mergers-acquisitions

Creating a 'Win-Win' in M&A, Part V: How BB&T Guarded Against Hostile Bids

11/17/14

John A. Allison writes in his new book that he feared for years that predecessors of Wachovia or Bank of America would try and force BB&T to sell itself. In this excerpt, he explains how he kept the banking giants at bay. Part 5 of 5.

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Creating a 'Win-Win' in M&A, Part IV: BB&T's Strategy for Buying Nonbanks

11/14/14

Nonbank acquisitions require a certain level of expertise, John Allison writes in his new book. In this excerpt, he discusses how BB&T views the insurance business and why he stuck with subprime auto finance when others bailed. Part 4 of 5.

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Creating A 'Win-Win' in M&A, Part II: BB&T's Approach to Negotiation, Integration

11/12/14

Retired BB&T CEO John A. Allison shares tips on brokering a deal and making an acquisition thrive in his latest book. This is part 2 of 5.

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Creating a 'Win-Win' in M&A, Part I: BB&T Alum John Allison's Logic for Deals

11/11/14

BB&T completed more than 100 acquisitions under now-retired Chief Executive John A. Allison. In an excerpt from his latest book, Allison discusses his reasoning for M&A, while providing a blueprint for scouting targets. This is part 1 of 5.

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Banks' New Merger Strategy: Becoming TBTF

10/30/14

Expect more regional banks to pursue deals that put them over the $50 billion-asset threshold in an effort to reap the benefits of implicit government subsidies.

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Culture Clash: The Overlooked Threat to Mortgage M&A

09/24/14

Acquisition-hungry banks and mortgage companies need to apply the same level of scrutiny to cultural fit as they do to a firm's financial statements and balance sheets.

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Why Banks Should Temper Their Growth Ambitions, in One Chart

09/10/14

Modest bank asset growth is a reality. That needn't be a bad thing for bank stock prices, but operating strategies that try to fight it might be.

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B of A's Countrywide Woes Offer a Lesson in M&A Branding

08/29/14

Bank of America has taken a significant reputational hit as a result of its 2008 acquisition of Countrywide Financial. Could it have mitigated some of the damage with a different branding strategy?

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For Low-Performing Banks, It's Fold or Be Sold

08/12/14

Higher capital requirements, sluggish GDP growth and antiquated cost structures are stymying banksÂ' efforts to boost returns to investors. This will likely lead to a boom in mergers and acquisitions over the next decade, writes Richard J. Parsons.

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Why Scale Is Overrated in Banking, in Two Charts

07/23/14

You might think overhead expenses as a percentage of average assets decline as institutions get bigger. You'd be wrong.

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