Mexico: Santander subsidiary may go for IPO

Spanish bank buys BofA’s minority stake; Valuation now $10 billion

Santander’s acquisition of Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s minority stake in its Mexican subsidiary has increased the likelihood that it will follow in the footsteps of its Brazilian operation and undertake an IPO, according to a source.

Although no details have yet emerged, Santander is well positioned to list Santander Mexico after paying Bank of America $2.5 billion for its 24.9% stake last month. The deal means that Santander now owns 99.9% of the bank. It is likely to mop up the remaining 0.1%,

Access this research

Enter your work email address to sign in or check whether your organisation already has access to Euromoney.