News Topic: M&A

Big banks north of the border are rapidly expanding their U.S. wealth divisions, competing with their stateside peers for higher-income clientele. ... Read full article

Bank Mutual was still in talks to buy a bank roughly its own size when it began exploring a sale. The move allowed Bank Mutual to quickly find a buyer after its planned acquisition fell through. ... Read full article

Home will add 12 branches and nearly $600 million in assets when it completes the acquisition. ... Read full article

Bank of the Ozarks, Home BancShares and Simmons First have used acquisitions and a business-friendly environment in their home state to become regional powers. ... Read full article

Arvest agreed to pay nearly $400 million in cash for a bank with 42 branches in Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. ... Read full article

Post-election euphoria tamped down M&A talk as bankers were hopeful that reform would justify staying independent. But there are signs bankers are getting restless. ... Read full article

The $1.5 billion-asset company agreed to buy Southern Missouri Bancshares to expand into two strategically important markets. ... Read full article

The bank agrees to pay $6 million to a California couple a judge said was illegally foreclosed on; do rewards programs help or hurt card issuers? ... Read full article

The Alabama company agreed to buy FirstAtlantic Financial for $108 million. ... Read full article

In addition to typical industry challenges, family-owned banks also have to address generational leadership and estate planning at a time when an increasing number of their CEOs are looking to retire. ... Read full article

Approval from the Federal Reserve is the last remaining hurdle for the $2.2 billion transaction. ... Read full article

In an in-depth Q&A, early bitcoin adopter Erik Voorhees, founder of the crypto exchange ShapeShift, discusses a new acquisition, an experimental investment product and the future of his industry. ... Read full article

New York-based Cain Brothers advises both for-profit and not-for-profit health care organizations on mergers and acquisitions and financing strategies. ... Read full article

Three years after guiding the Baltimore bank through bankruptcy, the group that recapitalized it found a similar institution eager to form a new partnership. ... Read full article

The Baltimore bank, which was on the brink of failure before a group recapitalized it, is selling itself to Howard Bancorp. ... Read full article

Like many banks its size, CenterState in Florida may need to venture out of state to find a big enough acquisition to make additional compliance costs worthwhile. ... Read full article

The Florida company will pay nearly $600 million to buy HCBF Holding and Sunshine Bancorp. ... Read full article

Lenders say they are eager to reduce their exposure to CRE, but an examination of recent deals shows just how hard that can be. ... Read full article