Divestiture • Financial Services

Wells Fargo Acquires Textron Financial - The Media Finance Division

On December 27, 2002, Wells Fargo acquired financial services company Textron Financial - The Media Finance Division from Textron Financial

Acquisition Context
  • This is Wells Fargo’s 9th transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is Wells Fargo’s 10th transaction in the United States.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date December 27, 2002
Target Textron Financial - The Media Finance Division
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) Wells Fargo
Sellers(s) Textron Financial
Deal Type Divestiture

Target Company

Textron Financial - The Media Finance Division

United States
Textron Financial - The Media Finance Division is a provider of loans to small and middle-market businesses in the radio, TV, cable TV, outdoor advertising and publishing industries.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

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 Buyer #
Overall 10 of 23
Sector: Financial Services 9 of 17
Type: Divestiture 3 of 7
Country: United States 10 of 23
Year: 2002 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2001-03-23 H.D. Vest

Irving, Texas, United States

H.D. Vest, Inc. (dba H.D. Vest Financial Services) is an independent broker/dealer providing tax professionals with the products, training, and support to deliver independent financial solutions to retail investors.

Buy $128M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-07-31 First Community Capital

Houston, Texas, United States

First Community Capital Corp., a financial service company.

Buy $124M

Seller Profile 1

SELLER

Textron Financial

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Category Company
Sector Financial Services
DESCRIPTION

Textron Financial Corp. is a provider of innovative financing solutions for Textron customers throughout the world. Company single mission is to support those customers by providing financing options specific to the needs of each individual transaction. Company team draws on first-hand experience that was created by developing financing solutions for customers in over 80 countries.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Financial Services 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture 1 of 1
Country: United States 1 of 1
Year: 2002 1 of 1
PREVIOUS 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.

Buy -