M&A Deal Summary

UBS Acquires PaineWebber Group

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

Acquisition Highlights
  • 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.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2000-07-12
Target PaineWebber Group
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) UBS
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 10.8B USD

Target

PaineWebber Group

New York, New York, United States
PaineWebber Group, Inc. is a national brokerage firm.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

UBS

Zurich, Switzerland
Category Company
Founded 1862
Sector Financial Services
Employees111,549
Revenue 39.4B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to UBS' corporate headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland.
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 STATS #
Overall 1 of 4
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
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Old Greenwich, Connecticut, United States

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