Huntington Bancshares entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Capstone Partners, an investment banking and advisory firm. The transaction is expected to close in Q2/22, subject to receipt of required regulatory approvals and satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
Webster Financial and Sterling Bancorp completed their previously announced merger. The combined company is a financial institution with a funding base that includes HSA Bank as well as consumer and commercial banking businesses.
Mizuho Americas signed an agreement to acquire Capstone Partners, an independent middle-market placement agent focused on fundraising and advisory services to private equity, credit, real asset and infrastructure investment firms.
Citizens Financial Group entered into a definitive agreement to purchase substantially all of the assets of DH Capital, a private investment banking firm serving companies in the internet infrastructure, software and next generation IT services and communications sectors.
SLR Investment Corp. (SLRC) and SLR Senior Investment Corp. (SUNS) entered into an agreement to merge together, with SLRC as the surviving company, subject to stockholder approval and customary closing conditions.
Simmons First National will acquire Spirit of Texas Bancshares and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Spirit of Texas Bank, in a transaction with an aggregate value of approximately $581 million.
Patriot National Bancorp will acquire digital banking company American Challenger Development via a reverse subsidiary merger, with American Challenger surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Patriot.
Independent Bank Corp., parent of Rockland Trust Company, closed its acquisition of Meridian Bancorp, parent of East Boston Savings Bank.
First Internet Bancorp, the parent company of First Internet Bank, entered into a definitive agreement to acquire First Century Bancorp, the parent company of First Century Bank.
Columbia Banking System, the parent company of Columbia State Bank, and Umpqua Holdings Corporation, the parent company of Umpqua Bank, entered into a definitive agreement under which the companies will join together in an all-stock combination.