BBVA Fund to Invest Up to $500 Mln in US Hispanic Companies
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Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, Spain&#39;s second-biggest bank, said it created a private equity fund that will invest as much as $500 million in US companies with links to the Hispanic community.
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Investor's Business Daily - Latin American mutual funds are king of the hill so far this year, thanks to top-notch performance from miners, airline companies and an assortment of other firms tied into thriving economies.
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LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Spanish bank BBVA (BBV) on Tuesday said it has agreed to buy privately-held Laredo National Bancshares of Texas for $850 million.
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Banco Santander Central Hispano, SpainÂs biggest bank, agreed to buy 90 percent of Drive Financial Services of Dallas for $651 million, gaining a presence in 35 states with what is its first consumer finance move into the United States. The bank will buy the unit from HBOS, a British mortgage lender, and the management of Drive Financial. Santander will also pay as much as $175 million to some of Drive FinancialÂs management if the company meets goals in the next two years. Drive Financial offers financial services through 10,000 car dealers and had $2.4 billion of loans in August.
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Pay-O-Matic is the subject of a takeover by Founders Equity, a private equity firm in New York, in a deal estimated at more than $500 million.
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By DEBRA DOMINGUEZ-LUND Journal Staff Writer  Bernie Moraga's mission is grand: to start 400 Hispanic Baptist churches in the United States within seven years.
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General Motors Corp  said on Wednesday it would invest $500 million in its operations in Argentina and Brazil for developing small vehicles for Latin America and other emerging markets.
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U.S. retailers are spicing up their  fashion lines with a bit of Latin flavor to attract a  long-neglected but increasingly important group of consumers --  Hispanics.
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Dutch retail giant Ahold has announced that it has sold its Spanish retail operations to European private equity firm Permira for around â¬685m (US$846.
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The telecommunications operator Orange will invest 1.5 billion euros (1.9 billion dollars) in Spain over the next three years, France Telecom Espana chief executive Belarmino Garcia has said.
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The booming Hispanic population is changing American life from pop culture to politics. And investing is no exception.
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The second largest bank in Spain is buying Laredo National Bancshares Inc. for $850 million, according to published reports. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA will acquire the parent company of Laredo National Bank for $850 million.
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American Financial Realty Trust on Friday said it expects to report adjusted funds from operations between $124.0 million and $136.5 million in 2005.
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NEW YORK -- Once relegated to the lower rungs of the US economic ladder, Hispanics are emerging into a new era of affluence, and bankers and investors are taking notice.
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THE REGION Fidelity Investments is considering expanding a Texas facility, adding up to 1,500 jobs, a spokeswoman for the Boston mutual fund giant said. Anne Crowley confirmed reports in Texas newspapers that Fidelity is in talks with the town of Westlake, near Dallas, to expand a campus where it now has about 2,900 employees. One of Massachusetts' largest employers, Fidelity ...
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Less than a week after acquiring a dual stake in China's Citic Group, comprising five percent of China Citic Bank and 15 percent of its Hong Kong unit, Citic International Financial Holdings, Spain's BBVA has said it plans a three billion euro capital hike.
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Omega Advisers, the $6 billion hedge fund, will pay $500,000 to resolve an investigation into its investment of more than $100 million in Azerbaijan.