Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria

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Overview

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.

Highlights

Founded

1857

Industry

Financial Services

Employees

10001+

Investment

29

Lead Investment

10

Exits

6

Stages

Seed, Early Stage Venture, Private Equity, Late Stage Venture

Investor Type

Investment Bank

Location

Bilbao, Pais Vasco, Spain, Europe

Contact Information

Social

Profile Resume

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, established in 1857 and headquartered in Europe., specializes in Seed, Early Stage Venture, Private Equity, Late Stage Venture investments across E-Commerce, Advertising, Online Portals, Social Entrepreneurship, Financial Services, FinTech, Insurance, Payments, Gaming, Social. The organization boasts a portfolio of 28 investments, with an average round size of $287.8M and 6 successful exits. Their recent investments include Mythos, Avalis, Social Point, Nauta Capital, Idinvest Partners. The highest investment round they participated in was $943.4B. Among their most notable exits are Mythos and Avalis. Explore their portfolio in detail, see who is connected to them, and find their contact information on our platform.

Employees

imagePlace Jose Antonio Gallego

Jose Antonio Gallego

Social Media Strategist

imagePlace Sammy Kanan

Sammy Kanan

FX IT

imagePlace Francisco González

Francisco González

Chairman & CEO

imagePlace Angel Cano

Angel Cano

Solutions Portfolio Technical Lead

imagePlace Angel Cano Fernandez

Angel Cano Fernandez

President, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Member of the Board of Directors

imagePlace Gonzalo Romera Lobo

Gonzalo Romera Lobo

Strategy and M&A

Investment portfolio

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has made 29 investments. Their most recent investment was on Aug 02, 2024, when Italcer Group raised $163.8M.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has made 2 diversity investments. Their most recent diversity investment was on Oct 02, 2023, when Boston Properties raised $315.0M.

investments

29

Diversity investments

2

Lead investments

10

Number of exits

6

Investments

29

Annouced DateOrganization NameIndustryMoney Raised
Nov 01, 2023
Atom Bank Atom Bank
Financial Services121.8M
Mar 14, 2024
ELIS ELIS
Service Industry435.3M
Jun 24, 2024
Elgin Energy Elgin Energy
Energy75.9M
Aug 02, 2024
Italcer Group Italcer Group
Manufacturing163.8M

Exits

6

Funding Timeline

Funding rounds

29

Investors

1

Funds

0

Funding Rounds

29

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has raised 29 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Aug 02, 2024 from a Debt Financing - Italcer Group round.

Annouced DateTransaction NameNumber of InvestorsMoney RaisedLead Investor
Nov 01, 2023
Private Equity Round - Atom Bank Private Equity Round - Atom Bank
-121.8M-
Mar 14, 2024
Post-IPO Debt - ELIS Post-IPO Debt - ELIS
-435.3M-
Jun 24, 2024
Debt Financing - Elgin Energy Debt Financing - Elgin Energy
-75.9M-
Aug 02, 2024
Debt Financing - Italcer Group Debt Financing - Italcer Group
-163.8M-

Investors

2

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria is funded by 2 investor(s). International Finance Corporation Kantor is the most recent investors.

Fund raised

2

Susa Ventures has raised a total of $590M across 6 funds, their latest being Susa Ventures Opportunities II. This fund was announced on Aug 30, 2021 and raised a total of $250M.

Annouced DateFund NameMoney Raised
May 10, 2013
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1.0M
May 11, 2013
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1.0M

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