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 29 - 31, 2023 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Mr. Olsen moderated a ‘fireside chat’ with George Makris, Executive Chairman of Simmons Bank and Kurt Knutson, Founder at Freedom Bank.
During the session Olsen, Makris, and Knutson discussed key findings and best practices across the M&A spectrum applicable to sellers and buyers alike. For prospective sellers, Mr. Knutson shared his thoughts on lesons learned through his experience selling his bank in 2021. For would-be buyers, Mr. Makris shared 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 a top bank M&A advisory firms nationwide according to S&P Global as ranked by the cumulative number of bank M&A transactions advised upon.