Luse Gorman, PC was the top legal advisor for merger and acquisition transactions, based on number of deals, for banks and thrifts during the nine months ended September 30, 2017, having served as legal counsel on 14 transactions announced during this period.
Read More...On August 12, 2017, Sunshine Bancorp, Inc. (“Sunshine”), Plant City, Florida, and CenterState Banks, Inc. (“CenterState”), Winter Haven, Florida, entered into an agreement pursuant to which Sunshine will merge with and into CenterState, with CenterState as the resulting entity.
Read More...On July 27, 2017, First Citizens Community Bank, Mansfield, Pennsylvania (“First Citizens”), the wholly-owned subsidiary of Citizens Financial Services, Inc. (“Citizens”), entered into an agreement pursuant to which it will acquire the State College, Pennsylvania branch of S&T Bank, Indiana, Pennsylvania, the wholly-owned subsidiary of S&T Bancorp, Inc. (“S&T Bancorp”).
Read More...On July 21, 2017, First Savings Financial Group, Inc. (“FSFG”), Clarksville, Indiana, and The First National Bank of Odon (“Odon”), Odon, Indiana, entered into an agreement pursuant to which FSFG will acquire Odon in an all-cash transaction through the merger of Odon with and into First Savings Bank, the wholly-owned subsidiary of FSFG, with First Savings Bank as the resulting institution.
Read More...On June 30, 2017, Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc., Jericho, New York (“Esquire Financial”), the holding company for Esquire Bank, National Association, completed an initial public offering through a firm commitment underwritten sale of 2.4 million shares of common stock at a price of $14.00 per share.
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