Covington represents financial institutions, fintech companies, and other financial services firms in a wide range of transactional and advisory matters. Our corporate team has advised on hundreds of completed M&A, capital markets, and strategic transactions in the financial services sector and has significant familiarity and experience negotiating complex transactions.
Mergers and Acquisitions
Covington advises on the full spectrum of public and private M&A transactions across the financial services sector, including whole bank acquisitions, branch transactions, and fintech bank partnerships and combinations. With decades of experience representing financial institutions, our team brings a sophisticated understanding of how to structure deals, navigate regulatory expectations, and manage diligence and execution efficiently. Our M&A capabilities are strengthened by one of the industry's leading bank regulatory practices, enabling us to provide guidance informed by how supervisors view partner bank, fintech aligned, and specialty finance business models. This integrated approach ensures that transactional strategy and regulatory insight are seamlessly aligned.
Securities and Capital Markets
Covington represents issuers, underwriters, and placement agents in public and private offerings across the financial services landscape, including in connection with mutual-to-stock conversions and de novo bank formations, IPOs and follow on equity raises, investment grade and subordinated debt, preferred and other hybrid securities, and Rule 144A and Regulation S transactions. With former senior SEC officials and leading securities advisers, we also help financial services firms navigate sector specific disclosure, regulatory expectations, and ongoing reporting obligations.
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