REFILE-UPDATE 3-Bradesco to pay $5.2 billion for HSBC Brazil unit, biggest-ever buy
August 03, 2015 at 09:52 AM EDT
SAO PAULO, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Banco Bradesco SA agreed to buy HSBC Holdings Plc's Brazilian unit for 17.6 billion reais ($5.2 billion), narrowing the gap with larger rivals while boosting its base of affluent customers in Latin America's largest economy.