M&A Deal Summary

First Bank Acquires Citigroup - Four Branches

On December 31, 1999, First Bank acquired financial services company Citigroup - Four Branches from Citi

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is First Bank’s 2nd transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is First Bank’s 1st transaction in the United States.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 1999-12-31
Target Citigroup - Four Branches
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) First Bank
Sellers(s) Citi
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Citigroup - Four Branches

United States
Citigroup - Four Branches is a provider of financial services with 83,000 deposits.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

First Bank

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Category Company
Founded 1948
Sector Financial Services
Employees3,168
Revenue 897M USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

First Bank is a financial holding company offering commercial banking, residential mortgage loan, finance lease, personal loan, small loan, auto loan, insurance, and broker dealer products and services to retail, commercial, and institutional customers primarily in Puerto Rico, and to a lesser extent in the U.S. and British Virgin Islands and Florida. First Bank was incorporated in 1948 and is based in San Juan, Puerto Rico.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 14
Sector: Financial Services M&A 2 of 13
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 7
Country: United States M&A 1 of 12
Year: 1999 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-09-15 Royal Bank of Canada - One Branch

Canada

Royal Bank of Canada - One Branch provides various financial services and products.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-09-25 First Virgin Islands Federal Savings Bank

United States

First Virgin Islands Federal Savings Bank is a provider of financial services and products for commercial and individuals.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Citi

New York, New York, United States

Category Company
Founded 1812
Sector Financial Services
Employees226,710
Revenue 81.1B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Citi is a global diversified financial services holding company, whose businesses provide consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, trade and securities services and wealth management. Citi was incorporated in 1812 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 19
Sector: Financial Services M&A 1 of 12
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 16
Country: United States M&A 1 of 11
Year: 1999 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1981-01-01 Diners Club International

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Established in 1950, Diners Club International became the first multi-purpose charge card in the world, launching a financial revolution in how consumers and companies pay for products and services. Today, Diners Club is a globally recognized brand serving the payment needs of select and affluent consumers, offering access to more than 500 airports lounges worldwide, and providing corporations and small business owners with a complete array of expense management solutions. With acceptance in more than 185 countries and territories, millions of merchant locations and access to more than 1 million cash access locations and ATMs, Diners Club is uniquely qualified to serve its cardmembers all over the world.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-08-28 CitiStreet

North Quincy, Massachusetts, United States

CitiStreet LLC is a US-based retirement plan and benefit service and administration company, with additional operations in Australia for more than 16,000 plans and 12 million participants.

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