M&T Bank to acquire People’s United Financial in $7.6bn all-stock deal

M&T Bank to acquire People’s United Financial in $7.6bn all-stock deal

M&T Bank Corporation has signed an all-stock deal worth around $7.6 billion to acquire rival US bank holding company People’s United Financial. Headquartered in Bridgeport, Connecticut, People’s United Financial is the holding company of People’s United Bank. Established in 1842, People’s United Bank provides commercial and retail banking via more than 400 retail locations across […]

PNC Financial Services to acquire BBVA USA Bancshares for $11.6bn

PNC Financial Services to acquire BBVA USA Bancshares for $11.6bn

PNC Financial Services Group has signed an all-cash deal worth $11.6 billion to acquire BBVA USA Bancshares, the US banking arm of Spanish banking giant BBVA. Based in Texas, BBVA USA Bancshares, through its subsidiary BBVA USA, holds $104 billion in assets. Through its 637 branches spread across Texas, Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, California, and […]

Pinnacle Bankshares wraps up merger with Virginia Bank Bankshares

Pinnacle Bankshares wraps up merger with Virginia Bank Bankshares

Pinnacle Bankshares, the holding company for First National Bank, has wrapped up its merger with Virginia Bank Bankshares, the holding company for Virginia Bank and Trust. According to Pinnacle Bankshares, the merger of Virginia Bank and Trust into First National Bank has also been completed, to create an enlarged community banking network in Central and […]

Equity Bancshares acquires Almena State Bank in Kansas

Equity Bancshares acquires Almena State Bank in Kansas

Equity Bancshares has acquired all the deposits and assets of Almena State Bank for an undisclosed price, in a move to expand its presence in Kansas. A purchase and assumption agreement was facilitated by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), said the Wichita-based holding company of Equity Bank. Equity Bank was selected by FDIC following […]

Michigan-based Community Shores Bank integrates into ChoiceOne Bank

Michigan-based Community Shores Bank integrates into ChoiceOne Bank

ChoiceOne Financial Services, the parent company of Michigan-based ChoiceOne Bank, has completed consolidation of its previously announced $20.88 million acquisition with Community Shores Bank. Following this, Community Shores Bank has now been renamed as ChoiceOne Bank. Kelly Potes – CEO of ChoiceOne said: “We are pleased to close our merger of ChoiceOne Bank and Community […]

Crédit Agricole CIB sells remaining stake in Banque Saudi Fransi for €332m

Crédit Agricole CIB sells remaining stake in Banque Saudi Fransi for €332m

Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (Crédit Agricole CIB) has completed the sale of its remaining 4% stake in Banque Saudi Fransi (BSF) for SAR1.45 billion (€332m) to a couple of Saudi Arabian government-related institutional investors. The deal was closed after the French bank secured all the regulatory approvals. The two Saudi investors paid SAR30 […]

First Mid Bancshares to acquire Providence Bank owner First Mid Bank & Trust

First Mid Bancshares to acquire Providence Bank owner First Mid Bank & Trust

First Mid Bancshares, the parent company of First Mid Bank & Trust, has agreed to acquire LINCO Bancshares, the holding company for Missouri-based Providence Bank, in a cash-cum-stock deal worth around $144.9 million. Providence Bank is a state-chartered depository trust company with approximately $1.2 billion in assets. It offers community banking and is mainly involved […]