Growth strategies

The San Diego company will pay $55 million to Morgan Stanley for a business that has 200 custody relationships, $23 billion of custodial assets and $1.2 billion of deposits.

Trabian Technology, which builds digital products and mobile applications, is the latest in a series of technology-related purchases by MVB.

The company would gain 10 branches around Sacramento as part of the $135 million acquisition.

The Connecticut company will have more than 200 branches and $64 billion of deposits after completing the acquisition.

After just 45 days on the job, the Citigroup CEO is jettisoning uncompetitive overseas operations, vowing to ramp up wealth management and touting the long-term importance of the company’s Banamex unit. More moves are on the way, she says.

PNC Financial Services Group Chief Executive Bill Demchak said he wants to position the bank to perform in a sector in which smaller firms are disappearing amid a wave of consolidation.

The company will gain seven branches, including one in Richmond, Va., after it acquires Sevier County, which is based in eastern Tennessee.

The Michigan-based institution has positioned itself for additional growth by making it easier to qualify for membership.

The Wisconsin company is paying $248 million for Mackinac, which has $1.5 billion of assets and $1.3 billion of deposits.

The Mississippi company has never done a deal this large. But buying Houston-based Cadence would take it into high-growth markets and reduce both companies' concentrations in sectors such as energy, dining and hospitality.