European banks have been busy buying and selling foreign subsidiaries to increase their market share or to reduce complexity.
But the largest mergers and acquisitions have been between banks in the same country.
Belgium
Crelan buys AXA Bank for 691 million (2021)
Delen Private Bank buys Dierickx Leys Private Bank (2024)
France
BPCE buys Société Générale Equipment Finance from Société Générale for €1.1 billion (2024)
BNP Paribas (Cardif) buys Neuflize Vie (an insurance joint venture owned by ABN AMRO (60%) and AXA (40%)) (2024)
BNP Paribas buys AXA Investment Managers for €5.4 billion (2024)
Hungary
MKB Bank, Budapest Bank and Takarékbank merge into MBH Bank (2023)
Italy
Intesa Sanpaolo buys UBI Banca for €4.1 billion (2020)
BPER Banca buys Carige for a symbolic €1 (2022)
Spain
Caixabank buys Bankia for €4.3 billion (2021)
BBVA wants to buy Sabadell for €12.2 billion (2024)
Switzerland
UBS buys Credit Suisse for 3 billion Swiss francs (2023)
Julius Bär might buy EFG (2024) Update: deal was stopped over regulatory concerns
United Kingdom
Nationwide buys Virgin Money for £2.9 billion (2024)
Barclays buys Tesco‘s retail bank for £600 million (2024)
NatWest buys Sainsbury’s Bank assets and liabilities (2024)
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