M&A Deal Summary

GTCR Acquires Allspring

On February 23, 2021, private equity firm GTCR acquired financial services company Allspring from Wells Fargo

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is GTCR’s 9th transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is GTCR’s 114th transaction in the United States.
  • This is GTCR’s 5th transaction in North Carolina.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-02-23
Target Allspring
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) GTCR
Sellers(s) Wells Fargo
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Allspring

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Allspring is an asset-management firm that provides investment products and portfolio solutions across fixed income, equities, and multi-asset strategies for institutions, financial intermediaries, and individual investors. The Firm serves clients globally through a range of actively managed strategies. Allspring was established in 2021 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

GTCR

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1980
PE ASSETS 15.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

GTCR is a private equity firm that typically partners with management when pursuing acquisitions. The Firm looks to grow companies through build-on acquisitions, consolidations, and internal growth. GTCR will consider both equity and mezzanine capital commitments and concentrates its investment activity in consumer products & services, healthcare services, outsourced business services, technology, transaction processing, and pharma/medical products. GTCR was formed in 1980 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 118 of 157
Sector: Financial Services M&A 9 of 13
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 8 of 12
State: North Carolina M&A 5 of 6
Country: United States M&A 114 of 148
Year: 2021 M&A 2 of 10
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-02-17 Inteliquent

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Inteliquent is a communication enablement platform offering nationwide wholesale communication services. The company provides easy-to-use voice, messaging and mobility solutions to the wireless, over-the-top app, VoIP and wireline communications companies that choose to focus on customer-facing applications and service rather than infrastructure management. Inteliquent combines an intuitive software-based application program interface with its nationwide network of physical switches and dedicated transport to offer its leading wholesale telecommunication services.

Sell $1.1B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-03-04 Epselon Global

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Epselon Global is working to build a healthcare business by strategically acquiring companies and assets that solve some of healthcare’s most intricate challenges. Epselon Global was formed in 2021 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Wells Fargo

San Francisco, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1852
Sector Financial Services
Employees222,544
Revenue 82.3B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Wells Fargo's corporate headquarters in downtown San Francisco, California.
Wells Fargo's corporate headquarters in downtown San Francisco, California.

Wells Fargo is a diversified financial services company that provides retail, commercial and corporate banking services through banking stores and offices, the internet and other distribution channels to individuals, businesses and institutions in all 50 US states, the District of Columbia and in other countries. The company provides other financial services through subsidiaries engaged in various businesses, principally: wholesale banking, mortgage banking, consumer finance, equipment leasing, agricultural finance, commercial finance, securities brokerage and investment banking, insurance agency and brokerage services, computer and data processing services, trust services, investment advisory services, mortgage-backed securities servicing and venture capital investment. Wells Fargo was formed in 1852 and is based in San Francisco, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 15 of 16
Sector: Financial Services M&A 7 of 7
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 14 of 15
State: North Carolina M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 10 of 11
Year: 2021 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-01-14 Wells Fargo s Canadian Direct Equipment Finance Business

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Headquartered in Mississauga, with regional offices across the country, including Montreal and Calgary, Wells Fargo's Canadian Direct Equipment Finance business has a 25-year operating history, which includes the acquisition by Wells Fargo of GE Capital's Canadian Equipment Finance business in 2016. With approximately C$1.5 billion in assets and over 120 employees, Wells Fargo's Canadian Direct Equipment Finance business provides loans and leases covering a full range of commercial equipment for businesses across Canada.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-03-23 Wells Fargo - Corporate Trust Services

San Francisco, California, United States

Wells Fargo's Corporate Trust Services provides a wide variety of trust and agency services in connection with debt securities issued by public and private corporations, government entities, and the banking and securities industries.

Sell $750M