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Our approach to M&A combines our corporate expertise with our deep understanding of the financial services industry. In recent years, we have advised on more than 500 completed mergers and acquisitions involving financial institutions, with an aggregate value of more than $150 billion. Combined with our strong regulatory practice, our financial institutions M&A team has vast experience in structuring and executing the full spectrum of M&A transactions expediently and effectively, particularly in the current regulatory environment.
MidFirst Bank Acquisitions
Represented MidFirst Bank in its acquisition of Steele Street Bank and Trust from Steele Street Bank Corporation and in its acquisition of Presidential Financial Corporation.
Community Bank Acquisitions by Simmons First National
Represented Simmons First National Corporation in a number of transactions, including in its $206.9 million acquisition of Liberty Bancshares, $243.4 million acquisition of Community First Bancshares, Inc., and $66 million acquisition of Delta Trust & Bank Corporation.
Peruvian Pension Fund Acquisition
Represented Grupo Suramericana de Inversiones, through its subsidiary AFP Integra, together with Profuturo AFP S.A., the Peruvian pension fund manager of Scotiabank, in their $516 million acquisition of AFP Horizonte, the Peruvian pension fund manager, from Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria.
Acquisition of Bank Holding Company in Wyoming
Represented WSFS Financial Corporation in its acquisition of First Wyoming Financial Corporation.
BBVA in Acquisition of Simple
Representation of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, an international financial group based in Spain, in its acquisition of financial technology company Simple. The $117 million acquisition is part of BBVA's strategy to lead the technology-driven change that is transforming the financial services industry. According to Francisco González, Chairman and CEO of BBVA, Simple will reinforce BBVA’s “global digital transformation while BBVA will provide the means to help Simple maximize its outstanding growth potential.”
$1.6 billion Acquisition Creates Mexico’s Largest Pension Fund
Represented Grupo Financiero Banorte, the Mexican financial group, and its affiliate Afore XXI Banorte in the $1.6 billion acquisition of Afore Bancomer from Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria to create Mexico’s largest pension fund.
Chinese Deal-Making Draws Scrutiny in Washington
February 18, 2016, The Wall Street Journal
Mark Plotkin is quoted in this Wall Street Journal article discussing the scrutiny that Chinese acquisitions will receive from U.S. regulators. According to Plotkin, "Given the amount of state ownership of Chinese companies, together with the history of espionage between our countries and U.S. concerns about the potential appropriation and proliferation of ...