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107 Fed. Res. Bull. 1 (2021)

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Legal Developments: Fourth Quarter, 2020
Orders Issued Under Bank Holding Company Act
Orders Issued Under Section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act
Cidade de Deus Cia. Comercial de Participag6es
Nova Cidade de Deus Participag6es S.A.
BBD Participag6es S.A.
Fundagdo Bradesco
Lecce Holdings S.A.
Banco Bradesco S.A.
Osasco, Brazil
Order Approving the Acquisition of a Bank
FRB Order No. 2020-06 (October 7, 2020)
Banco Bradesco S.A. (Bradesco), a foreign banking organization subject to the provi-
sions of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (BHC Act);1 Bradesco's parent
companies, Cidade de Deus Cia. Comercial de Participa 5es (Cidade), Nova Cidade de
Deus Participa 5es S.A. (Nova Cidade), BBD Participa 5es S.A. (BBD), and
Fundagio Bradesco (Fundagio); and a direct subsidiary of Bradesco, Lecce Holdings
S.A. (Lecce) (collectively, Applicants), all of Osasco, Brazil, have requested the Board's
approval to become bank holding companies under section 3 of the BHC Act,2 by
acquiring all of the voting shares of BAC Florida Bank (BAC Bank), Coral Gables,
Florida, a state nonmember bank.3
Notice of the proposal, affording interested persons an opportunity to submit comments,
has been published (84 Federal Register 34395 (July 18, 2019)). The time for submitting
comments has expired, and the Board has considered the proposal and all comments
received in light of the factors set forth in section 3 of the BHC Act.
Bradesco, with consolidated assets of approximately $276.5 billion, is the third largest bank
in Brazil based on asset size.4 Bradesco engages in retail and commercial banking and other
financial activities throughout Brazil, including wealth management, insurance, and invest-
ment banking activities. Outside of Brazil, Bradesco operates in Argentina, the Cayman
12 U.S.C. § 1841 et seq.
2 12 U.S.C. § 1842.
3 Under the proposal, Applicants would initially acquire approximately 99 percent of the voting shares of BAC Bank,
and shortly thereafter, an interim-bank subsidiary of Applicants (Interim Bank) would merge with and into BAC
Bank, with BAC Bank as the surviving entity. Upon consummation of the transaction, BAC Bank would operate as
Lecce's direct, wholly owned subsidiary. The merger of Interim Bank into BAC Bank is subject to approval by the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), pursuant to section 18(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
12 U.S.C. § 1828(c). The FDIC approved the bank merger on June 16, 2020.
4 Asset and ranking data for Bradesco are as of June 30, 2020, and are based on the exchange ratio on that date.

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