About 13% of Pacific Mercantile Bancorp's loans are tied to high-risk sectors such as entertainment and food services. The company must build shareholders' equity or its loan-loss allowance above last year's levels to make sure the sale goes through.

National Australia Bank and Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, the country’s third- and fourth-largest lenders by value, are in talks with Citigroup over the assets, according to people familiar with the matter.

The Arkansas company will gain branches around Nashville as part of the acquisition.

The company agreed to pay $104 million for a one-branch bank with $391 million of assets.

The company had delayed a vote set for late April to give it more time to collect the legally required support from two-thirds of its outstanding shares.

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM, one of Israel’s largest lenders, is considering a sale of its U.S. bank arm, which could fetch about $1 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.

American Express Global Business Travel, a joint venture partially owned by the credit card giant, is planning to acquire Egencia, Expedia's corporate-travel arm.

The $925 million deal would bring Zego's real estate management and payments software to Global Payments, which views real estate as a $6.5 billion market.

The specialty lender provides leases for preowned Ferraris, Porsches, McLarens, Lamborghinis and other luxury cars.

The purchases of Truck Insurance Specialists and Hometown Insurance are expected to help the company expand its dealings in transportation and agriculture.