Marc Levy specializes in mergers and acquisitions, corporate and securities law, corporate governance issues, mutual-to-stock conversions, mutual holding company reorganizations, and other securities offerings for financial institutions. Mr. Levy also represents financial institutions and individuals in regulatory and enforcement matters before the federal banking agencies.
Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Levy was a Senior Attorney with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance and Division of Enforcement.
Practice Areas:
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Public Company Reporting and Shareholder Relations
- Corporate Governance
- Capital Markets and Corporate Finance
- Mutual-to-stock conversions
- Mutual holding company reorganizations and stock offerings
- Bank Regulatory and Enforcement Services
- Regulatory Examinations, Investigations and Enforcement
Representative Transactions:
- Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc., Boston, MA, in its $1.1 billion merger of equals with Brookline Bancorp, Inc. and related $100.0 million equity offering.
- First Bank, Hamilton, NJ, in its $35.0 million subordinated debt offering.
- Fidelity Bank, New Orleans, LA, in its $198.4 million initial public stock offering.
- Provident Financial Services, Inc., Jersey City, NJ, in its $225.0 million subordinated debt offering.
- Kearny Financial Corp., Fairfield, NJ in its $54.0 million acquisition of MSB Financial Corp.
- Dime Community Bancshares, Inc., Hauppauge, NY, in its $75.0 million preferred stock offering.
- A venture capital firm in its investment in a community bank that supports fintech firms.
- Numerous investment banking firms as underwriter’s counsel in public and private offerings of common stock and issuances of subordinated debt.