OLSEN PALMER ADVISES F&M FINANCIAL CORPORATION IN SALE TO F&M BANCORP, INC.

Washington, D.C. – Olsen Palmer is pleased to announce that F&M Financial Corporation, parent of Clarksville, Tennessee-based F&M Bank, has agreed to be acquired by F&M Bancorp, Inc., a newly-formed bank holding company solely owned by Gaylon Lawrence Jr.

With $857 million in assets, F&M Bank ranks among the 20 largest Tennessee-based banks, operating 17 branches across 7 counties.

Upon consummation of the merger, F&M Bank will remain intact with F&M’s existing name, charter, management, employees, and board of directors remaining in place. The transaction is expected to close by or before the end of 2015.

Mr. Lawrence, through his holdings in The Lawrence Group, currently owns five other banks, including the Arkansas-based parent company of Tennessee Bank & Trust which currently serves Tennessee through branches in Cool Springs and Green Hills.

Olsen Palmer LLC served as exclusive financial advisor and issued a fairness opinion to F&M Financial Corporation.

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About Olsen Palmer LLC

Olsen Palmer is an independent investment banking firm that advises community banks across the full spectrum of Mergers & Acquisitions. We apply a community banking model to investment banking: Olsen Palmer is a nimble, high-touch firm, free of conflicts and focused solely on helping our clients realize their strategic goals. The principals of Olsen Palmer have collectively been advising financial institutions for three decades, including on over 50 completed M&A transactions with values as large as $4 billion.

OLSEN PALMER LLC RANKED AS TOP 10 BANK M&A ADVISER

Washington, D.C. – Olsen Palmer LLC was ranked by SNL Financial as a Top 10 M&A adviser to banks and thrifts, based on the year-to-date number of whole-bank M&A transactions advised on through the first half of 2015.

Among a total of 58 investment banking firms that have advised on at least one whole-bank M&A transaction in 2015, Olsen Palmer was ranked within the top 10.

A total of 140 whole-bank M&A transactions have been announced in the U.S. through the first two quarters of 2015.

About Olsen Palmer LLC

Olsen Palmer is an independent investment banking firm that advises community banks across the full spectrum of Mergers & Acquisitions. We apply a community banking model to investment banking: Olsen Palmer is a nimble, high-touch firm, free of conflicts and focused solely on helping our clients realize their strategic goals. The principals of Olsen Palmer have collectively been advising financial institutions for three decades, including on over 50 completed M&A transactions with values as large as $4 billion. 

OLSEN PALMER ADVISES FIRST NATIONAL BANKERS BANK ON ACQUISITION OF INDEPENDENT BANKERS’ BANK OF FLORIDA

Washington, D.C. – Olsen Palmer is pleased to announce that Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based First National Bankers Bank (“FNBB”), a unit of First National Bankers Bankshares, Inc., has agreed to acquire Lake Mary, Florida-based Independent Bankers’ Bank of Florida (“IBBF”) in a transaction conducted under Section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy code pursuant to a petition filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Orlando.

Olsen Palmer LLC served as exclusive financial advisor to FNBB.

Upon consummation of the transaction, FNBB will become the 2nd largest bankers bank in the U.S., with IBBF operating as the Florida division of FNBB.

The consideration in the transaction, which is expected to be completed in Q3 2015, is comprised of a combination of cash, FNBB common stock, and cancellation of outstanding debt currently owed by IBBF to FNBB.

This is the 6th announced or completed M&A transaction in the past 9 months on which Olsen Palmer LLC has served as advisor.

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About Olsen Palmer LLC

Olsen Palmer LLC is an independent investment banking firm that advises community banks across the full spectrum of Mergers & Acquisitions. By design, we apply a community banking model to investment banking: we are nimble, high-touch, and free of conflicts.  We specialize in sell-side and buy-side M&A advisory, valuations, fairness opinions, and Board-level assessments of strategic alternatives.

CHRISTOPHER OLSEN INVITED TO SERVE AS INSTRUCTOR AT BANK ANALYST TRAINING PROGRAM

Washington, D.C. – Christopher Olsen, Managing Partner of Olsen Palmer LLC, has been invited to serve as an instructor at SNL Financial’s Analyst Training in the Banking Sector.  The program, now in its 18th year, is the benchmark training 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 5th year as an instructor for the analyst training program.

Mr. Olsen will lead a module entitled Advanced Topics in Bank M&A and Valuation. 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.

For a copy of Mr. Olsen’s presentation materials or for any questions, please feel free to send an inquiry to info@olsenpalmer.com.

About Christopher Olsen and Olsen Palmer LLC

Christopher Olsen is the Managing Partner of Olsen Palmer LLC, an independent investment banking firm that advises community banks across the full spectrum of Mergers & Acquisitions. Mr. Olsen has been working with financial institutions for the entirety of his career, from a teller at a 3-branch community bank to an investment banker with both Wall Street and boutique firms.

Olsen Palmer applies a community banking model to investment banking: the firm is nimble, high-touch, free of conflicts and focused solely on helping our clients realize their strategic goals. The principals of Olsen Palmer have collectively been advising financial institutions for three decades, including on over 50 completed M&A transactions with values as large as $4 billion. For more information, please visit our website: www.OlsenPalmer.com.

CHRISTOPHER OLSEN INVITED TO SERVE AS KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT TENNESSEE BANKERS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING

Washington, D.C. – Christopher Olsen, Managing Partner of Olsen Palmer LLC, has been invited to be a keynote speaker at the 2015 Tennessee Bankers Association (“TBA”) Annual Meeting. The TBA Annual Meeting will be held from June 7th to June 9th at The Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. This will be the 2nd time Mr. Olsen will serve as a keynote speaker at a TBA annual meeting.

In his speech, entitled The State of the State, Mr. Olsen will discuss the evolving competitive banking landscape in Tennessee, the impact of recent Merger & Acquisition activity, strategic options for Tennessee community banks, and broader valuation trends and implications. For a copy of Mr. Olsen’s presentation materials or to discuss any questions, please feel free to send an inquiry to info@olsenpalmer.com.

About Christopher Olsen and Olsen Palmer LLC

Christopher Olsen is the Managing Partner of Olsen Palmer LLC, an independent investment banking firm that advises community banks across the full spectrum of Mergers & Acquisitions. Mr. Olsen has been working with financial institutions for the entirety of his career, from a teller at a 3-branch community bank to an investment banker with both Wall Street and boutique firms.

Olsen Palmer applies a community banking model to investment banking: the firm is nimble, high-touch, free of conflicts and focused solely on helping our clients realize their strategic goals. The principals of Olsen Palmer have collectively been advising financial institutions for three decades, including on over 50 completed M&A transactions with values as large as $4 billion. For more information, please visit our website: www.OlsenPalmer.com.