CHRISTOPHER OLSEN SERVES AS FEATURED SPEAKER AT THE MARYLAND BANKERS ASSOCIATION 2016 ANNUAL MEETING

Washington, D.C. – Christopher Olsen, Olsen Palmer LLC Managing Partner, served as a featured speaker at the Maryland Bankers Association (“MBA”) 2016 Annual Meeting, which took place from June 5th to June 8th at the Amelia Island Plantation in Amelia Island, Florida.

In his speech, Mr. Olsen discussed the Maryland bank M&A landscape including bank valuation trends, deal drivers, and strategic alternatives available to Maryland community banks. He also discussed best practices for effective M&A transactions, whether as a would-be acquirer, potential seller, merger counterparty, or none of the above.

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

About Christopher Olsen

Christopher Olsen, the Managing Partner of Olsen Palmer LLC, has been working with and advising financial institutions for the entirety of his career, including on over 50 M&A transactions with consideration values as large as $4 billion.

About Olsen Palmer LLC

Olsen Palmer is a nationally-recognized independent investment banking firm that advises community banks across Mergers & Acquisitions. By design, our firm applies a community banking model to investment banking: nimble, high-touch, and conflict-free. We specialize in sell-side advisory, buy-side advisory, valuations, fairness opinions, branch acquisitions / divestitures, and Board-level assessments of strategic options.

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, to be held in Charlottesville, Virginia the week of July 25th and now in its 19th 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.

Mr. Olsen will lead a module entitled Current Trends in Bank Valuation and M&A. 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.

This will be Mr. Olsen’s 6th year as an instructor for the analyst training program.

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, as 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.

OLSEN PALMER CLIENT FIRST FREEDOM BANK ACQUIRES 3 BRANCHES

Washington, D.C. – Olsen Palmer is pleased to announce that First Freedom Bank, subsidiary of Lebanon, TN-based First Freedom Bancshares, Inc. (“First Freedom”), has acquired 3 branches from Atlantic Capital Bank, N.A, subsidiary of Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACBI).

First Freedom assumed approximately $101 million in customer deposits and purchased approximately $30 million in loans and other assets affiliated with three branches located in Algood, Cookeville, and Gainesboro, Tennessee.

Olsen Palmer LLC served as exclusive financial advisor to First Freedom.

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About Olsen Palmer LLC

Olsen Palmer, a nationally-recognized independent investment banking firm that advises community banks across the full spectrum of Mergers & Acquisitions, applies a community banking model to investment banking: Nimble, High-touch, and Conflict-free.

We specialize in sell-side advisory, buy-side advisory, valuations, fairness opinions, branch acquisitions / divestitures, and Board-level assessments of strategic options.

OLSEN PALMER EXPANDS BANK M&A ADVISORY PRACTICE, HIRES INDUSTRY VETERAN ROGER HERNANDEZ

Washington, D.C. –  Olsen Palmer is pleased to announce the appointment of Roger Hernandez as Director and Head of the firm’s Midwest bank M&A advisory practice. He will be based in the newly-opened Chicago office where he will be responsible for advising Midwest bank & thrift clients across the spectrum of M&A alternatives, including buy-side advisory, sell-side advisory, valuations, fairness opinions, and Board-level assessments of strategic alternatives.

Mr. Hernandez brings almost 20 years of industry experience to Olsen Palmer. Most recently, he served in the Investment Banking Group at Performance Trust Capital Partners where he executed M&A advisory engagements for community banks across the U.S. Mr. Hernandez previously served with Zions Bancorporation in a finance and investor relations role as well with FBR Capital Markets where he executed M&A advisory and capital markets transactions for financial institutions and specialty finance companies.

Christopher Olsen, Managing Partner of Olsen Palmer said, “As we grow our business, we are very selective about who we invite to join our team, focusing only on those professionals who have the expertise and outlook to best-serve the needs of our clients and who can excel within our innovative, specialized model. Roger is a great addition to our team and we are excited about working with him to build out our advisory practice.”

“Christopher and Brian have built a truly premier independent M&A advisory firm,” Hernandez said. “The success of Olsen Palmer is a testament to both extensive expertise as well as a high-touch, conflict-free approach to advising community banks. I am very excited about building out the firm’s Midwest M&A advisory practice and bolstering Olsen Palmer’s already-impressive success.”

“Roger’s long-term background in both working for and advising financial institutions allows him to offer uniquely valuable strategic advice to community banks as they navigate increasingly-challenging industry, regulatory, and economic conditions,” said Brian Palmer, Olsen Palmer Partner and Co-Founder.

Mr. Hernandez earned his Masters of Business Administration, specializing in finance and accounting, from Simon Business School at the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York and holds a Bachelor of Science in finance from Northern Illinois University.

About Olsen Palmer:

Olsen Palmer, a nationally-recognized independent investment banking firm that advises community banks across Mergers & Acquisitions, applies a community banking model to investment banking: nimble, high-touch, and conflict-free. We specialize in sell-side advisory, buy-side advisory, valuations, fairness opinions, branch acquisitions / divestitures, and Board-level assessments of strategic options.

OLSEN PALMER CLIENT ATHENS FEDERAL COMMUNITY BANK HAS ACQUIRED 4 BRANCHES FROM ATLANTIC CAPITAL BANK, N.A.

Washington, D.C. –  Olsen Palmer is pleased to announce that Athens, Tennessee-based Athens Federal Community Bank, National Association (“Athens Federal”), subsidiary of Athens Bancshares Corporation, has acquired 4 branches from Atlantic Capital Bank, N.A, subsidiary of Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACBI).

In so doing, Athens Federal assumed approximately $104 million in customer deposits and purchased approximately $15 million in loans and other assets affiliated with four branches located in Athens, Lenoir City, Madisonville, and Sweetwater, Tennessee.

Olsen Palmer LLC served as exclusive financial advisor to Athens Federal, with Christopher Olsen serving as lead advisor.

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About Olsen Palmer:

Olsen Palmer, a nationally-recognized independent investment banking firm that advises community banks across Mergers & Acquisitions, applies a community banking model to investment banking: nimble, high-touch, and conflict-free. We specialize in sell-side advisory, buy-side advisory, valuations, fairness opinions, branch acquisitions / divestitures, and Board-level assessments of strategic options.