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BBVA Asset Management SA SGIIC (BBVA-AM) is the asset management subsidiary of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (BME: BBVA, ADR: BBVA) in Spain. Founded in 1979 as BBV Gestinova, the firm became BBVA Gestión in 2000 when BBV Gestinova and Argentaria Gestión merged and was rebranded as BBVA-AM in 2008. They are headquartered in Madrid and manage pension plans and participate in the Latin American markets of Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina. BBVA-AM also manages a range of investment mandates for insurance companies, employment plans and corporate clients through their platform in Luxembourg.

BBVA Patrimonios Gestora SGIIC SA (BBVA-PG) is the specialist investment management subsidiary of BBVA Asset Management SA SGIIC, itself a subsidiary of Banco Bilbao Argentaria SA (MP: BBVA) in Spain. Created in 1986, the firm specializes in providing financial advising and investment services, including a range of SICAVs and investment funds, to high-net worth individuals and institutions. BBVA-PG is headquartered in Madrid and has additional offices in Barcelona, Bilbao, Seville and Valencia, Spain and in Lisbon, Portugal.