UBS - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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UBS M&A Summary

UBS has acquired 4 companies, including 1 in the last 5 years. It has also divested 3 assets.

UBS’s largest acquisition to date was in 2000, when it acquired PaineWebber Group for $10.8B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2009, when it sold UBS Service Centre Pvt. to Cognizant Technology Solutions for $75M. UBS has acquired in 2 different US states, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include financial services (75%) and internet software and services (25%).

UBS Business Overview

Where is UBS headquartered?

UBS is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

What is UBS’s revenue?

UBS disclosed revenue of 39,368M USD for 2023 and 33,363M USD for 2022.

How many employees does UBS have?

UBS has 111,549 employees.

What sector is UBS in?

UBS is a financial services company.

When was UBS founded?

UBS was founded in 1862.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity7
    • M&A Buy Activity4
    • M&A Sell Activity3
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 14

UBS

UBS Group AG

Bahnhofstrasse 45 PO Box,
Zurich, 8001
Switzerland,
+41 44 234 11 11
www.ubs.com

UBS is a retail and commercial bank providing financial services to private, corporate and institutional clients. UBS was founded in 1862 and is based in Zurich, Switzerland.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 3 - - - 1 - 4
vol $11.1B $3.1B $14.2B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 3 - - - - - 3
vol $75M $75M
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Credit Suisse Group AG 2023-03-19 3.1B CHF Merger
Zurich, Switzerland · www.credit-suisse.com
UBS Delta 2017-04-07 - Divestiture
, United Kingdom · www.ubs.com/delta
we.trade Innovation DAC 2017-01-02 - Joint Venture
Dublin, Ireland · www.we-trade.com
Equatex AG 2015-03-02 - Divestiture
Zurich, Switzerland · www.equatex.com
UBS Service Centre (India) Pvt. Ltd. 2009-10-15 75M USD Divestiture
Hyderabad, India
SoundView Technology Group, Inc. 2004-08-31 265M USD Add-on Acquisition
Old Greenwich, Connecticut · www.soundview.com
PaineWebber Group, Inc. 2000-07-12 10.8B USD Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Financial Services 3 (75%) 14.2B (100%) 2 (67%) 75M (100%)
Internet Software and Services 1 (25%) - - -
Business Services - - 1 (33%) -
Total 4 $14.2B 3 $75M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
Switzerland 1 3.1B 1 -
United States 2 11.1B - -
  New York 1 10.8B - -
  Connecticut 1 265M - -
India - - 1 75M
Ireland 1 - - -
United Kingdom - - 1 -
Domestic 1 (25%) 3.1B (22%) 1 (33%) -
Cross-border 3 (75%) 11.1B (78%) 2 (67%) 75M (100%)
Total 4 $14.2B 3 $75M

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 2 $13.9B
$100M to $1B 1 $265M
TOTAL $14.2B
Largest PaineWebber Group, Inc.
$10.8B (2000-07-12)
sell # Total
< $100M 1 $75M
TOTAL $75M
Largest UBS Service Centre (India) Pvt. Ltd.
$75M (2009-10-15)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
25%
1 (25%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
33%
1 (33%)
Strategic(s)
67%
2 (67%)

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