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Ltd,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="9">in a privately negotiated</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="10">transaction..</sdc:value></sdc:n_SYNOPSIS><sdc:n_synopsis2><sdc:value>CHINA - Banco Bilboa Vizcaya Argentaria SA {BBVA} was granted an option to raise its stake to 14.9% from 9.9%, by acquiring a further 5% stake, or 133.158 mil ordinary shares, in China Citic Bank, a 62.33%-owned unit of Chinese state-owned CITIC Group Ltd, in a privately negotiated transaction..</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis2><sdc:n_synopsis3><sdc:value sdc:p="0">CHINA - Banco Bilboa Vizcaya Argentaria SA {BBVA} was granted an option to raise its stake</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">to 14.9% from 9.9%, by acquiring a further 5% stake, or 133.158 mil ordinary shares, in</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">China Citic Bank, a 62.33%-owned unit of Chinese state-owned CITIC Group Ltd, in a</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">privately negotiated transaction..</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis3><sdc:n_synopsis4><sdc:value sdc:p="0">CHINA - 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The company was founded in</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="6">1956.</sdc:value></sdc:g_business><sdc:g_business1><sdc:value>Union Investment Real estate AG, located in Hamburg, Germany, provides real estate development, investment and management services which includes activity of acquiring commercial properties that deliver strong returns and promise to retain their long-term value, focusing on major German and international cities. 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