takeover bid on Friday, a move that may add pressure on the rival to increase its offer. BBVA formally launched its 15.3 billion euro ($17.97 billion) bid for Sabadell on Monday as it seeks to create the second-largest Spanish bank in terms of domestic assets worth around 1 trillion euros. That started the acceptance period, which lasts until October 7 with the results of the o ...