Add-on Acquisition • Financial Services

UBS Acquires PaineWebber Group

On July 12, 2000, UBS acquired financial services company PaineWebber Group for 10.8B USD

Acquisition Context

This is UBS’s 1st transaction in the Financial Services sector.
This is UBS’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
This is UBS’s 1st transaction in the United States.
This is UBS’s 1st transaction in New York.

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M&A Deal Summary
Date	July 12, 2000
Target	PaineWebber Group
Sector	Financial Services
Buyer(s)	UBS
Deal Type	Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value	10.8B USD

Target Company

PaineWebber Group

New York, New York, United States

PaineWebber Group, Inc. is a national brokerage firm.

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Buyer

UBS

Zurich, Switzerland

Category	Company
Founded	1862
Sector	Financial Services
Employees	106,789
Revenue	45.3B USD (2024)

DESCRIPTION

Entrance to UBS' corporate headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland.

UBS is a retail and commercial bank providing financial services to private, corporate, and institutional clients. UBS was founded in 1862 and is based in Zurich, Switzerland.

Deal Context for Buyer	#
Overall	1 of 5
Sector: Financial Services	1 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition	1 of 2
State: New York	1 of 1
Country: United States	1 of 2
Year: 2000	1 of 1
Size (of disclosed)	1 of 3

FOLLOWING DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
2004-08-31	SoundView Technology Group Old Greenwich, Connecticut, United States SoundView Technology Group, Inc. is the parent of SoundView Technology Corporation, a research-driven securities firm focused on technology and other growth sectors.	Buy	$265M

DATE

TARGET

DEAL TYPE

VALUE

2004-08-31

SoundView Technology Group

Old Greenwich, Connecticut, United States

SoundView Technology Group, Inc. is the parent of SoundView Technology Corporation, a research-driven securities firm focused on technology and other growth sectors.

Buy

$265M

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