Bayview Asset Management to Acquire Guild Holdings (Guild Mortgage)

Guild Holdings Company (NYSE: GHLD) signed a definitive agreement under which a fund managed by Bayview Asset Management will acquire all outstanding shares of Guild not already owned by Bayview in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.3 billion in aggregate equity value. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2025, and Guild will operate as a privately held independent entity in close partnership with Lakeview Loan Servicing, a Bayview affiliate.