TechCrunch: M&A

JUNE 26, 2024

Hyperplane focused on allowing banks to train their own models to power tools across their risk, collections and marketing departments. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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JUNE 5, 2025

The FDIC and OCC have rescinded policy statements adopted in 2024 that changed the ways each agency considered bank merger transactions and have reinstated their prior procedures for evaluating bank mergers. By: Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

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MARCH 13, 2025

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is requesting public comment on its proposal to rescind its 2024 Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions (2024 Policy Statement) and reinstate its prior Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions (Prior Policy Statement).

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JANUARY 29, 2024

The last two years have seen a significant uptick in the number of transactions involving credit union acquisitions of banks with 26 deals announced and two transactions already announced in 2024. Yet, the law around these transactions remains somewhat unsettled and the path to regulatory approval is often not clear.

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JANUARY 10, 2025

Global M&A in 2024 faced geopolitical issues, elevated interest rates, and inflationary pressures, with expanding antitrust, foreign investment, national security, and export regimes adding complexity. By: Morrison & Foerster LLP

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OCTOBER 3, 2024

On September 17, 2024, the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) announced that it withdrew its 1995 Bank Merger Guidelines and instead, for purposes of evaluating the competitive impact of bank mergers, will rely on its 2023 Merger Guidelines, which apply to all industries.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector Trends H2 2023 | H1 2024 — Specialty Finance / Marketplace Lending - Consolidation fever grips non-bank lenders and banks alike—SME lending, revenue-based finance and PropFinance at its core. Current market: Marginal uptick in M&A activity. By: White & Case LLP

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

17, 2024, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Board met to finalize an updated approach to increase scrutiny of bank mergers, particularly those that would result in a bank with over $100 billion in assets. These moves by regulators signal a new whole-of-government approach to competition in the banking sector.

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OCTOBER 4, 2024

Governments play a pivotal role in European bank M&A: State coffers play significant roles. . - “Challenger” bank M&A catches fire: The UK grabs headlines with Coventry Building Society’s and Nationwide Building Society’s respective acquisitions of The Co‑operative Bank and Virgin Money. By: White & Case LLP

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TechCrunch: M&A

MAY 9, 2024

A dust-up between Evolve Bank & Trust, Mercury and Synapse has led TabaPay to abandon its acquisition plans of troubled banking-as-a-service startup Synapse. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Department of Justice (DOJ) have coordinated the release of new policies that will govern each agency’s consideration of bank merger transactions. For example, the two banking agencies’ policy.

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OCTOBER 1, 2024

UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector Trends H2 2023 | H1 2024 — Brokers / Corporate Finance - Mid-market investment banks consolidate at the fastest rate yet—Panmure Gordon & Liberum, Redburn (Europe) & Atlantic Equities and Cenkos Securities & FinnCap Group mergers reshape the City skyline.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

On September 17, 2024, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued formal statements of policy on reviewing transactions under the Bank Merger Act (BMA). By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

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AUGUST 9, 2024

On July 30, 2024, the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) approved a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to amend the agency’s regulations under the Change in Bank Control Act (the Proposal). By: Latham & Watkins LLP

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OCTOBER 4, 2024

On September 17, 2024, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) issued final “statements of policy” for transactions subject to the Bank Merger Act (“BMA”). By: Paul Hastings LLP

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APRIL 11, 2024

On March 21, 2024, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) approved a Federal Register notice seeking public comment on its proposal to revise its current Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

On September 17, 2024, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) shut the vault doors on its 1995 Bank Merger Guidelines, leaving the 2023 Merger Guidelines as its sole authoritative statement on the topic of mergers across all industries. By: BakerHostetler

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NOVEMBER 20, 2024

With the 2024 national election results now behind us, speculation turns to what the change in Presidential administration and likely Republican control of both the United States Senate and the House of Representatives may mean for community and regional banks in at least the coming two years. By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

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MAY 1, 2024

and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency recently announced proposals to update their approaches to evaluating bank mergers and other business combinations under the Bank Merger Act. Originally published by Law360 - April 26, 2024. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. By: WilmerHale

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DECEMBER 16, 2024

The Bank of England has published the final report on its system-wide exploratory scenario. The SWES was a 'system-wide' exercise, incorporating a wide range of financial firms and business models, focusing not on the resilience of individual participants, but the impact on important U.K. financial markets. By: A&O Shearman

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FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The Situation: On January 29, 2024, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ("OCC") requested comment on a proposed rule updating its bank merger rules and incorporating a policy statement (the "Proposal") on agency review of merger applications. By: Jones Day

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FEBRUARY 8, 2024

On January 29, 2024, the OCC issued a proposed policy statement[1] describing the general principles it uses to evaluate applications for approval of transactions under the Bank Merger Act (“BMA”), principally bank mergers, consolidations, and deposit assumptions (“Business Combinations”). By: Morrison & Foerster LLP

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AUGUST 29, 2024

On July 30, 2024, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) that would expand the FDIC’s role under the Change in Bank Control Act of 1978 (CBCA).

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MARCH 19, 2024

To understand the litigation and regulatory risks that are coming in 2024 for private capital, it is helpful to look back briefly on recent events. Arguably, the single most important event over the last 18 months was the rapid increase in interest rates by the central banks in the United States, England, and Europe.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

I never expected to revisit the topic of bulge bracket banks so quickly because the full list changes slowly, and we updated it a few years ago. What is a “Bulge Bracket Bank”? The name “bulge bracket” (BB) comes from the prospectus for an IPO or debt issuance, which lists all the banks underwriting the deal.

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TechCrunch: M&A

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

In a role reversal, Xalts, a Singapore fintech startup founded 18 months ago, has acquired Contour Network, a digital trade platform set up by eight major banks including HSBC, Standard Chartered and BNP. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Global Banking & Finance

APRIL 30, 2024

Banking on Generative AI: Three Strategic Frontiers to Conquer in 2024 Financial institutions have long grappled with the challenge of offering best-in-class customer service and personalization with pockets of success.

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MAY 22, 2024

The conference drew more than 1,000 professionals from private equity funds, senior and mezzanine lenders, and investment banks, as well as C-level executives, consultants and principals in the healthcare industry.

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CNBC: Investing

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Bank of America revealed its favorite stock picks in 2024.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 4, 2024

banking sector in the early part of the year also took their toll. M&A activity in 2023 was subdued, as dealmakers grappled with geopolitical tensions, inflation, rising interest rates, and increasing regulatory scrutiny, against a backdrop of general economic uncertainty. Challenges in the U.S. By: Morrison & Foerster LLP

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FEBRUARY 1, 2024

On January 29, 2024, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the “OCC”) proposed guidance in the form of a policy statement to provide greater transparency around the factors considered by the agency when approving transactions under the Bank Merger Act.

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OfficeHours

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

How To Navigate Multiple Offers and Move ASAP Coming from a non-target school, investment banking jobs were coveted roles that were few and far between. Fortunate enough to be one of the “lucky ones”, I landed my first banking role at an MM shop on the Restructuring team. Intention to Lateral? Results stay anon.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Investment bank not. In this issue… Contractual provisions - - Carve-out from limitation clause for fraudulent misrepresentation did not catch fraudulent breach of contract. - Buy-side W&I insurance policy successfully excluded losses claimed. By: White & Case LLP

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APRIL 4, 2024

The Proposal clarifies the FDIC’s bank merger approval process but may prove challenging for new large bank consolidations with the FDIC as the primary regulator.

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European Investment Bank

JULY 8, 2025

The EIB Group Compliance Activity Report for 2024 describes the EIB Group Compliance Functions’ organisational set-up, activities, ongoing work to further strengthen the policy framework and the management of the risks under their remit, and includes the foreseen priorities for 2025.

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Focus Investment Banking

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Washington, DC, (November 21, 2024) – FOCUS Investment Banking is pleased to announce the addition of Conor Miller as a Managing Director. Conor’s diverse industry expertise and leadership background make him a tremendous asset to our clients and the FOCUS team,” said Craig Ladkin, Managing Director at FOCUS Investment Banking.

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OfficeHours

JANUARY 15, 2024

As a result, the job market has also been rather slow which gave us time to reflect and focus on preparing for 2024. And the good news is: All signs are pointing to recruiting picking up in the first quarter of 2024! Are you focused on recruiting in 2024? But 2024 may not be much better. WHY CHOOSE US?

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