Please prepare a document where you answer the following questions:
1. Botin's strategy was to acquire large foreign banks which have some sort of financial straits, some of these banks are located in developing countries in South America. Will this risk spreading create value for shareholders? Under what circumstances could these acquisitions create benefits for shareholders?
2. Should Banco Santander increase its presence in the U.S. market? Why or why not?
3. Assume that Banco Santander decides to increase its presence in the U.S. market. How should it do so?
4. What do you think are the key success factors for the international diversification of Banco Santander?
5. Analyze the internal governance mechanism of ownership concentration in Banco Santander.