M&A Deal Summary

OFG Bank Acquires The Bank of Nova Scotia - Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Operations

On June 26, 2019, OFG Bank acquired financial services company The Bank of Nova Scotia - Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Operations from Scotia Bank for 560M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is OFG Bank’s 1st transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is OFG Bank’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is OFG Bank’s 1st transaction in Puerto Rico.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-06-26
Target The Bank of Nova Scotia - Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Operations
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) OFG Bank
Sellers(s) Scotia Bank
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 560M USD

Target

The Bank of Nova Scotia - Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Operations

Puerto Rico
The Bank of Nova Scotia - Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Operations is a provider of financial services.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

OFG Bank

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Category Company
Founded 1964
Sector Financial Services
Employees2,239
Revenue 640M USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

OFG Bank is a diversified financial holding company that operates under U.S. and Puerto Rico banking laws and regulations. Its three principal subsidiaries, Oriental Bank, Oriental Financial Services and Oriental Insurance, provide a wide range of retail and commercial banking, lending and wealth management products, services and technology, primarily in Puerto Rico. OFG Bank was founded in 1964 and is based in San Juan, Puerto Rico.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Financial Services) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (Puerto Rico) 1 of 1
Year (2019) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Scotia Bank

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Category Company
Founded 1832
Sector Financial Services
Employees89,090
Revenue 31.8B CAD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Scotiabank branch in London, Ontario.
Scotiabank branch in London, Ontario.

Scotia Bank offers personal, commercial, corporate and investment banking products and services through global team of more than 75,000 Scotiabankers. Scotia Bank was incorporated in 1832 and is based in Toronto, Canada.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector (Financial Services) 2 of 3
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 3
Country (Puerto Rico) 1 of 1
Year (2019) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-08-17 Hermes

Lima, Peru

Hermes is a provider of cash management services with a nationwide network of 18 branches, 228 armored vehicles. Hermes offers logistics, cash processing, and custody services to a blue-chip client base comprised of more than 1,000 active clients in the financial, retail, utilities and mining segments. Hermes is a mission-critical partner to the largest financial institutions and retail organizations in Peru. Hermes was founded in 1985 and is based in Lima, Peru.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-06-22 Belize Bank

Belize City, Belize

Belize Bank Corporation Limited operates bank branches throughout the country of Belize.

Sell $31M