Clients seek our counsel on some of the most transformative mergers and acquisitions in the financial services field.
Financial services companies involved in business combinations appreciate our team’s long history with the industry and our deep knowledge of financial regulation and how to structure transactions to maximize the range of their strategic options within regulatory constraints. That is why they enlist our assistance on headline-grabbing combinations involving banks, broker-dealers and other firms providing financial services.
We form integrated teams with our colleagues in our Mergers & Acquisitions and Restructuring practices, to deliver favorable results for our clients on financial institution M&A transactions.
Financial Institutions
See an overview of the entire Financial Institutions practice, as well as its team, insights and experience.
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Morgan Stanley Bank merger with MSCS Fixed Income Division
We advised Morgan Stanley on the transaction
Banco Santander $12.2 billion acquisition of Webster Bank
We are advising Banco Santander on the transaction
SMBC Aviation Capital $7.4 billion acquisition of Air Lease
We are advising SMBC Aviation Capital as one of the investors in a newly formed entity that is acquiring Air Lease
SouthState $2 billion acquisition of Independent Bank Group
We are advising SouthState on the acquisition
UMB Financial $2 billion acquisition of Heartland Financial
We are advising UMB on the acquisition and a $201.6 million stock offering
Truist $15.5 billion sale of remaining stake in Truist Insurance to investor group
We are advising Truist on the transaction
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