Canadian Tire repurchases Financial Services business stake from Scotiabank for $895 million

Canadian Tire Corporation (CTC) has completed the repurchased Scotiabank's 20 percent stake in Canadian Tire Financial Services (CTFS) in an all-cash transaction valued at $895 million. The $895 million consideration will be funded by CTC's existing short-term funding channels, supplemented by a $400 million, 18-month term loan from Desjardins Capital Markets. The deal restores CTC's full ownership of its financial services arm. Scotiabank will continue to provide a committed credit facility of $1.1 billion to CTFS for the next 18 months.

Merger & Acquisition
Banking/Finance
$ 895,000,000
Closed
31 October 2023