Add-on Acquisition • Financial Services

Walker & Dunlop Acquires CW Financial Services

On June 8, 2012, Walker & Dunlop acquired financial services company CW Financial Services from Fortress for 220M USD

Acquisition Context
  • This is Walker & Dunlop’s 1st transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is Walker & Dunlop’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Walker & Dunlop’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Walker & Dunlop’s 1st transaction in Massachusetts.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date June 8, 2012
Target CW Financial Services
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) Walker & Dunlop
Sellers(s) Fortress
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 220M USD

Target Company

CW Financial Services

Needham, Massachusetts, United States
CW Financial Services is a vertically integrated commercial real estate debt platform offering a full range of products and services including multifamily lending, primary servicing, special servicing, consulting and investment management. The special servicing unit is the second largest special servicer of commercial real estate loans in the US. CW Financial Services is based in Needham, Massachusetts.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Walker & Dunlop

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Category Company
Founded 1937
Sector Financial Services
Employees1,394
Revenue 1.1B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Walker & Dunlop is a provider of financial services to commercial real estate finance companies in the United States providing financing and investment sales to owners of multifamily and commercial properties. Walker & Dunlop was founded in 1937 and is based in Bethesda, Maryland.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 1 of 9
Sector: Financial Services 1 of 6
Type: Add-on Acquisition 1 of 9
State: Massachusetts 1 of 1
Country: United States 1 of 8
Year: 2012 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 3
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-10-26 George Elkins Mortgage Banking Co.

Los Angeles, California, United States

George Elkins Mortgage Banking Co. is a provider of premier and largest remaining independent mortgage service provider.

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Seller Profile 1

SELLER

Fortress

New York, New York, United States

Category Asset Manager
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 44.2B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Fortress is a public investment firm that manages hedge fund, credit, and private equity investments. Fortress' private equity practice primarily makes control-oriented investments in North American and Western European businesses with significant asset-bases and strong cash-flows. Fortress is open to investing in a wide range of sectors, however the Firm has tended towards capital intensive sectors. These include transportation, financials, senior living/healthcare, real estate, media & telecommunications, leisure and energy infrastructure. The pivate equity group also invests in publicly traded alternative investment vehicles, which Fortress refers to as 'castles' that primarily invest in real estate and real estate related debt. Fortress was formed in 1998 and is based in New York City.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 13 of 28
Sector: Financial Services 5 of 11
Type: Add-on Acquisition 4 of 10
State: Massachusetts 1 of 1
Country: United States 10 of 20
Year: 2012 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-03-08 Nationstar Mortgage Holdings

Coppell, Texas, United States

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc. is a residential mortgage service and originator. Nationstar was formed in 1994 and is based in Coppell, Texas.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-09-18 Alea Group Holdings Bermuda

Hamilton, Bermuda

Alea is a worldwide provider of reinsurance, insurance, financial, and alternative risk products headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

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