Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria

About

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria is a global financial services group that offers the a range of services to customers and companies.

Bilbao,Pais Vasco,Spain
10001 - max
https://www.bbva.es

Highlights

Details

Last Funding Type: Post-IPO Debt
Last Funding Money Raised: $200M
Industries: Banking,Big Data,Finance,Financial Services,FinTech
Founded date: May 28, 1857
Number Of Employee: 10001 - max
Operating Status: Active
Stock Symbol: nyse:BBVA
Legal Name: Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.
Also Known As: BBVA
Investor Type: Investment Bank

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (BBVA) is a Spain-based international financial group. The Company’s activities are focused in such business units as banking, pension and insurance in Spain and Portugal, Mexico and South America.

BBV and Argentaria announced their planned merger on 19th October 1999. The goal was to continue creating value. The new bank (BBVA) had the advantages of significant size, a strong capital base, a considerable financial structure and appropriate geographic diversification of its business and risks. As a result there was a greater profit potential.

In the USA and Puerto Rico, the Bank only comprises banking business. In addition, The Company has two cross-sectorial business units, Corporate and Investment Banking and Global Retail & Business Banking, which includes retail banking, commercial and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) banking, payment systems, consumer finance and private banking, among others.

BBVA is a parent company of Grupo Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, which comprises such entities as BBVA Banco Frances SA and BBVA International Limited, among others.

In December 2013, the Company sold of the entirety of its about 98.92% direct and indirect interest in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (Panama) SA (BBVA Panama) to Leasing Bogota SA, Panama.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds

Total Funding Amount

3

$200M €150M

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has raised a total of $200M €150M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jul 28, 2022 from a Post-IPO Debt round.

Announced Date	Round	Money Raised	Number of Investors	Lead Investors	Post Valuation
Jul 28, 2022	Post-IPO Debt	$200M	1	International Finance Corporation	—	Detail
Dec 14, 2018	Post-IPO Debt	€150M	—	—	—	Detail
Jan 10, 2003	IPO	—	—	—	—	Detail

Investments

Number of Investments

Number of Lead Investments

20

9

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has made 20 investments. Their most recent investment was on Jan 6, 2023, when Realty Income Corporation raised $1B.

Date Company Name	Round	Money Raised	Industry	Lead Investor
Jan 6, 2023 Realty Income Corporation	Post-IPO Debt	$1B	Financial Services	—
Nov 25, 2022 Atom Bank	Private Equity（PE）	£30M	Banking	—
Nov 7, 2022 Southern California Gas	Debt Financing	$600M	Natural Resources	—
Sep 28, 2022 Ant Group	Debt Financing	—	Banking	Yes
Aug 30, 2022 ofi	Debt Financing	$1.97B	Coffee	—

Investors

Number of Lead Investors

Number of Investors

1

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria is funded by 1 investors. International Finance Corporation are the most recent investors.

Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round
International Finance Corporation	Yes	Post-IPO Debt

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles

35

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has 35 current employee profiles, including Employee Ignacio Brime

Employee

Executive

Executive

Executive

Employee

Exits

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has had 3 exits. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria most notable exits include Social Point , COFCO

Date	Company Name	Exit Type	Industry
Feb 1, 2017	Social Point	M&A	Gaming	Detail
Jul 31, 1996	COFCO	IPO	Agriculture	Detail
Oct 28, 1994	Realty Income Corporation	IPO	Financial Services	Detail

Acquisition

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has acquired 7 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was BBVA USA on Feb 16, 2007. They acquired BBVA USA for $9.60B.

Date Company Name	Industry	Acquisition Type	Price
Feb 16, 2007 BBVA USA	Banking	acquisition	$ 9.60B	Detail
Feb 20, 2014 Simple	Banking	acquisition	$ 117M	Detail
Dec 9, 2014 Madiva Soluciones	Analytics	acquisition	—	Detail
Apr 15, 2015 Spring Studio	Web Design	acquisition	—	Detail
Apr 24, 2015 Catalunya Bank	Banking	acquisition	€ 1.16B	Detail