Olsen Palmer LLC is pleased to announce that Managing Partner Christopher Olsen was a featured speaker at Bank Director’s Acquire or Be Acquired Conference held January 30 – February 2, 2022 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Mr. Olsen moderated a ‘fireside chat’ with Dan Rollins, Chairman & CEO of Cadence Bank, which recently completed a strategic merger with BancorpSouth to create an institution with $48 billion in assets, 418 branches across 9 states, and a market capitalization of nearly $6 billion.
During the session, Mr. Olsen discussed with Mr. Rollins key findings and best practices across the M&A spectrum applicable to sellers and buyers alike. For prospective sellers, Mr. Rollins shared his thoughts on key traits an acquirer looks for in a target including those that merit a premium price and those that do not. For would-be buyers, the session explored Mr. Rollins’ perspectives on best practices, areas of value creation, and key risks in bank acquisitions.
The Acquire or Be Acquired Conference is a premier annual event attended by over 1,300 Bank Executives and Board Members that brings together key thought leaders from across the country to explore and discuss bank merger & acquisition strategies and related growth opportunities.
About Olsen Palmer LLC
Olsen Palmer is an independent investment banking firm that exclusively advises financial institutions across the spectrum of Mergers & Acquisitions out of our headquarters in Washington DC and regional offices in Chicago, Denver, and Birmingham. By design, we combine the extensive M&A expertise of a traditional diversified firm with the agility, innovation, and independence of a specialized firm. Olsen Palmer remains one of the top 3 bank M&A advisory firms nationwide according to S&P Global as ranked by the cumulative number of bank M&A transactions advised upon over the past three years.