Tracked deals
4
4 tracked deals across 2019-2026.
Public Company
Financial Services
Wintrust Financial Corporation
Rosemont, Illinois, United States
Wintrust Financial Corporation delivers sophisticated financial capabilities with a community bank personality across its businesses in banking, specialty finance, and wealth management.
- Focus Areas
- Commercial banking, Specialty finance, Wealth management
- Website
- www.wintrust.com
Recent pace
1
1 tracked deal announced in the last 12 months.
Deal mix
Buyout
2 buyout · 1 divestiture · 1 recapitalization
Wintrust Financial Corporation Acquisition Volume by Year
Last 4 years
Actual
Full-year estimate
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
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July 7, 2026
- Buyer
- Wintrust Private Trust Company, Wintrust Financial
- Target
- Northern Trust guardianship services business
- Seller
- Northern Trust
- Industry
- Financial Services
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Wintrust Private Trust Company has entered into an agreement to purchase Northern Trust’s guardianship services business. The transaction is expected to close later in 2026, with Northern Trust’s guardianship team relocating to Wintrust and financial terms not disclosed.
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- Buyer
- Wintrust Financial Corporation
- Target
- Rothschild & Co Asset Management U.S.
- Seller
- Rothschild & Co
- Industry
- Wealth Management
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Divestiture
Wintrust Financial Corporation has completed the acquisition of Rothschild & Co's North American Asset Management units. The acquired U.S. asset management business will merge into Great Lakes Advisors, LLC, a Wintrust subsidiary. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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December 31, 2021
- Buyer
- Onward Capital, Midwest Mezzanine Funds, Wintrust Financial Corporation, Centerfield Capital Partners
- Target
- Century Drill & Tool Corporation
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Wisconsin, United States
- Type
- Recapitalization
Chicago-based private equity firm Onward Capital completed a recapitalization of Century Drill & Tool Corporation, a Green Bay, Wisconsin distributor and manufacturer of power tool accessories. The recapitalization was funded by Wintrust Financial Corporation, Midwest Mezzanine Funds and Centerfield Capital Partners, with Midwest Mezzanine providing subordinated debt and equity to support the transaction.
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February 8, 2019
- Buyer
- Wintrust Financial Corporation
- Target
- Elektra Holding Company, LLC, Chicago Deferred Exchange Company, LLC
- Seller
- Prairie Capital IV (Prairie Capital, L.P.)
- Industry
- Financial Services
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Wintrust Financial Corporation acquired Elektra Holding Company, LLC, the parent of Chicago Deferred Exchange Company (CDEC), from Prairie Capital IV for approximately $51.9 million in cash. The deal gives Wintrust a fee-generating Qualified Intermediary business that augments its commercial real estate services and provides a potential source of low-cost customer deposits; CDEC's management, including CEO Mary Cunningham, will remain in place.
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1 tracked deal by Wintrust Financial Corporation.
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1 tracked deal by Wintrust Financial Corporation.
Acquisitions in Illinois
2 tracked deals by Wintrust Financial Corporation.
Acquisitions in New York
1 tracked deal by Wintrust Financial Corporation.
Acquisitions in Wisconsin
1 tracked deal by Wintrust Financial Corporation.
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