Aug. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Gregorio Villalabeitia, head of European loan distribution in London at Banco Santander SA, has left the bank, said a spokeswoman for the lender, who declined to be identified in line with company policy.

Santander, Spain’s biggest bank, is the top syndicated loan arranger in Spain and Portugal, with a 10.5 percent share of the 39.5 billion euros ($57 billion) of issuance this year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

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