- As floated on Sunday, Scottrade has been sold to TD Ameritrade (NASDAQ:AMTD-OLD) for $4B. The deal will take place in two stages, with TD Bank (TD) first buying Scottrade Bank for $1.3B in cash, and then Ameritrade purchasing Scottrade Financial Services for $4B, or $2.7B of stock and cash net of the proceeds of the bank sale.
- Ameritrade will issue $1B in new stock (28M shares) to Scottrade, and the $1.7B in cash will include $900M of its own money, $400M in new debt, and $400M raised by selling another 11M shares to TD Bank.
- Thanks to about $450M in combined annual expense synergies, Ameritrade expects 15-20% adjusted EPS accretion in years two and three following the close. Another $300M in longer-term cost savings are hoped for as well.
- A conference call is set for 8:30 ET.