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WTE BANK / STRATEGIC TRANSACTIONS

Investment Banking.

Make the transaction that changes your company possible.

Acquire or sell a business. Change ownership. Rebuild your capital. Enter a new market. WTE Bank Investment Banking brings strategic advice, direct bank-funded debt and principal investment together for defining transactions. Every financing commitment WTE Bank approves is supplied by the bank itself, so the approved funding does not depend on assembling other lenders or investors.

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Investment Banking / WTE Bank

From a pivotal decision to the company that follows it.

Investment banking is where a company turns a strategic decision into a transaction. WTE Bank advises on acquisitions, sales and ownership changes; supplies approved debt or principal capital itself; reshapes balance sheets; and supports execution across borders. Explore the part of the relationship that matters to you.

Senior advisers discussing an investment banking transaction
ADVICE / WTE Bank CAPITAL / EXECUTION
WTE Bank INVESTMENT BANKINGSTRATEGIC ADVICE    DIRECT CAPITAL    GLOBAL EXECUTION
Executives signing a merger transaction
STRATEGY / VALUATION & STRUCTURE01 — 03
01 / Mergers, acquisitions and divestitures

Make the right move. Know what it is worth.

01
Buy-side M&A

Identify and assess an acquisition, negotiate its economics and plan how the combined business can perform.

02
Sell-side and divestiture advice

Assess a sale, carve-out or exit and define the value, terms and conditions your company needs.

03
Mergers and ownership transitions

Shape combinations, management buyouts and succession transactions around the future of the enterprise.

04
Valuation and strategic alternatives

Compare an offer with the company’s standalone prospects, investment needs and other available paths.

05
Transaction risk and integration

Examine financial downside, closing requirements and the investment the business will need after the deal.

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The WTE Bank capital commitment
One bank behind the approved deal.
BUYApproved acquisition or buyout financing
BUILDEligible investment in the combined company
OPERATEWorking capital when separately approved
WTE Bank FUNDS 100% OF EVERY FACILITY IT APPROVES
02 / WTE Bank-funded acquisition finance

Finance the move without assembling outside lenders.

01
Acquisitions and buyouts

Use a WTE Bank-funded facility for an approved purchase and eligible costs of completing it.

02
Management and family transitions

Finance an approved change of ownership that lets the business continue under new leadership.

03
Strategic investment after purchase

Keep eligible integration, equipment and expansion investment within the approved WTE Bank financing relationship.

04
Acquisition working capital

Support the operating liquidity the enlarged business needs when a separate WTE Bank facility is approved.

02
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Direct capital / WTE Bank balance sheet

Capital for the company you want to build.

Investment banking should give you more than a route to someone else’s capital. WTE Bank can provide approved transaction debt, take an approved principal investment in an eligible business or combine bank-funded instruments suited to the opportunity. WTE Bank itself supplies the full amount of every commitment it approves.

Business leadership reviewing a capital investment
01 / BANK-FUNDED DEBT

Invest without giving up ownership.

Finance an eligible strategic investment with a WTE Bank loan and agreed repayment terms.

02 / PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT

Bring WTE Bank in as the investor.

Where eligible and approved, WTE Bank commits its own capital to an agreed ownership stake.

03 / HYBRID CAPITAL

Match capital to the opportunity.

Combine approved WTE Bank debt and principal investment where the business needs both.

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Recapitalization and restructuring

Change the capital. Change what becomes possible.

A company can have valuable customers and assets yet remain constrained by obligations that no longer fit. WTE Bank helps reshape the financial foundation and supplies the capital for any new facility it approves, keeping investment and operating needs in view.

Executives working through a corporate restructuring
01 / RECAPITALIZATION

Make room for a new phase.

Rebalance eligible debt and ownership claims so future investment can move forward.

02 / REFINANCING

Replace obligations that hold growth back.

Use an approved WTE Bank facility to refinance eligible existing debt under new written terms.

03 / TURNAROUND CAPITAL

Protect an operating recovery.

Pair an eligible restructuring with approved capital for the business to execute its next plan.

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International investment banking

Do the deal across borders. Stay in command of the money.

Buying, selling or investing across markets introduces currency, settlement and operating questions. WTE Bank connects the transaction with international payments, currency execution and eligible risk management, alongside any approved financing funded by the bank.

Business leaders discussing a cross-border transaction
01 / INTERNATIONAL M&A

Expand through a transaction abroad.

Assess a cross-border acquisition or divestiture with the economics of each market in view.

02 / FX AND SETTLEMENT

Move the purchase price with clarity.

Coordinate eligible currency conversion and international closing payments.

03 / RISK MANAGEMENT

Plan for market movements.

Manage eligible currency or interest-rate exposure under agreed WTE Bank terms.

Multinational finance team monitoring liquidity and global markets
TRANSACTION / LIQUIDITY & EXECUTION03 — 03
06 / Closing and the company after it

Complete the transaction. Keep momentum afterward.

01
A bank commitment for closing

Use WTE Bank’s written commitment to support an approved purchase when agreed conditions are met.

02
Funding for the next chapter

Access approved facilities for eligible integration, equipment or expansion after closing.

03
Liquidity for the enlarged company

Support eligible operating cash needs through a separately approved WTE Bank facility.

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Corporate banking around the deal

Connect financing to accounts, payments and treasury for the company that emerges.

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Investment Banking / Your next move

Make the defining move. Bank it with WTE Bank.

Whether you are considering an acquisition, sale, recapitalization or international expansion, WTE Bank brings transaction advice together with direct bank capital for every facility it approves. Put one bank behind the next chapter of your company.

The WTE Bank Investment Banking relationship
STRATEGYAdvice on acquisitions, divestitures and ownership
CAPITALDebt and principal investment funded by WTE Bank when approved
EXECUTIONCross-border payments, closing and continuity