The Bank of NT Butterfield & Son Limited is set to acquire control of CIBC Caribbean Bank Limited in a US$1.8 billion deal expected to create a regional banking and wealth management group with approximately US$29 billion in assets.The acquisition, announced Thursday, will see Butterfield acquire Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce’s 91.7 per cent stake in CIBC Caribbean through a combination of cash and shares.

TORONTO - CIBC announced a deal to sell its 91.67 per cent interest in CIBC Caribbean to the Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son for a total of US$1.6 billion

The Bank of NT Butterfield & Son Limited is set to acquire control of CIBC Caribbean Bank Limited in a US$1.8 billion deal expected to create a regional banking and wealth…