M&A Deal Summary

CWB Acquires GE Capital - Canadian Franchise Financing Business

On April 7, 2016, CWB acquired financial services company GE Capital - Canadian Franchise Financing Business from GE Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is CWB’s 3rd transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is CWB’s 4th transaction in Canada.
  • This is CWB’s 2nd transaction in Ontario.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-04-07
Target GE Capital - Canadian Franchise Financing Business
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) CWB
Sellers(s) GE Capital
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

GE Capital - Canadian Franchise Financing Business

Ontario, Canada
GE Capital - Canadian Franchise Financing Business provides financing across Canada to a diverse group of established companies in the hospitality and restaurant industries.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

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 4 of 4
Sector: Financial Services M&A 3 of 3
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Ontario M&A 2 of 2
Country: Canada M&A 4 of 4
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-21 Maxium Financial Services

Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada

Maxium Financial Services, Inc. provides loans, equipment leases and structured financing solutions to more than 35,000 clients, with the majority of business sourced in Ontario. Specialized financing solutions are primarily provided in areas of healthcare, golf, transportation, real estate, and general corporate financing.

Buy $120M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

GE Capital

Norwalk, Connecticut, United States

Category Company
Founded 1932
Sector Financial Services
Employees47,000
DESCRIPTION

GE Capital is the financing division of General Electric Co and is currently comprised of GE Capital Aviation Services and GE Energy Financial Services. These entities provide commercial lending and leasing, as well as a range of financial services for commercial aviation, energy, and support for GE's industrial business unit.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 12
Sector: Financial Services M&A 4 of 6
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 8 of 10
State: Ontario M&A 1 of 1
Country: Canada M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-01 General Electric Capital Corp - Healthcare Financial Services Lending Business

United States

General Electric Capital Corp - Healthcare Financial Services Lending Business is a provider of financial services healthcare industry.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-07-21 SBI Cards and Payment Services

Gurgaon, India

SBI Cards and Payment Services engages in marketing and distribution of credit cards. The company offers lifestyle, reward, shopping, travel, and banking partnership cards for personal needs; and corporate, central travel, utility, and purchase cards for corporate needs. SBI Cards and Payment Services was founded in 1998 and is based in Gurugram, Haryana.

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