New York Community Bancorp to acquire Flagstar Bancorp for $2.6bn

New York Community Bancorp to acquire Flagstar Bancorp for $2.6bn

New York Community Bancorp (NYCB) has signed an all-stock deal to acquire Michigan-based Flagstar Bancorp (FBC) for about $2.6 billion. Flagstar Bancorp is a $29.4 billion savings and loan holding firm that owns Flagstar Bank. The bank offers commercial, small business, and consumer banking services via 158 branches across Michigan, California, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Ohio. […]

TCS opens neural automotive and industrial experience center in Troy

TCS opens neural automotive and industrial experience center in Troy

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) said that it has opened a neural automotive and industrial experience center in Troy, Michigan, for helping customers reimagine their businesses and speed up innovation. According to the Indian IT services provider, the new center features an automotive garage set-up which provides access to the latest technologies for customers and partners […]

Hub International acquires United Shortline Insurance Services

Hub International acquires United Shortline Insurance Services

Global insurance brokerage Hub International has acquired the assets of United Shortline Insurance Services (USIS) for an undisclosed price. United Shortline Insurance Services, which is based in Michigan, provides shortline and regional railroad insurance solutions. The company is focused exclusively on the insurance requirements of the shortline railroad industry for more than three decades. United […]

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 […]

Millendo Therapeutics begins human trial of VMS drug candidate MLE-301

Millendo Therapeutics begins human trial of VMS drug candidate MLE-301

Millendo Therapeutics has started a phase 1 clinical trial of its selective neurokinin 3 receptor (NK3R) antagonist MLE-301, which is being developed for the treatment of menopausal women with vasomotor symptoms (VMS). VMS is known commonly as hot flashes and night sweats in menopausal women. The Michigan-based biopharma company has dosed the first subject in […]

MiddleGround Capital acquires majority stake in Dura Automotive Systems

MiddleGround Capital acquires majority stake in Dura Automotive Systems

MiddleGround Capital, a US private equity firm, has acquired a majority stake in Michigan-based automotive supplier Dura Automotive Systems from Bardin Hill Investment Partners for an undisclosed price. Charlton Group will remain as a minority shareholder in Dura Automotive Systems which designs and manufactures engineered automotive systems. The automotive supplier is said to operate via […]