East West Bank - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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East West Bank M&A Summary

East West Bank has acquired 4 companies. It has also divested 1 asset.

East West Bank’s largest acquisition to date was in 2014, when it acquired Metrocorp Bancshares for $273M. East West Bank has acquired in 3 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include financial services (50%) and insurance (25%).

East West Bank Business Overview

Where is East West Bank headquartered?

East West Bank is headquartered in Pasadena, California.

What is East West Bank’s revenue?

East West Bank disclosed revenue of 2,564M USD for 2023 and 2,319M USD for 2022.

How many employees does East West Bank have?

East West Bank has 3,200 employees.

What sector is East West Bank in?

East West Bank is a financial services company.

When was East West Bank founded?

East West Bank was founded in 1998.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity5
    • M&A Buy Activity4
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 1

East West Bank

East West Bancorp, Inc.

135 North Los Robles Avenue, 7th Floor,
Pasadena, California 91101
United States,
(626) 768-6000
www.eastwestbank.com

East West Bank is a full-service commercial bank serving consumers and businesses throughout the US and in Greater China. East West Bank was founded in 1998 and is based in Pasadena, California.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 4 - - - - - 4
vol $416M $416M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
  5

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Medsphere Systems Corp. 2018-12-13 - Add-on Acquisition
Sandy, Utah · www.medsphere.com
East West Insurance Services, Inc. 2017-08-03 - Divestiture
San Marino, California · www.eastwestinsurance.com
Metrocorp Bancshares, Inc. 2014-01-17 273M USD Add-on Acquisition
Houston, Texas · www.metrobank-na.com
Desert Community Bank 2007-08-17 143M USD Add-on Acquisition
Victorville, California
East West Insurance Services, Inc. 2000-08-31 - Add-on Acquisition
San Marino, California · www.eastwestinsurance.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Financial Services 2 (50%) 416M (100%) - -
Insurance 1 (25%) - 1 (100%) -
Information Technology 1 (25%) - - -
Total 4 $416M 1 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 4 416M 1 -
  California 2 143M 1 -
  Utah 1 - - -
  Texas 1 273M - -
Total 4 $416M 1 -

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $416M
TOTAL $416M
Largest Metrocorp Bancshares, Inc.
$273M (2014-01-17)

M&A Connections

Deals
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Financial Services

Revenue

2,564   11% 2023
2,319   29% 2022
1,801   13% 2021
1,599   4% 2020
1,663   8% 2019
1,548   15% 2018
1,352   13% 2017
1,205   2016
(millions of USD) Show More Show Less

Employees

3,200

Established

1998

Public

NASDAQ: EWBC

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