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Issuer:     Santander Holdings USA, Inc. (SNUS-PI)
CIK:        0000811830
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-12-20T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000811830-23-000044
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Santander closes JV with FDIC, acquires 20% stake in $9B multifamily portfolio from Signature Bank
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- Acquired 20% equity stake in joint venture for $1.1B; will service 100% of the $9B multifamily loan portfolio.
- Portfolio consists of NYC rent-controlled/rent-stabilized multifamily loans retained by FDIC after Signature Bank failure.
- Transaction expected to be accretive starting in 2024; consumes ~2 bps of Santander Group CET1, payback within 3 years.
- Deal leverages Santander's $13.5B multifamily portfolio and Outstanding CRA rating; advised by Wachtell Lipton, Davis Polk, Chain Bridge.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/811830/000081183023000044/0000811830-23-000044-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/811830/000081183023000044/sov-20231220.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000811830-23-000044

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