Jamie Dimon says JPMorgan Chase could spend $20 billion on acquisition: 'We are on the lookout’
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon announced that the bank could potentially spend up to $20 billion on acquisitions in the coming years. He emphasized that any acquisition would need to align with the bank's existing operations and culture, and should enhance core businesses. Dimon cautioned against relying on mergers and acquisitions as a primary growth strategy, advocating for organic growth instead.
- ▪Jamie Dimon stated that JPMorgan Chase could spend up to $20 billion on acquisitions.
- ▪He emphasized that any acquisition must integrate well with the bank's operations and culture.
- ▪Dimon warned against using M&A as a substitute for organic growth.
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- ▪ Jamie Dimon says JPMorgan wants to go shopping — and has $20 billion to spend — New York Post
- ▪ Jamie Dimon says JPMorgan could spend up to $20bn on a new acquisition — Financial Times — Home
- ▪ Jamie Dimon says JPMorgan could spend $20B on acquisition — Yahoo Finance
- ▪ Jamie Dimon says JPMorgan could spend up to $20 billion on an acquisition — Quartz
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JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said Wednesday that his bank could spend up to $20 billion on an acquisition in the coming years.A deal that size would be the largest of Dimon's 20-year tenure atop JPMorgan and test regulators' appetite for consolidation among the biggest U.S. banks."I do think there might be opportunities, and so we are on the lookout," Dimon told analysts at a New York financial conference."There might be, in the next couple years, a chance to put $10 [billion] or $20 billion to work buying something," Dimon said.The comments came with caveats. Dimon framed acquisitions almost as a tool of last resort, not a growth strategy, and warned that bankers who lean too hard on dealmaking are often compensating for poor organic growth.
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