Analysis of recent M&A transactions
Deutsche Bank or the art of tripping over coffee tables Deutsche Bank AG is a German financial giant, founded in 1870 and headquartered in Frankfurt. It operates with more than 100,000 employees in over 70 countries and has been trying for a long time to become a global investment banking powerhouse of proportions similar to … Continue reading The DWS IPO – Crying for Cryan
On December 3rd, 2017 CVS Health Corporation announced its intention to acquire Aetna Inc. in a cash-stock deal for $69 billion, in what will be the largest corporate deal in 2017 so far. The Wall Street Journal reported that the two companies have been in talks since late October. CVS’ stock dropped more than 4.6% … Continue reading CVS Acquires Aetna in the Largest American Healthcare Insurance Deal of All Time
Nowadays, Tyco has become a mere shadow of the diversified engineering group that used to be in the 1990s. Over the years, it has expanded under an aggressive acquisition strategy overseen by former CEO Dennis Kozlowski. The slice of the once $130bn conglomerate, which nowadays sells only fire safety and security systems, will be acquired by Johnson … Continue reading The dilemma of cross-border acquisitions: Tyco International and Johnson Controls
London Stock Exchange Group (LSE:LSE) and Deutsche Börse (DB1X.N:GER) have agreed to merge and give birth to the largest European stock exchange group with a combined market capitalization of over $6tn. Industry Overview Not only have the financial markets been exceptionally turbulent since the last quarter of 2015 but also the exchange operators that are … Continue reading LSE – DB merger: a crucial step towards Capital Markets Union
Spanish institution Banco Sabadell (SAB.MC) agrees to pay £1.7 bn for TSB (TSB.L), Britain's seventh biggest lender with 631 branches and 4.3% market share, in one of the biggest cross-border banking deals since the financial crisis. Formally announced on March 12, the deal was also welcomed by the UK Treasury as “a vote of confidence … Continue reading AN EMERGING INTERNATIONAL BANK: SABADELL BUYS TSB FOR £1.7 BN
Springleaf Holdings Inc. set to buy Citigroup Inc’s OneMain Financial Holdings for $4.25bn in cash, forming the largest subprime lender in the United States. Citigroup’s strategy to sell its non-core operations and focus on wealthier clients produces the combined entity with $15bn dollars in assets, 2000 branches, and a capacity to serve the growing subprime … Continue reading A SUBPRIME RENAISSANCE: CITIGROUP SELLS ONEMAIN TO SPRINGLEAF
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