Cap Markets

Byline Bancorp's decision to go public sends a message that it plans to dangle a more liquid stock in front of potential sellers. It also provides a way for certain shareholders to cash out.

The offering would be a big milestone for Byline Bancorp, which was recapitalized in 2013 by a group led by former Banco Popular North America CEO Roberto Herencia.

Beacon Community Bank seeks to become the first new bank in South Carolina in roughly a decade.

Pinnacle Financial Partners closed in on $20 billion in assets by buying BNC. It now has to integrate the North Carolina bank, while finding ways to boost profit and adapt to increased regulatory burden.

Adding Community 1st Bank would help it expand in northern California.

AloStar was formed in 2011 by an investor group that bought the failed Nexity Bank in Birmingham, Ala.

Casey Crawford, head of the rapidly growing Movement Mortgage, recently recapitalized First State Bank in Danville, Va., with his own money.

The company will pay about $219 million for Diboll State Bancshares.