Growth strategies

Evans Bancorp turns to acquisition to enter a new market

12/20/19

The New York company will enter Rochester as part of its $35 million purchase of FSB Bancorp.

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Cambridge Financial in Mass. to buy neighboring cooperative bank

12/19/19

The company will pay about $58 million in cash for Melrose Bancorp.

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Pinnacle hires Synovus exec to open first office in Atlanta

12/19/19

The Tennessee company said that Rob Garcia will be in charge of building a commercial banking team in the city.

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Kearny expanding in northern New Jersey with MSB purchase

12/19/19

The company will pay $94 million for a bank with operations in New Jersey's Somerset and Morris counties.

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First Bancshares to enter southern Georgia with acquisition

12/18/19

The Mississippi company will also top $4 billion in assets when it buys Southwest Georgia Financial.

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CNB expanding western New York operations with Bank of Akron deal

12/18/19

The Pennsylvania company will pay $65 million for six branches that will join its Buffalo, N.Y., division.

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Citizens & Northern in Pennsylvania lines up another acquisition

12/18/19

The company, which recently bought Monument Bank, has agreed to acquire Covenant Financial.

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Smaller buyers expected to drive bank M&A in 2020

12/18/19

A dearth of bigger acquirers will likely force more banks with less than $2 billion in assets ⁠to seek out their own deals.

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Investors Bancorp buys out activist shareholder

12/18/19

The New Jersey company paid $336 million for all stock owned by Blue Harbour Group.

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Bangor Bancorp to buy Damariscotta Bankshares in merger of Maine mutuals

12/17/19

Bangor will pay $35 million in cash to gain branches in five communities.

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