Strategic acquisition to strengthen HSBCโs banking franchise in UK
13 Mar 2023 HSBC Holdings plc announces that its UK ring-fenced subsidiary, HSBC UK Bank plc, is acquiring Silicon Valley Bank UK Limited (SVB UK) for ยฃ1.
As at 10 March 2023, SVB UK had loans of around ยฃ5.5bn and deposits of around ยฃ6.7bn. For the financial year ending 31 December 2022, SVB UK recorded a profit before tax of ยฃ88m. SVB UKโs tangible equity is expected to be around ยฃ1.4bn. Final calculation of the gain arising from the acquisition will be provided in due course. The assets and liabilities of the parent companies of SVB UK are excluded from the transaction. The transaction completes immediately. The acquisition will be funded from existing resources.
Noel Quinn, HSBC Group CEO, said, โThis acquisition makes excellent strategic sense for our business in the UK. It strengthens our commercial banking franchise and enhances our ability to serve innovative and fast-growing firms, including in the technology and life-science sectors, in the UK and internationally.
โWe welcome SVB UKโs customers to HSBC and look forward to helping them grow in the UK and around the world. SVB UK customers can continue to bank as usual, safe in the knowledge that their deposits are backed by the strength, safety and security of HSBC. We warmly welcome SVB UK colleagues to HSBC, we are excited to start working with them.โ
HSBC will update shareholders on the acquisition at its 1Q 2023 results on 2 May 2023.
