On the Record · Credit Suisse Group
Credit Suisse Group acquisitions, on the record
The businesses Credit Suisse Group bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.
Deals its annual reports describe
| Business | Deal | When | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Neue Aargauer Bank AGWord for word“The merger was effected on November 27, 2020 under simplified requirements of the Swiss Merger Act with retroactive effect as of July 1, 2020.” 20-F for 2020 | merger | November 27, 2020 | — |
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (DLJ)Word for word“Our reported financial results for the full year 2021 were particularly impacted by a net charge of CHF 4.8 billion relating to Archegos, a goodwill impairment of CHF 1.6 billion relating to the acquisition of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (DLJ) in 2000, and CHF 1.2 billion of major litigation provisions as we sought to more proactively address legacy issues.” 20-F for 2021 | acquisition | in 2000 | — |
InvestLab fund platformWord for word“Investment and partnership income in 2020 also included the gain of CHF 203 million related to the completed transfer of the InvestLab fund platform, while 2019 included gains on the sale of our remaining economic interest in a third-party manager relating to a private equity investment.” 20-F for 2021 | divestiture | 2020 | CHF 203 million |
remaining economic interest in a third-party managerWord for word“Investment and partnership income in 2020 also included the gain of CHF 203 million related to the completed transfer of the InvestLab fund platform, while 2019 included gains on the sale of our remaining economic interest in a third-party manager relating to a private equity investment.” 20-F for 2021 | divestiture | 2019 | — |
The Klein Group LLCWord for word“The purchase price is USD 175 million.” 20-F for 2022 | agreed acquisition | — | USD 175 million |
significant part of the Securitized Products Group (SPG) and other related financing businesses, to Apollo Global ManagementWord for word“■ reviewed and approved entering into definitive transaction agreements to sell a significant part of the SPG and other related financing businesses to Apollo Global Management (Apollo) as announced in November 2022 ■ assessed and approved the acquisition of The Klein Group LLC, an investment banking boutique and registered broker-dealer affiliated with former Board member Michael Klein, representing an important step to progress the carve-out of CS First Boston ■ supervised the initial phase of the implementation of the strategy and organizational changes and received regular updates on the set-up of the CRU, the progress of the cost transformation program and the restructuring of the Investment Bank People and culture ■ established, together with the Executive Board, a comprehensive risk culture framework based on the principle that “everyone is a risk manager”, which aims to change mindsets, reinforce risk aspects in decision-making and foster prudent risk-taking behaviors across the Group ■ received regular progress updates on the various risk culture initiatives, including bank-wide training on “Building a Risk Culture” and a risk culture dashboard, measuring progress linked to the risk culture framework, such as internal audit results and senior leadership role models ■ conducted dedicated senior talent review session with the full Board and held several employee engagement events together with the Executive Board Board and Executive Board succession ■ nominated Mirko Bianchi, Keyu Jin and Amanda Norton as new Board members for election at the 2022 AGM ■ appointed new Executive Board members during 2022, including the roles of the CEO (Ulrich Körner), COO (Francesca McDonagh), CFO (Dixit Joshi), General Counsel (Markus Diethelm), regional CEO of Asia Pacific (Edwin Low) and CCO (Nita Patel) Governance and supervision ■ approved the set-up of the IBSC as an ad hoc Board committee for the purposes of assisting the Board in overseeing the definition of a new investment banking strategy and approved its terms of reference ■ supervised the establishment and execution of the Strategic Regulatory Remediation program intended to strengthen our organization and deliver on regulatory programs ■ held dedicated sessions with senior officials from FINMA and the Federal Reserve on their respective annual assessments of the Group ■ regularly reviewed and discussed key regulatory correspondence and outcomes from the regulatory engagements of the Chairman, CEO and other Board and Executive Board members Financial and risk management ■ decided to further strengthen the Group’s capital base and support its strategic transformation by completing two capital raises with aggregate gross proceeds of CHF 4 billion through the issuance of new shares to qualified investors and a rights offering to existing shareholders, both of which were approved at the EGM on November 23, 2022 ■ closely monitored the Group’s liquidity status following the significant deposit and net asset outflows experienced during the fourth quarter of 2022 and measures taken by management to address the situation, including a comprehensive client outreach program ■ reviewed and approved the Group’s financial and capital plans and risk appetite for 2023 reflecting the Group’s strategic transformation and targets announced at the October 2022 strategy update Board effectiveness ■ conducted a c” 20-F for 2022 | agreed divestiture | — | — |
Read from Credit Suisse Group’s annual reports (20-F for 2022, 20-F for 2021, 20-F for 2020) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2023-03-14. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.