Major Swiss Banks To Merge In Bid To Stem Fallout

March 19, 2023 Business, Economy

CNN Business reports:

Switzerland’s biggest bank, UBS, has agreed to buy its ailing rival Credit Suisse in an emergency rescue deal aimed at stemming financial market panic unleashed by the failure of two American banks earlier this month. It said the rescue would “secure financial stability and protect the Swiss economy.”

UBS is paying 3 billion Swiss francs ($3.25 billion) for Credit Suisse, about 60% less than the bank was worth when markets closed on Friday.

Credit Suisse shareholders will be largely wiped out, receiving just 1 UBS share for 22.5 Credit Suisse shares they own. Extraordinarily, the deal will not need the approval of shareholders after the Swiss government agreed to change the law so that it can be completed rapidly.

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Swiss banking giant UBS agrees to buy its ailing rival Credit Suisse in an emergency rescue deal aimed at stemming financial market panic. https://t.co/BtnjaRlZXB

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#UPDATE UBS will take over stricken rival Swiss bank Credit Suisse for “a merger consideration of three billion Swiss francs”, ($3.24 billion), Credit Suisse said in a statement Sunday following intense talks in Bern. pic.twitter.com/2bn7jElA5Z

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) March 19, 2023