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His Excellency João de Vallera, Portuguese Ambassador to the US , and Mr. José Maria Ricciardi, Chief Executive Officer of Banco Espirito Santo Investment (BESI) (NYSE Euronext Lisbon: BES) visit the NYSE to participate in Portuguese Day. In honor of the occasion, Mr. José Maria Ricciardi rings The Closing Bell®. The event, sponsored by Espírito Santo Investmentand NYSE Euronext, celebrates Espírito Santo Investments first New York branch and provide an opportunity to address the US and global investor community. Banco Espírito Santo de Investimento, SA Banco Espírito Santo de Investimento, SA, (Espírito Santo Investment), the investment banking arm of Banco Espírito Santo, is a leading Portuguese investment bank, and one of the main investment banks on the Iberian Peninsula . It recently announced the expansion of its operations with the opening of aNew York branch, offering advisory and other services in structured finance, treasury and trading, equity capital markets, debt capital markets and mergers and acquisitions. Banco Espírito Santo is the second-largestbank in Portugal , and operates in Spain , the United Kingdom , Ireland , Poland andBrazil . Espírito Santo Investment has built a strong reputation in its target markets reflected in its ranking as the leading investment bank in Portugal and among the top banks in Europe. Background: NYSE Euronext Lisbon has a total market capitalization of approximately €200 billion/$292billion and is home to 55 listed issuers <b>...</b>