OLSEN PALMER TO SPONSOR THE MISSISSIPPI BANKERS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL WASHINGTON, D.C. GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS CONFERENCE

Washington, D.C. – Olsen Palmer is pleased to announce that it will be a sponsor of the Mississippi Bankers Association annual Washington, D.C. Government Affairs Conference. The conference will include meetings with the American Bankers Association, the Mississippi Senate and Congressional delegation, and with various banking regulatory bodies including the FDIC, the OCC, and the CFPB.

About Olsen Palmer

Olsen Palmer LLC is a Washington, D.C-based FINRA-registered independent investment banking and merger & acquisition advisory firm that works exclusively with community banks across the full suite of M&A, valuation, and corporate finance matters. The principals of Olsen Palmer have collectively been working with and for financial institutions for three decades, having advised on over 50 M&A transactions with values as small as $4 million and as large as $4 billion.

OLSEN PALMER MANAGING PARTNER TO DISCUSS M&A AND CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT AT WALLER LAW’S 2014 SOUTHEASTERN BANKING SEMINAR

Washington, D.C. – Christopher Olsen, Managing Partner of Olsen Palmer LLC, will be a featured speaker at Waller Law’s annual Southeastern Banking Seminar in Nashville, Tennessee. The seminar will feature presentations on community bank regulatory developments and housing finance reform. Mr. Olsen will be discussing current trends in community bank M&A, valuation, and capital deployment.

About Olsen Palmer

Olsen Palmer LLC is a Washington, D.C-based FINRA-registered independent investment banking and merger & acquisition advisory firm that works exclusively with community banks across the full suite of M&A, valuation, and corporate finance matters. The principals of Olsen Palmer have collectively been working with and for financial institutions for three decades, having advised on over 50 M&A transactions with values as small as $4 million and as large as $4 billion.

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CHRISTOPHER OLSEN TO SERVE AS INSTRUCTOR AT BANK ANALYST TRAINING PROGRAM

Washington, D.C. — Christopher Olsen, Managing Partner of Olsen Palmer LLC, will serve as an instructor at SNL Financial’s Analyst Training in the Banking Sector.  The program, now in its 17th year, is the leading forum for educating professionals who analyze, advise, work in or regulate banks, including investment bankers, buy- and sell-side analysts, regulators, and banking professionals. This will be Mr. Olsen’s 4th year serving as an instructor for this program.

Mr. Olsen will lead the module on Advanced Topics in Bank Valuation. In so doing, he will cover the various drivers of strategic and financial value of a bank, trends in valuation multiples over time, techniques for evaluating a potential bank merger or acquisition, the impact of synergies, economic and accounting accretion/dilution, and a review of trends currently influencing M&A and going-concern values.

About Olsen Palmer

Washington, D.C.-based Olsen Palmer LLC (“Olsen Palmer”) is a specialized investment banking firm that provides merger & acquisition, valuation, and strategic advice exclusively to independent community banks. The principals of Olsen Palmer have collectively been advising financial institutions for three decades, having advised on over 50 M&A transactions with values as small as $4 million and as large as $4 billion. For more information, please visit www.olsenpalmer.com.

Christopher Olsen, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Olsen Palmer, has focused exclusively on advising financial services companies for the entirety of his career. Before founding Olsen Palmer, Mr. Olsen was with Milestone Advisors (acquired by Houlihan Lokey) where he served as Managing Director and head of the firm’s Southeast U.S. Bank & Thrift M&A practice. Prior to joining Milestone, Mr. Olsen was with Hovde Financial, an investment banking firm that specializes in advising depository institutions. Mr. Olsen has also worked for First Annapolis Consulting as well as for the Financial Institutions Group of Morgan Stanley’s Investment Banking division. He began his career working directly for banks, including Norwest Bank (now Wells Fargo) and a 3-branch community bank. Mr. Olsen holds an MBA from Columbia University and a BBA in Finance from The George Washington University.

CHRISTOPHER OLSEN DISCUSSES COMMUNITY BANK M&A AND PRICING IN NASHVILLE BUSINESS JOURNAL

Washington, D.C. – Community bank M&A volume through the first half of the year suggests that 2014 will be the most active year since 2008.  A number of factors are behind this trend and certain states are seeing more transaction activity than others.  In this Nashville Business Journal article, Christopher Olsen discusses the current bank M&A environment, the recent improvements in valuation, and why certain states are seeing elevated deal activity.  Read the Article Here (subscription may be required): http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/blog/2014/06/why-tennessees-banking-m-a-scene-is-among-the.html.

About Olsen Palmer LLC

Washington, D.C.-based Olsen Palmer LLC (“Olsen Palmer”) is a specialized investment banking firm that provides merger & acquisition, valuation, and strategic advice exclusively to independent community banks. The principals of Olsen Palmer have collectively been advising financial institutions for three decades, having advised on over 50 M&A transactions with values as small as $4 million and as large as $4 billion. For more information, please visit www.olsenpalmer.com.

OLSEN PALMER TO SPONSOR THE TENNESSEE BANKERS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING

Washington, D.C. – Olsen Palmer LLC is pleased to announce that it will be a Platinum Sponsor of the 124th annual meeting of the Tennessee Bankers Association (“TBA”). This year’s TBA annual meeting will be held from June 8th through June 10th at The Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida.

Olsen Palmer is proud to support the TBA and this event, and is particularly honored to sponsor the Chairman’s Reception in celebration of outgoing TBA Chairman Jeff Agee, CEO of First Citizens Bancshares, Inc., a valued and long-standing Olsen Palmer client.

About Olsen Palmer

Washington, D.C.-based Olsen Palmer LLC (“Olsen Palmer”) is a specialized investment banking firm that provides merger & acquisition, valuation, and strategic advice exclusively to independent community banks. The principals of Olsen Palmer have collectively been advising financial institutions for three decades, having advised on over 50 M&A transactions with values as small as $4 million and as large as $4 billion. For more information, please visit www.olsenpalmer.com.