M&A Deal Summary

Bank of America Acquires U.S. Trust

On November 20, 2007, Bank of America acquired financial services company U.S. Trust from Charles Schwab for 3.3B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Bank of America’s 7th transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is Bank of America’s 6th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Bank of America’s 8th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Bank of America’s 1st transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2007-11-20
Target U.S. Trust
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) Bank of America
Sellers(s) Charles Schwab
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 3.3B USD

Target

U.S. Trust

New York, New York, United States
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U.S. Trust is a money management firm. U.S. Trust provides a variety of funds and trust services to wealthy individuals and institutions,with a mission to serve as manager, executor and trustee of personal and corporate funds.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Bank of America

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1784
Sector Financial Services
Employees217,000
Revenue 95.0B USD (2022)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Bank of America Center in downtown Charlotte, North Carolina.
Entrance to Bank of America Center in downtown Charlotte, North Carolina.

Bank of America is a financial services institution serving individual consumers, small- and middle-market businesses, institutional investors, large corporations and governments with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk management products and services. Bank of America was incorporated in 1784 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 12
Sector (Financial Services) 7 of 9
Type (Divestiture) 3 of 3
State (New York) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 8 of 11
Year (2007) 3 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 6 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-04-26 Reverse Mortgage Business - Seattle Mortgage

United States

Reverse Mortgage Business has a loan portfolio of 40,000 reverse mortgages, totaling over $4 billion in outstanding balances. Approximately 400 Seattle Mortgage associates will join Bank of America, including a retail sales force of more than 200 sales associates in 25 states and the District of Columbia.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-01-11 Countrywide Financial

Calabasas, California, United States

Countrywide Financial Corp. is a diversified financial services provider. Countrywide originates, purchases, securitizes, sells, and services residential and commercial loans; provides loan closing services such as credit reports, appraisals and flood determinations.

Buy $4.0B

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Charles Schwab

Westlake, Texas, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1971
Sector Financial Services
Employees32,000
Revenue 20.8B USD (2022)
DESCRIPTION
Charles Schwab's corporate headquarters in downtown San Francisco, California.
Charles Schwab's corporate headquarters in downtown San Francisco, California.

Charles Schwab engages in securities brokerage, banking, money management, and financial advisory services. The Company provides financial services to individuals and institutional clients through two segments, Investor Services and Institutional Services. The Investor Services segment provides retail brokerage and banking services to individual investors. The Institutional Services segment provides custodial, trading, and support services to independent investment advisors. The Institutional Services segment also provides retirement plan services, specialty brokerage services, and mutual fund clearing services. Charles Schwab was founded in 1971 and is based in Westlake, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 4
Sector (Financial Services) 3 of 3
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 3
State (New York) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 3 of 4
Year (2007) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-04-02 Schwab Retirement Plan Services

Austin, Texas, United States

Schwab Retirement Plan Services Co. is a provider of mid-size and large retirement plans.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-08-30 Windward Investment Management

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Windward Investment Management Inc. is an investment advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, retirement plans, foundations and endowments.

Buy $150M