UBS Agrees to Acquire Wealthfront to Expand Digital Wealth Management
January 26, 2022
UBS signed an all-cash agreement to acquire Wealthfront for $1.4 billion, with Wealthfront becoming a wholly owned subsidiary. The deal is expected to close in the second half of 2022, subject to regulatory approvals, and is intended to broaden UBS’s reach among millennial and Gen Z affluent investors using Wealthfront’s digital platform.
- Buyers
- UBS
- Targets
- Wealthfront
- Industry
- Financial Services
- Location
- United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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