Olsen Palmer returns as a proud sponsor of the the 131st Tennessee Bankers Association Annual Meeting. to be held from June 13th to 15th at the Belmond Charleston Place Hotel in Charleston, SC. This will be the 5th consecutive year Olsen Palmer serves as sponsor of the Chairman’s Reception at the Annual Meeting.
For more information, please visit https://www.tnbankers.org/calendar/2021/06/13/131st-tba-annual-meeting.4457057.
Tri-State Bank (“Tri-State”) and Liberty Bank and Trust Company and its parent holding company, Liberty Financial Services, Inc. (collectively, “Liberty”), jointly announced their agreement whereby Tri-State Bank will be acquired by Liberty Bank and Trust Company in an all-cash transaction. Both Liberty and Tri-State are Minority Depository Institutions as defined by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Olsen Palmer LLC served as exclusive financial advisor and issued a fairness opinion to Tri-State Bank.
With the proposed transaction, Liberty will have approximately $965 million in assets and offices in 12 cities on a pro forma basis.
The transaction has been approved by the Board of Directors of both companies but remains subject to Tri-State Bank’s shareholder approval and customary regulatory approvals. The transaction is expected to close before the end of 2021.
Olsen Palmer LLC is the #1 community bank M&A advisor nationwide according to S&P Global, as ranked by the number of whole-bank sell-side M&A transactions advised upon over the last twelve months in which seller had total assets less than $5 billion.
First Bank of Linden, the banking subsidiary of First Linden Bancshares, Inc., has completed its agreement to be acquired by Alabama ONE in an all-cash transaction structured as a purchase and assumption.
Olsen Palmer LLC served as financial advisor and issued a fairness opinion to First Linden Bancshares, Inc.
The transaction was unanimously approved by the Board of Directors of both institutions and was subject to customary conditions including the approval of First Linden Bancshares, Inc.’s shareholders and the receipt of required regulatory approvals.
Olsen Palmer LLC is the #1 bank M&A advisor nationwide according to S&P Global, based on the number of whole-bank sell-side M&A deals advised upon over the last twelve months with seller assets less than $5 billion.
DeWitt First Bankshares Corporation, parent company of Arkansas County Bank, has completed its agreement to be acquired by Southern Bancorp, Inc., parent company of Southern Bancorp Bank.
Olsen Palmer LLC served as exclusive financial advisor and issued a fairness opinion to DeWitt First Bankshares Corporation.
Dover Dixon Horne, PLLC served as legal advisor to DeWitt First Bankshares Corporation while Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP served as legal advisor to Southern Bancorp, Inc.
DeWitt First Bankshares Corporation has 3 branches with total assets of approximately $190 million as of Q1 2021. As a result of the transaction, Southern Bancorp Bank has increased the number of its branch locations to 52 and now has total assets of approximately $2.0 billion.
Olsen Palmer LLC is the #2 bank M&A advisor nationwide according to S&P Global, based on the number of whole-bank sell-side M&A deals advised upon over the last two years with seller assets less than $5 billion.
Cumberland Bancshares, Inc., parent company of Citizens Bank ($289 million in assets), has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by First Paragould Bankshares, Inc., parent company of First National Bank ($1.9 billion in assets).
Olsen Palmer LLC served as exclusive financial advisor and issued a fairness opinion to Cumberland Bancshares, Inc.
The transaction, which has been approved by the Board of Directors of both companies but remains subject to customary shareholder and regulatory approvals, is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2021.
Fenimore, Kay, Harrison & Ford, LLP served as First Paragould Bankshares, Inc.’s legal advisor, while the firm of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC served as Cumberland Bancshares, Inc.’s legal advisor.
With this transaction, Olsen Palmer LLC is the #2 bank M&A advisor nationwide according to S&P Global, as ranked by the number of whole-bank sell-side M&A transactions advised upon over the last twelve months.
