HSBC Holding - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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HSBC Holding M&A Summary

HSBC Holding has acquired 8 companies, including 2 in the last 5 years. It has also divested 10 assets.

HSBC Holding’s largest acquisition to date was in 2003, when it acquired Household International for $14.2B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2012, when it sold HSBC US Credit Card Unit to Capital One Financial for $2.5B. HSBC Holding has acquired in 2 different US states, and 6 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include financial services (75%) and internet software and services (13%).

HSBC Holding Business Overview

Where is HSBC Holding headquartered?

HSBC Holding is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

What is HSBC Holding’s revenue?

HSBC Holding disclosed revenue of 63,019M USD for 2023 and 56,025M USD for 2022.

How many employees does HSBC Holding have?

HSBC Holding has 214,400 employees.

What sector is HSBC Holding in?

HSBC Holding is a financial services company.

When was HSBC Holding founded?

HSBC Holding was founded in 1865.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity18
    • M&A Buy Activity8
    • M&A Sell Activity10
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 6
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 21
  • M&A Advisors 3

HSBC Holding

HSBC Holdings plc

8 Canada Sq,
London, E14 5HQ
United Kingdom,
+44 20-7991-8888
www.hsbc.com

HSBC is a global banking and financial services company. HSBC dates back to 1865 and is based in London, United Kingdom


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 6 - 1 - 1 - 8
vol $20.7B $575M $1.5B $22.8B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 10 - - - - - 10
vol $2.7B $2.7B
  18

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
HSBC Innovation Banking Ltd. 2023-03-10 1.5B GBP Divestiture
London, United Kingdom · www.hsbcinnovationbanking.com
AXA Insurance Pte Ltd. 2021-08-16 575M USD Add-on Acquisition
Singapore, Singapore · www.axa.com.sg
we.trade Innovation DAC 2017-01-02 - Joint Venture
Dublin, Ireland · www.we-trade.com
HSBC Holdings - Quantitative Techniques Operation 2013-04-04 - Divestiture
London, United Kingdom
HSBC Reinsurance Ltd. 2012-10-15 - Divestiture
Dublin,, Ireland
HSBC Insurance (Ireland) Ltd. 2012-10-15 - Divestiture
Dublin,, Ireland
HSBC Insurance Company of Delaware 2012-09-06 - Divestiture
Jersey City,, New Jersey
HSBC - 37 Retail Banking Branches 2012-07-13 95M USD Divestiture
, United States
HSBC US Credit Card Unit 2012-05-02 2.5B USD Divestiture
, United States
HSBC Actuaries and Consultants Ltd.(HACL) 2009-12-01 42M GBP Divestiture
London, United Kingdom
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
HSBC Bank USA    - HSBC Bank USA - 10 Branches 2021-05-26 1
New York, New York · www.us.hsbc.com New York, New York
HSBC Insurance Brokers Holdings Ltd.    - HSBC Actuaries and Consultants Ltd.(HACL) 2009-12-01 1
London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Financial Services 6 (75%) 22.2B (97%) 4 (40%) 2.6B (98%)
Insurance 1 (13%) 575M (3%) 3 (30%) -
Internet Software and Services 1 (13%) - 1 (10%) 1M (< 1%)
Business Services - - 1 (10%) 42M (2%)
Distribution - - 1 (10%) -
Total 8 $22.8B 10 $2.7B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 2 14.2B 4 2.6B
  Minnesota 1 - - -
  Illinois 1 14.2B - -
  New York - - 1 -
  New Jersey - - 1 -
United Kingdom 2 7.4B 2 42M
Ireland 1 - 2 -
Australia - - 1 22M
China - - 1 1M
India 1 - - -
Indonesia 1 608M - -
Singapore 1 575M - -
Domestic 2 (25%) 7.4B (32%) 2 (20%) 42M (2%)
Cross-border 6 (75%) 15.4B (68%) 8 (80%) 2.6B (98%)
Total 8 $22.8B 10 $2.7B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Morgan Stanley
1
HSBC Global Banking and Markets
1
J.P. Morgan Securities
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 3 $21.6B
$100M to $1B 2 $1.2B
TOTAL $22.8B
Largest Household International, Inc.
$14.2B (2003-03-28)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $2.5B
< $100M 4 $160M
TOTAL $2.7B
Largest HSBC US Credit Card Unit
$2.5B (2012-05-02)

M&A Connections

Deals
Divested to
Investor(s)
10%
1 (10%)
Strategic(s)
90%
9 (90%)

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