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U.S. Bancorp to buy financial services firm BTIG in up to $1 billion deal

By Thomson Reuters Jan 13, 2026 | 7:08 AM

Jan 13 (Reuters) – U.S. Bancorp said on ‍Tuesday it would buy financial services firm BTIG ‌in a ‌deal worth up to $1 billion, as the lender looks ​to strengthen its ‍capital ​markets presence.

BTIG ​specializes in ‍investment banking, institutional sales and trading, research and ‍prime brokerage.

The cash-and-stock deal is expected ‍to ‍close in ​the ​second ⁠quarter of 2026.

(Reporting ‌by Arasu Kannagi Basil in Bengaluru; Editing by Shilpi ⁠Majumdar)