To our clients and friends:
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission issued a final rule that bans most non-competition agreements.
Our Alert, which covers what financial institutions need to know about the final rule, is available here.
On April 30, 2024, Texas Dow Employees Credit Union ("TDECU"), Houston, Texas, announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Sabine State Bank and Trust ("Sabine"), Many, Louisiana, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Sabine Bancshares, Inc.
Read More...On April 17, 2024, Arlo Financial Holdings, Inc., a Missouri corporation formed by an investor group of experienced bankers, and Systematic Savings Bank, Springfield, Missouri, announced their definitive agreement for Arlo Financial to acquire Systematic Savings Bank in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $14.0 million.
In connection with the transaction, Arlo Financial will become the bank holding company for Systematic Savings Bank.
Luse Gorman is serving as legal counsel to Arlo Financial in the transaction. The Luse Gorman team consists of Steven Lanter, Ben Azoff, Gregory Sobczak and Brendan Saxon.
Luse Gorman has acted as counsel on more than 100 bank M&A transactions during the past seven years and more bank M&A transactions than any other law firm in the nation over the past 20 years. To learn more about our mergers and acquisitions practice, please visit our website.
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Jeff Cardone, Partner at Luse Gorman, recently authored an article for CEO Advisory Group titled “Dear Credit Unions: In this Challenging Environment, Careful Planning is Essential to Successfully Executing a Merger with Another Credit Union.” The article discusses keys to a successful credit union merger, including being united on key cultural and operational matters, having a thorough letter of intent and comprehensive merger agreement, and adequately planning for the regulatory approval process and member vote.
Read More...On April 17, 2024, Johnson County Bank, Mountain City, Tennessee, announced it had signed a definitive merger agreement with Skyline Bankshares, Inc., Floyd, Virginia, pursuant to which Johnson County Bank will merge with and into Skyline National Bank in an all cash transaction valued at approximately $25.0 million.
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