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Itaú Corretora and Itaú BBA, the investment banking arm of the group, participated actively in Brazilian IPO’s and block-trade operations, such as Natura, GOL, PIBB, ALL, WEG, Braskem, EdB, Tractebel, Vivax, Gafisa, Totvs, Dasa, Duratex, Eletropaulo, Profarma, Terna and Perdigao consolidating its position as one of the leading distributors ...
Itaúsa is a Brazilian multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.It is one of the largest private conglomerates in Brazil and in the world. [2]
Banco Itaú began in 1945 under the name Banco Central de Crédito (Central Bank of Credit) and later changed its name to Banco Federal de Crédito (Federal Bank of Credit). In 1964, Banco Federal Itaú S.A. merged Banco Federal de Crédito and Banco Itaú, a rural bank belonging to a group originated in Itaú de Minas, in Minas Gerais state. [1]
In September 2006, Banco Itaú bought BankBoston's assets in Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay. On November 4, 2008, Banco Itaú and Unibanco announced the merger that resulted in Banco Itaú Unibanco. The institution was born with R$575 billion in assets, a net equity of around R$51.7 billion and a portfolio of combined credit of R$225.3 billion.
Later, in 1972, the bank purchased Banco de Chillán and, in 1975, Banco de Valdivia. In November 1975, CORFO sold shares to private businessmen who took control of the bank the following year. After a period of growth, in 1980 Banco de Concepción was redefined as a nationwide bank; it changed its name to Banco Concepción and moved its ...
In 1998, the company replaced its executive officers with a team led by André Esteves, Eduardo Plass, Marcelo Serfaty and Gilberto Sayão, and acquired Banco Bamerindus. [12] In 2000, the bank opened Pactual Asset Management S.A. DTVM and an office in Cayman Islands. [13] In 2003, the expansion continued with offices in Belo Horizonte and Recife.
Banco Itaú Chile was one of the largest Chilean banks and a subsidiary of Brazilian bank Itaú Unibanco, was founded in 2006, as Bank Boston in Chile. Itaú Unibanco boughtin 2006 the Bank Boston's operation and changed its brand to Itaú. In September 2011 Banco Itaú Chile announced the purchase of operations of British bank HSBC in Chile. [1]
Attractive valuations of Brazilian subsidiaries have led international companies to list their Brazilian subsidiaries, as was the case of Banco Santander Brasil. [ 10 ] On May 8, 2008, Bovespa Holding announced the merger of the São Paulo Stock Exchange (Bovespa) and the Brazilian Mercantile and Futures Exchange (BM&F), creating the world's ...