Divestiture • Financial Services

TD Bank Acquires Wells Fargo s Canadian Direct Equipment Finance Business

On January 14, 2021, TD Bank acquired financial services company Wells Fargo s Canadian Direct Equipment Finance Business from Wells Fargo

Acquisition Context
  • This is TD Bank’s 6th transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is TD Bank’s 2nd transaction in Canada.
  • This is TD Bank’s 2nd transaction in Ontario.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date January 14, 2021
Target Wells Fargo s Canadian Direct Equipment Finance Business
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) TD Bank
Sellers(s) Wells Fargo
Deal Type Divestiture

Target Company

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.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

TD Bank

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Category Company
Founded 1855
Sector Financial Services
Employees101,577
Revenue 56.3B CAD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
TD Bank branch in Bangor, Maine.
TD Bank branch in Bangor, Maine.

TD Bank and its subsidiaries are collectively known as TD Bank Group (TD or the Bank). TD is a large bank North American bank serving customers in four key businesses operating in a number of locations in key financial centres around the globe: Canadian Personal and Commercial Banking, including TD Canada Trust and TD Insurance; Wealth Management, including TD Waterhouse and an investment in TD Ameritrade; U.S. Personal and Commercial Banking, including TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank; and Wholesale Banking, including TD Securities. TD Bank was incorporated in 1855 and is based in Toronto, Canada.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 7 of 10
Sector: Financial Services 6 of 9
Type: Divestiture 2 of 2
State: Ontario 2 of 2
Country: Canada 2 of 2
Year: 2021 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-01-09 Layer 6

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Layer 6, Inc. is an artificial intelligence (AI) company. Layer 6 was founded in 2016 and is based in Toronto, Ontario.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-03-24 Headlands Tech

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Headlands Tech is a FINRA-registered broker-dealer that provides proprietary liquidity to fixed-income markets. Leveraging a unique fully automated approach, HTGM is able to provide accurate and timely pricing across hundreds of thousands of instruments in the fixed income universe. Headlands Tech was founded in 2013 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

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Seller Profile 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 Context for Seller #
Overall 14 of 16
Sector: Financial Services 6 of 7
Type: Divestiture 13 of 15
State: Ontario 1 of 1
Country: Canada 1 of 1
Year: 2021 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-06-18 Wells Fargo & Co. - Global Alternative Investments Feeder Fund Platform

San Francisco, California, United States

Wells Fargo & Co.'s Global Alternative Investments Feeder Fund Platform supports a full suite of alternative solutions, including private equity, private debt, hedge funds, private real estate and direct private investments across approximately 70 investment vehicles.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-02-23 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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