M&A

Acquisition to give Simmons First big boost in St. Louis

11/14/18

The Arkansas company will pay $170 million to buy Reliance Bancshares.

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SVB Financial to buy Boston investment bank

11/13/18

The California company will pay $280 million to buy Leerink Holdings, which focuses on health care and life sciences firms.

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Amarillo National bulks up with Lubbock National purchase

11/13/18

The proposed merger of two family-owned institutions would create a $5 billion-asset bank in Texas.

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First Midwest to buy Wisconsin wealth management firm

11/09/18

Northern Oak Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser with $800 million in assets under management.

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Fed allows investor to boost stake in CapStar

11/09/18

The Nashville, Tenn., company had opposed a request by Gaylon Lawrence to boost his ownership to 15%.

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Wells admits wrongful foreclosures; Goldman lawyers up

11/07/18

The bank says a calculation error led it to deny help to distressed homeowners; a former U.S. deputy attorney general will help with in the 1MDB fraud scandal.

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First Bancshares entering New Orleans with FPB acquisition

11/07/18

The Mississippi company will pay $86 million for seven branches with $318 million in deposits.

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Credit Karma to gain a footing in the U.K.

11/06/18

Credit Karma has agreed to buy a credit reporting company that TransUnion initially sought to develop as the fintech's British equivalent.

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Citizens to buy wealth management firm in New York

11/05/18

Clarfeld Financial Advisors will become a division of Citizens Bank Wealth Management.

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BankUnited gets FDIC approval to sell portfolio of covered loans

11/05/18

The $263 million portfolio has been covered by a loss-share agreement since an investor group bought the failed BankUnited in 2009.

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