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Banco Santander closes its private equity fund Vista Capital

Banco Santander cierra su fondo de private equity Vista Capital

Intel ID : 227327
Synopsis

Spain-based Banco Santander (BME: SAN) announced its plans to close private equity fund Vista Capital, through which it managed stakes in different companies, as reported by Ascri through a press release published on 21 July 2015.

Sources close to Vista Capital, indicate that Santander's reason to close the fund is purely regulatory. Normative changes make banks' participation in venture capital activities increasingly complicated. Norms, such as Basilea III or the so-called Volcker law, penalize this type of activities by banks, increasing the amount of resource requirements and capital to support them.
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La entidad financiera española Banco Santander (BME: SAN) ha anunciado su intención de cerrar el fondo de private equity Vista Capital, a través del cual ha gestionado la participación en diversas sociedades, según ha publicado Ascri en una nota del 21 de julio de 2015.

Fuentes del sector de private equity han indicado que el argumento esgrimido por Santander para poner punto final a Vista Capital es puramente regulatorio. Los cambios normativos hacen cada vez más complicada la participación de la banca en actividades de capital riesgo. Normas como las de Basilea III o la denominada ley Volcker penalizan ese tipo de actividades por parte de la banca elevando los niveles de exigencias de recursos y de capital para respaldarlas.

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Intel ID 227327
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Native Currency Euro (EUR)
Financial Data - Vista Capital
(31 Dec 2015)
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Services and Distribution / Financial and Insurance (Primary)
Primary Sector (TTRSC)
25.01.09 Private Equity
25 Financial Services / 25.01 Banking & Investment

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Services and Distribution / Financial and Insurance (Primary)
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25.01.03 Commercial, Retail & Mortgage Banking
25 Financial Services / 25.01 Banking & Investment

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25.01.01 Asset Management
25 Financial Services / 25.01 Banking & Investment

25.01.04 Consumer Finance
25 Financial Services / 25.01 Banking & Investment

25.04.03 Holding Companies / Financial Holding Companies
25 Financial Services / 25.04 Other Financial Services

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