Banco Espirito Santo (BES) is a multispecialist financial Group with a Private Banking division that provides for highly specialized, independent financial advising. BES is the largest Portuguese bank by market capitalisation. Total assets: EUR 83.66 billion (as of December 31, 2010).
BES’s milestones are the clear manifestation of a legacy built up through a consistent strategy and a balanced and stable management. BES pursues a strategy of organic growth in the domestic market complemented by an international presence focused on markets with cultural and/or economic affinities with Portugal, as well as markets showing high potential in specific areas where the group holds particular skills. In the development of its international activities, the group exports its expertise and skills in Private Banking, Corporate Banking and Investment Banking, taking advantage of the existing affinities with the Spanish market as well as with Portuguese speaking countries, in particular Angola and Brazil.
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Banco Espirito Santo (BES) is a multispecialist financial Group with a Private Banking division that provides for highly specialized, independent financial advising. BES is the largest Portuguese bank by market capitalisation. Total assets: EUR 83.66 billion (as of December 31, 2010).
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