BTG Pactual
Two Swiss private banks agree deal to build global giant
Zurich-based private bank, EFG International, has agreed a deal with Brazilian bank BTG Pactual to buy its Lugarno-based private banking unit BSI, one of the oldest Swiss banks, for about CHF1.33bn ($1.34 bn, £940m) in cash and stock.
Corruption probe takes down Brazilian investment chief exec
The chief executive and chairman of Latin America’s largest independent investment bank, Grupo BTG Pactual, resigned on Sunday after he was jailed the previous week as part of a sweeping corruption probe, reports Reuters.