Bradesco. (Panorama: Brazil).

BRADESCO BRADESCO Banco Brasileiro de Descontos SA (Brazilian bank) , Brazil's largest private bank, acquired BBV BBV Banco Bilbao-Vizcaya
BBV Black Box Voting (unsecure voting machines)
BBV Blood-borne Virus
BBV Blockbuster Video (store)
BBV Beroepsorganisatie Banken Verzekeringen (Dutch) Banco, the Brazilian unit of Spain's Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA BBVA Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (First Bank of Spain) ), for approximately US$585 million. As part of the agreement, Bradesco gave BBVA in Spain a 4.5% stake in Bradesco. Bradesco also purchased the Brazilian assets of J.P. Morgan Fleming Asset Management, valued at approximately $1.93 billion.

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Title Annotation:	acquires BBV Banco
Author:	Diaz, Oscar
Publication:	Latin Trade
Article Type:	Brief Article
Geographic Code:	3BRAZ
Date:	Apr 1, 2003
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