Bank to retain Eastdil’s public market investment banking and capital markets business to form a new Real Estate, Gaming, Lodging and Leisure industry coverage group
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) today announced the sale of Eastdil
Secured (Eastdil), its private real estate investment banking division.
This follows Eastdil’s management-led recapitalization, in partnership
with Guggenheim Investments, on behalf of certain institutional clients,
and Temasek, a global investment company headquartered in Singapore.
Subsequent to the sale, Wells Fargo will retain the public market real
estate investment bankers of Eastdil, who will form the Real Estate,
Gaming, Lodging, and Leisure (REGAL) industry coverage group within
Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB). Additionally, Wells Fargo will
retain a minority ownership interest in Eastdil.
“This newly dedicated Real Estate, Gaming, Lodging, and Leisure
investment banking coverage group will leverage partnerships across the
bank, with a deep pool of talent and expertise, to serve clients in
these key industries and their complex financial needs,” said Rob Engel,
co-head of Wells Fargo Corporate & Investment Banking.
The REGAL team will provide a full suite of investment banking and
capital markets capabilities including mergers and acquisition advisory
solutions, as well as debt and equity origination and structuring. The
group will also continue its long-standing partnership with Wells
Fargo’s Commercial Real Estate (CRE) group, the top commercial real
estate lender in the country with a commercial real estate portfolio
totaling approximately $143.5 billion.
The CRE group delivers a comprehensive platform of banking, financing
and servicing solutions for commercial real estate companies inclusive
of: balance sheet lending; CMBS origination, distribution and loan
servicing; agency financing for multifamily assets; financing for real
estate investment trusts (REITS); and debt and equity capital for the
affordable housing industry.
“The breadth and depth of Wells Fargo’s Commercial Real Estate platform
is unmatched in the industry, and our CRE team looks forward to
partnering closely with the new REGAL investment banking coverage group
to continue delivering a comprehensive and seamless suite of financing
solutions and advice to commercial real estate clients,” said Mark
Myers, head of Wells Fargo Commercial Real Estate.
Pending regulatory approvals, the transaction is expected to close in
the fourth quarter of 2019. Terms of the transaction have not been
disclosed. Wells Fargo Securities served as the financial advisor to
Wells Fargo with Sullivan & Cromwell LLP serving as legal counsel.
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households in the United States. Wells Fargo & Company was ranked No. 26
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