We are pleased to announce that Luse Gorman, PC has again received the No. 1 National Ranking as legal counsel for mutual-to-stock conversions and mutual holding company transactions, as reported by S&P Global Market Intelligence, for transactions completed in 2018. Luse Gorman has been the No. 1 ranked law firm for mutual-to-stock conversions and mutual… Read more »
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Lawrence Spaccasi and John Gorman Presented at Acquire or Be Acquired Conference
Messrs. Spaccasi and Gorman presented “Advance Planning for a Successful M&A Transaction” at the Annual Bank Director, Acquire or Be Acquired Conference. The presentation focused on the advance planning and preliminary steps acquirors and targets should be taking before engaging in a merger or acquisition transaction.
Luse Gorman is Again Top Legal Advisor in 2018 for Bank Mergers and Acquisitions
Luse Gorman, PC is pleased to announce that we are again the No. 1 legal advisor in the nation, based on number of transactions, for bank merger and acquisitions as reported by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The firm served as counsel for 22 merger transactions in 2018, covering a broad spectrum of deal types and… Read more »
Federal Regulators Propose a Community Bank Leverage Ratio Capital Framework for Community Banks with Less Than $10 Billion in Assets
On November 21, 2018, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “Federal Agencies”) jointly issued a proposed rule to simplify the regulatory capital requirements for eligible community banks and holding companies, as required by Section 201 of the… Read more »
Luse Gorman Serves as Legal Counsel to Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. in its Proposed Acquisition of SI Financial Group, Inc.
On December 11, 2018, Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (“Berkshire”), Boston, Massachusetts, the holding company for Berkshire Bank, and SI Financial Group, Inc. (“SIFI”), Willimantic, Connecticut, the holding company for Savings Institute Bank and Trust Company, announced a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which SIFI will merge with and into Berkshire, with Berkshire as the resulting… Read more »