Divestiture • Financial Services

SunTrust Banks Acquires The Robinson-Humphrey Co.

On May 14, 2001, SunTrust Banks acquired financial services company The Robinson-Humphrey Co. from Citi

Acquisition Context
  • This is SunTrust Banks’ 3rd transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is SunTrust Banks’ 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is SunTrust Banks’ 1st transaction in Georgia.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date May 14, 2001
Target The Robinson-Humphrey Co.
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) SunTrust Banks
Sellers(s) Citi
Deal Type Divestiture

Target Company

The Robinson-Humphrey Co.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States
The Robinson-Humphrey Co. LLC is a private client business and the municipal banking, sales and trading operations, which have been previously integrated into SSB, are not included in this transaction and their management structures remain the same.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

SunTrust Banks

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Category Company
Founded 1891
Sector Financial Services
Employees24,043
Revenue 8.9B USD (2017)
DESCRIPTION

SunTrust Banks, Inc. is a financial services company. SunTrust has two business segments: Consumer and Wholesale. Its flagship subsidiary, SunTrust Bank, operates an extensive branch and ATM network throughout the high-growth Southeast and Mid-Atlantic states, along with 24-hour digital access. Certain business lines serve consumer, commercial, corporate, and institutional clients nationally. As of December 31, 2018, SunTrust had total assets of $216 billion and total deposits of $163 billion. The Company provides deposit, credit, trust, investment, mortgage, asset management, securities brokerage, and capital market services.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 3 of 10
Sector: Financial Services 3 of 9
Type: Divestiture 1 of 2
State: Georgia 1 of 1
Country: United States 3 of 10
Year: 2001 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1998-12-23 Crestar Financial

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Crestar Financial Corp., provides banking financial services.

Buy $9.5B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2001-06-05 STI Credit

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

STI Credit Corp. (SunTrust Credit) is a national provider of commercial finance services to the small business market. SunTrust Credit has approximately $400 million in receivables.

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Seller Profile 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 Context for Seller #
Overall 2 of 19
Sector: Financial Services 2 of 12
Type: Divestiture 2 of 16
State: Georgia 1 of 2
Country: United States 2 of 11
Year: 2001 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-09-06 Associates First Capital

Irving, Texas, United States

Associates First Capital Corp. a diversified financial services organization providing finance, leasing, insurance and related services to individual consumers and businesses in the US and internationally.

Buy $31.0B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2001-05-17 Grupo Financiero Banamex

Mexico City, Mexico

Grupo Financiero Banamex is a Mexican financial services company.

Buy $12.5B