Rothschild & Co Bank AG Acquires Banque Pâris Bertrand

Rothschild & Co Bank AG Acquires Zurich-based Tenalis AG

July 1, 2025

Legal Services

Rothschild & Co Bank AG's Swiss Wealth Management business has acquired Zurich-based Tenalis AG, an independent advisory firm specializing in inheritance law, succession planning, taxation and real estate consulting. Tenalis will remain an independent subsidiary with founder Jacqueline Schwarz-Mattes continuing as Managing Director and the existing team and brand retained.

UBS Acquires Credit Suisse

March 20, 2023

Financial Services

UBS Group AG agreed to acquire Credit Suisse Group AG in a government-supported deal announced March 2023, with Credit Suisse shareholders receiving UBS shares as consideration. The transaction (and subsequent merger of the Swiss operating entities) was structured to stabilize Credit Suisse, expand UBS's wealth and asset-management scale, and realize cost synergies across the combined bank.

Goldman Sachs (Merchant Banking) Agrees to Buy B&B Hotels from PAI Partners

May 20, 2019

Restaurants & Hospitality

PAI Partners has entered exclusive negotiations to sell B&B Hotels, the France‑headquartered budget hotel chain operating across Europe, to the Merchant Banking Division of Goldman Sachs. The deal—subject to employee consultations and regulatory approvals—is expected to close in H2 2019 and transfers a platform that PAI expanded to 486 hotels and 42,832 rooms across 12 countries.

BTG Pactual Acquires M.Y. Safra Bank, FSB

June 27, 2024

Financial Services

BTG Pactual has acquired 100% of M.Y. Safra Bank, FSB, giving the Latin American investment bank a U.S. banking license and a federally regulated banking platform. The New York-based bank (reported net equity of about $46.2 million at announcement) will be renamed BTG Pactual Bank, N.A., and the acquisition expands BTG Pactual's ability to take deposits and extend loans directly in the U.S. market while broadening its product offering for clients.

Rothschild & Co to acquire Livingstone's UK business

October 24, 2019

Financial Services

Rothschild & Co's Global Advisory business will acquire Livingstone's UK business, subject to FCA approval. The deal brings Livingstone's 34‑person UK team — a specialist provider of M&A, debt and special situations advice to UK lower mid‑market private and family‑owned companies — into Rothschild & Co to expand its UK lower mid‑market capability.

Global Loan Agency Services Acquires Pristine SAS

September 1, 2023

Financial Services

Global Loan Agency Services (GLAS), a portfolio company of Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP), acquired Paris‑based Pristine SAS, a fiducie and asset/trust management firm. The deal—originally agreed in August 2023—completed in March 2024 and expands GLAS's fiduciary, fund structuring and administration capabilities as it deepens its presence in France and Europe.