M&A
M&A
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The company continues to be restricted from pursuing acquisitions until the Federal Reserve lifts its enforcement order requiring it to strengthen anti-money-laundering controls.
July 2 -
Union Bankshares in Virginia sold Shore Premier Finance, a business it inherited from a recent acquisition.
July 2 -
Nets has been a dominant payments technology player in the Nordic region for years, helping to drive the region's high proportion of mobile and digital transactions. Armed with fresh venture capital funding, Nets wants to expand its influence broadly across Europe.
July 2 -
Peapack-Gladstone has agreed to buy Lassus Wherley & Associates, which has offices in New Jersey and Florida.
June 29 -
FNS Bancshares has agreed to buy Catoosa Bancshares in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., in all-cash deal.
June 28 -
The Cincinnati company sold 5 million shares in the payment processor, as it continues to scale back its ownership stake.
June 28 -
SmartFinancial has agreed to buy Foothills Bancorp for $36 million. It would be SmartFinancial's fifth bank acquisition since 2012.
June 28 -
First-Citizens Bank & Trust in Raleigh, N.C., has agreed to buy Capital Commerce in Milkwaukee.
June 28 -
Management at the recently formed InBankshares hopes to expand in Denver by capitalizing on disruption from consolidation in the market.
June 27 -
Forcht Bancorp in Corbin, Ky., has agreed to buy Watch Hill Bank for roughly $27 million in cash.
June 27 -
Joe Reilly, who co-founded then ran Centrix Bank, was appointed to the boards of Provident Bank in Amesbury, Mass., and its holding company.
June 26 -
Ocwen Financial is able to keep the answers to questions from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau involving the improper handling of escrow accounts confidential, a federal magistrate ruled.
June 26 -
Five of the year’s biggest deals by value have been announced in the last two months, including some that involve regional banks that have been champing at the M&A bit.
June 25 -
Thomas Fraser will step down as president and CEO of First Federal Lakewood and instead focus on overseeing the mutual's holding company.
June 25 -
M&A activity has picked up in recent weeks as several regional banks have struck big deals. Is it a blip or a sign of what's to come?
June 25 -
JPMorgan Chase plans to sell its stake in Saudi Investment Bank back to the Riyadh-based lender at a 24% discount as it exits noncore holdings globally.
June 25 -
William Wagner, chairman and CEO of Northwest Bancshares, will retire as the Pennsylvania company prepares to cross $10 billion of assets.
June 22 -
Holding multiple face-to-face meetings with executives from MB Financial helped Fifth Third land the Chicago company for a lower price than another suitor offered.
June 22 -
Earlier this week, the e-commerce payments giant announced a $400 million deal to acquire Hyperwallet and its payment distribution technology. The deal for Palo Alto-based Simility takes aim at a different need: applying machine learning to its data collection to prevent various types of fraud.
June 21 -
CB Financial Services said its current CEO, Barron McCune Jr., was retiring and would be replaced by its president.
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