M&A Deal Summary

People s United Bank Acquires Citizens Financial Group - 56 Branches

On February 28, 2012, People s United Bank acquired financial services company Citizens Financial Group - 56 Branches from Citizens Financial Group for 3M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is People s United Bank’s 7th transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is People s United Bank’s 10th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is People s United Bank’s 7th transaction in the United States.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2012-02-28
Target Citizens Financial Group - 56 Branches
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) People s United Bank
Sellers(s) Citizens Financial Group
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 3M USD

Target

Citizens Financial Group - 56 Branches

United States
Citizens Financial Group - Fifty-two of the branchesBranches are situated in Stop & Shop supermarkets and four are traditional branches. All of the branches are located in the state of New York, with 29 on Long Island, eight in Westchester County and six in the boroughs of New York City.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

People s United Bank

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States

Category Company
Founded 1842
Sector Financial Services
Employees6,110
Revenue 1.8B USD (2019)
DESCRIPTION

People's United Bank is a diversified financial services company with $33 billion in assets. People’s United Bank is a premier, community-based, regional bank in the Northeast offering commercial and retail banking, as well as wealth management services through a network of over 400 retail locations in Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. People's United Bank was founded in 1842 and is based in Bridgeport, Connecticut.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 13
Sector (Financial Services) 7 of 12
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 7 of 13
Year (2012) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 10 of 10
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-07-01 Danvers Bancorp

Danvers, Massachusetts, United States

Danvers Bancorp, Inc., provides various financial products and services.

Buy $215M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-06-27 Suffolk Bancorp.

Riverhead, New York, United States

Suffolk Bancorp is a one-bank holding company that provides commercial banking and financial services through Suffolk County National Bank ("SCNB"), its wholly owned subsidiary. Founded in 1890, SCNB is headquartered in Riverhead, NY and serves the Long Island market, incorporating Long Island's East End, western Suffolk, and Nassau counties as well as Manhattan and the other Boroughs. SCNB is a nationally chartered commercial bank offering a full range of products and services including deposit accounts, commercial, multi-family and consumer lending, residential mortgages, cash management, and investment services.

Buy $402M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Citizens Financial Group

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Category Company
Founded 1828
Sector Financial Services
Employees17,800
DESCRIPTION

Citizens Financial Group, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Citizens Bank, N.A. and Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania that provide banking products and services.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 7
Sector (Financial Services) 5 of 6
Type (Divestiture) 6 of 7
Country (United States) 6 of 7
Year (2012) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-02-28 Citizens Financial - 56 Branches

United States

Fifty-two of the branches are situated in Stop & Shop supermarkets and four are traditional branches.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-01-07 Citizens Financial - 94 Charter One Branches & Other Assets

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Citizens Financial - 94 Charter One Branches & Other Assets, includes 94 Charter One branches in the Chicago area, $5.3 billion in local deposits and $1.1 billion in locally originated loans for a deposit premium of approximately $315 million, or 6 percent of deposits.

Sell -