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CIBC Signs Deal to Sell CIBC Caribbean for US$1.6B, Reports Q2 Profit Up

CIBC will receive US$1 billion in cash and a 22% Butterfield stake as its quarterly profit rose 23% and beat estimates.

  • On Thursday, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce announced the sale of its 91.7% interest in CIBC Caribbean to the Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son for US$1.6 billion.
  • The divestiture allows CIBC to reallocate capital toward North American priorities, ending a presence in the Caribbean maintained since the 1920s.
  • Under the terms of the agreement, CIBC will receive 61% cash and 39% in Butterfield shares, resulting in a $1,794 million purchase price and an approximately 22% stake in the combined entity.
  • Surpassing analysts' $2.42 average estimate, CIBC reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $2.54 per share, with net income totaling $2.47 billion.
  • Butterfield plans to launch a mandatory bid for the remaining 8.3% of shares held by minority investors, with the transaction expected to close in the first half of 2027.
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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Thursday, May 28, 2026.
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