Itaú calls shareholder meeting to decide XP stake spinoff
By Reuters Staff 1 Min Read SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Itaú Unibanco Holding SA, Brazil’s largest lender by market value, has convened an extraordinary shareholder meeting on Jan. 31 to decide on spinning off its 40.5% stake in brokerage XP Inc, according to a Thursday filing. Itaú said last month that the new company would be directly owned by the bank’s shareholders. Itaú raised at least $956.4 million by selling a 4.4% stake in XP in a share offering on December 3. Itaú’s decision to divest in XP comes after its plans to take control of the major fintech group in 2017 were blocked for...