On July 25, 2018, Pilgrim Bancshares, Inc. (“Pilgrim”), Cohasset, Massachusetts, and Hometown Financial Group, Inc. (“Hometown”), Easthampton, Massachusetts, entered into a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which Pilgrim will merge with and into Hometown, with Hometown as the resulting company, for total merger consideration valued at approximately $53.9 million. Pilgrim shareholders will receive $23.00 cash… Read more »
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Luse Gorman Serves as Legal Counsel to Brentwood Bank in its Proposed Acquisition of Union Building and Loan Savings Bank
On July 17, 2018, Brentwood Bank (“Brentwood”), Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, and Union Building and Loan Savings Bank (“Union”), Bridgewater, Pennsylvania, entered into a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which Union will merge with and into Brentwood, with Brentwood as the resulting institution. The combined institution will have total assets of approximately $650 million. Luse Gorman… Read more »
SEC Finalizes Rule on Smaller Reporting Company Definition
The SEC recently finalized a rule, effective September 10, 2018, that expands the definition of “smaller reporting company” (“SRC”) to include registrants with (i) a public float of less than $250 million, or (ii) annual revenues of less than $100 million for the previous year and either no public float or a public float of… Read more »
2018 Bank Leadership and Profitability Improvement Conference Washington, D.C.
Luse Gorman is proud to co-host the 2018 Bank Leadership and Profitability Improvement Conference on August 23-24 at the Ritz-Carlton, Washington, D.C. Our Co-Hosts are Crowe and KBW/Stifel Financial. This is a unique event with roundtable sessions (CEOs, CFOs and Directors) and many topical presentations. The event will also include the opportunity to attend a… Read more »
Luse Gorman Serves as Legal Counsel to Poage Bankshares, Inc. in its Proposed Merger with City Holding Company
On July 11, 2018, Poage Bankshares, Inc. (“Poage”), Ashland, Kentucky, and City Holding Company (“City”), Charleston, West Virginia, entered into a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which Poage will merge with and into City, with City as the resulting company, for total merger consideration valued at approximately $93.5 million at announcement. Poage shareholders will receive… Read more »