Article: Banco Santander Central Hispano to acquire Brazil's Grupo Meridional.

The transaction includes Banco Meridional and Banco Bozano, Simonsen

SAO PAULO, Brazil, Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Banco Santander Central Hispano (NYSE: STD) (BSCH) announced today an agreement to acquire 97% of the shares of Banco Meridional Group in Brazil, a diversified financial group comprising Banco Meridional and the investment bank Bozano, Simonsen. Grupo Financeiro Meridional is involved in a wide range of activities in retail, corporate, and investment banking, as well as private banking and asset management.

With the incorporation of Grupo Meridional, Banco Santander Central Hispano becomes the 5th largest private financial group in Brazil in ...

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