Capital One acquires Discover Financial Services

Company

Capital One Financial Corporation

Law Firm / Organization
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

Company

Discover Financial Services

Law Firm / Organization
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Capital One Financial Corporation announced a definitive agreement to acquire Discover Financial Services in an all-stock transaction valued at $35.3 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, Discover shareholders will receive 1.0192 shares of Capital One for each Discover share, representing a 26.6 percent premium based on Discover's closing price of $110.49 on February 16, 2024.

The deal is expected to close in late 2024 or early 2025, subject to regulatory and shareholders approval.

Merger & Acquisition
Banking/Finance
$ 35,300,000,000
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