M&A Deal Summary

Computershare Acquires Valiant Trust Company

On March 4, 2015, Computershare acquired financial services company Valiant Trust Company from CWB for 33M CAD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Computershare’s 9th transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is Computershare’s 8th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Computershare’s 2nd transaction in Canada.
  • This is Computershare’s 1st transaction in Alberta.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-03-04
Target Valiant Trust Company
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) Computershare
Sellers(s) CWB
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 33M CAD

Target

Valiant Trust Company

Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Valiant Trust Company Ltd. provides transfer agency, corporate trust and employee share plan services across the Canadian market and has around 450 issuer clients.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Computershare

Abbotsford, Australia
Category Company
Founded 1978
Sector Software
Employees12,646
Revenue 2.9B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Computershare specializes in the provision of software solutions and professional services to the securities industry. Computershare was founded in 1978 and is based in Abbotsford, Victoria.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 20 of 27
Sector (Financial Services) 9 of 11
Type (Divestiture) 9 of 10
State (Alberta) 1 of 1
Country (Canada) 2 of 2
Year (2015) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 8 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-07-23 Homeloan Management

Skipton, United Kingdom

Homeloan Management Ltd. is a third party mortgage administration business.

Buy £48M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-01-28 Altavera Mortgage Services

Westminster, Colorado, United States

Altavera Mortgage Services LLC is an independent, third-party mortgage origination services to residential mortgage originators.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

CWB

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Category Company
Founded 1984
Sector Financial Services
Revenue 1.1B CAD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

CWB is a full-service bank that offers full-service business and personal banking, specialized financing, comprehensive wealth management offerings, and trust services. CWB was incorporated in 1984 and is based in Edmonton, Canada.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Financial Services) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 2
State (Alberta) 1 of 1
Country (Canada) 1 of 2
Year (2015) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-05-04 Canadian Direct Insurance

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Canadian Direct Insurance, Inc. is a property and casualty insurance company that provides personal insurance solutions throughout British Columbia and Alberta.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-05-01 Canadian Direct Insurance

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Canadian Direct Insurance, Inc. is a property and casualty insurance company that provides personal insurance solutions throughout British Columbia and Alberta.

Sell -
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