News Topic: M&A

The high multiple Fifth Third is paying for MB Financial raises questions about whether it can cut enough costs, realize enough growth and win over skeptical investors. ... Read full article

Sageworks, a financial services software firm that provides institutions with lending and risk solutions, is being sold to Silicon Valley-based Accel-KKR. ... Read full article

Citizens Bancshares has agreed to buy Regional Bankshares for $11 million. ... Read full article

The company said the move would help it become more efficient at a time when clients are making greater use of digital channels. ... Read full article

The company has agreed to pay nearly $5 billion for MB Financial in a deal that will provide immediate scale in Chicago. ... Read full article

Michael Fitzgerald, who was selected to lead United Bank, was CEO of Bank of Georgetown for 11 years before it was sold to United. ... Read full article

Employees reportedly unit doctored documents; payments company buys Swedish fintech firm just before it goes public. ... Read full article

When potential sellers are skittish, a merger pitch from a peer who’s been through it can make the difference. ... Read full article

KS Bancorp is buying back all the shares that First Citizens acquired in an effort to take over the much smaller bank. ... Read full article

The company agreed to buy the parent of First National Bank of Crossett for about $13 million. ... Read full article

The Massachusetts bank agreed to buy Fabri & Rourke, which focuses on commercial insurance products. ... Read full article

Regulatory burden was the dominant theme of a roundtable discussion, but executives are also concerned about their ability to attract skilled workers and they have mixed feelings on how corporate tax cuts are affecting customers' decisions. ... Read full article

Bigger credit unions present a formidable challenge for banks in areas such as business lending. ... Read full article

RIchardson & Stout, which is based in western New York, is the 16th insurance business that Evans has bought or agreed to buy. ... Read full article

A need for risk-focused data aggregation and analytics tools is at the heart of IBM's latest acquisition for its bank consulting portfolio. ... Read full article

State Bank popped up on the Houston company’s radar eight years ago, but management waited until now to strike. ... Read full article

Beacon Community Bank, which opened in January, raised $34 million through a private placement. ... Read full article

The Houston company had been an interested, but selective, acquirer before announcing this year's biggest bank deal. ... Read full article