BancPlus Corporation, the parent company of BankPlus, and First Trust Corporation, the parent company of First Bank and Trust, signed a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which BancPlus will acquire First Trust Corporation. read more

SEP 30, 2021 - 6:32 am

Dakota Financial closed a private placement of $30 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes. Dakota intends to use the capital to pay down existing senior secured liabilities. Piper Sandler served as the sole placement agent for this offering. read more

SEP 23, 2021 - 6:08 am

Peoples Bancorp, parent company of Peoples Bank, completed its acquisition of Premier Financial Bancorp and Premier's wholly-owned subsidiaries, Premier Bank and Citizens Deposit Bank & Trust. The acquisition became effective as of the close of business on Sept. 17. read more

SEP 20, 2021 - 6:32 am

Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida, the holding company for Seacoast Bank, entered into agreements to acquire Sabal Palm Bancorp, parent company of Sabal Palm Bank, and Business Bank of Florida, parent company of Florida Business Bank. read more

AUG 24, 2021 - 6:30 am

Bank of Marin Bancorp, the parent company of Bank of Marin, completed its acquisition of American River Bankshares, the parent company of American River Bank. read more

AUG 10, 2021 - 6:20 am

Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida, the holding company for Seacoast Bank, completed its acquisition of Legacy Bank of Florida, effective Aug. 6, pursuant to the merger of Legacy Bank with and into Seacoast Bank. read more

AUG 9, 2021 - 6:24 am

Newtek Business Services, an internally managed business development company, entered into an agreement to acquire National Bank of New York City for $20 million in cash. The acquisition is part of a plan to reposition Newtek as a bank holding company. read more

AUG 3, 2021 - 6:47 am

Citizens Financial Group and Investors Bancorp entered into a definitive agreement and plan of merger under which Citizens will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Investors for a combination of stock and cash. read more

JUL 29, 2021 - 5:35 am

CVB Financial and Suncrest Bank entered into an agreement and plan of reorganization and merger pursuant to which Suncrest Bank will merge with and into Citizens Business Bank in a stock and cash transaction valued at approximately $204 million. read more

JUL 28, 2021 - 7:00 am

First Western Financial, the parent company of First Western Trust Bank, and Teton Financial Services, the parent company of Rocky Mountain Bank, signed an agreement pursuant to which Teton Financial Services will merge with and into First Western. read more

JUL 26, 2021 - 6:52 am

Blue Ridge Bankshares, the parent company of Blue Ridge Bank, and FVCBankcorp, the parent company of FVCbank, entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which the companies will combine in an all-stock merger of equals. read more

JUL 15, 2021 - 6:37 am

United Community Banks and Reliant Bancorp executed a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which United will acquire Reliant and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Reliant Bank, in an all-stock transaction with an aggregate value of approximately $517 million. read more

JUL 15, 2021 - 6:33 am

Farmers National Banc Corp., the holding company for Farmers National Bank of Canfield, and Cortland Bancorp, the holding company for Cortland Savings and Banking Company, entered into an agreement and plan of merger. The transaction is valued at approximately $124 million. read more

JUN 24, 2021 - 6:14 am

Liberty Commercial Finance closed a private placement of $30 million aggregate principal amount of unsecured notes rated BBB by Egan Jones. Piper Sandler served as the sole placement agent for the offering.  read more

JUN 23, 2021 - 6:31 am

United Community Banks and Aquesta Financial Holdings entered into a definitive agreement for United to acquire Aquesta, including its wholly-owned subsidiary, Aquesta Bank. The transaction is valued at approximately $131 million. read more

JUN 1, 2021 - 6:45 am