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Banco de Credito e Inversiones SA (BCI.SN), Chile's third largest private bank in terms of loans, said in a filing with the local banking overseer it agreed to purchase Spanish Bankia SA's (BKIA.MC) City National Bank of Florida for $882.8 million.The purchase, which it said will close in the first quarter of next year, represents 12.6% of the bank's market capitalization and will be financed through the issue of new shares or bonds, BCI said in the filing.City National Bank has more than 20 branches in the U.S., while BCI has a branch in Miami that manages assets totaling $3 billion."BCI has been successfully operating in Miami for 14 years through a branch and this is market we know and where we see big opportunities," the bank said in a statement, calling the acquisition a natural step in increasing its business abroad.As of April, BCI had 13.235 trillion pesos ($27.13 billion) in loans and CLP17.573 trillion in total assets.BCI's shares on the Santiago Stock Exchange fell 2.9% on t...
Chile's largest shopping mall owner, Parque Arauco SA (PARAUCO.SN), is focusing its growth strategy on Colombia, where the company plans to invest up to $1 billion o...
Chile's IPSA select stock index closed lower Friday tracking lower U.S. stocks on J.P. Morgan (JPM) $2 billion trading losses and Spain's banking problems.The IPSA e...
Chile's largest power producer, Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA (EOC, ENDESA.SN), posted a first-quarter net profit of 66.23 billion Chilean pesos ($136.14 milli...
SANTIAGO, Chile -(Dow Jones)- Fuel and forestry conglomerate Empresas Copec SA (COPEC.SN) announced a $1.4 billion 2012 investment plan, up from the initial plan of ...
Chile's securities regulator on Friday halted trading in several companies that control fertilizer and chemical producer Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA (SQM, ...
Chilean retail-holding company Cencosud SA's (CENCOSUD.SN) net profit in 2011 fell 3.5% on the year to 285.92 billion Chilean pesos ($585.12 million) on one-time acc...
Chilean department store retailer SACI Falabella's (FALABELLA.SN) net profit in 2011 rose 2.4% from the previous year to 423.05 billion pesos ($861 million), the com...
Chilean retail holding company Cencosud SA (CENCOSUD.SN) said Thursday it is considering issuing American Depositary Receipts to list in the U.S."The company has und...
SANTIAGO -(Dow Jones)- Chilean state copper company Corporacion Nacional del Cobre sold its 40% stake in local power generator E-CL SA (ECL.SN) for $1.04 billion, th...
SANTIAGO -(Dow Jones)- Five Chilean companies are mulling initial public offerings this year on the Santiago Stock Exchange, including food processor, Agrosuper, dai...
Chilean energy holding company Enersis SA (ENI, ENERSIS.SN) reached 99.04% shareholder subscription for its $6 billion capital increase, the company said Wednesday.A...
U.S. insurer and asset manager Principal Financial Group launched a bid on Thursday to buy Chilean pension company AFP Cuprum for $1.39 billion as part of an expansi...
Enersis SA's (ENI, ENERSIS.SN) shares continued to fall on the Santiago Stock Exchange Friday as investors remain concerned about the Chilean energy holding company'...
SANTIAGO, Chile--Chilean energy holding company Enersis SA's (ENI, ENERSIS.SN) shares dropped 14% on the Santiago Stock Exchange early Thursday after the company lat...
Chile's energy holding company Enersis SA's (ENI, ENERSIS.SN) shares dropped 14% on the Santiago Stock Exchange in early trading Thursday after the company late Wedn...
Enersis SA's (ENI, ENERSIS.SN) second-quarter net profit fell 42% from a year earlier to 61.96 billion Chilean pesos ($126.1 million), the Chilean energy holding com...
Despite the Brazilian economy's slowdown, Chilean retail holding company Cencosud (CENCOSUD.SN) isn't seeing business drop off in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais...
