Santander completes £2.65B takeover of TSB

Banco Santander (LSE:BNC) has completed its takeover of TSB, finalising the £2.65 billion deal yesterday and handing the Spanish banking giant a much bigger footprint on the UK high street. The acquisition, first announced last July, sees TSB absorbed into Santander UK, creating a combined business that will serve nearly 28 million retail and business customers.