Nelson Mullins advises Nicolet Bankshares on $864M merger with MidWestOne

The flight to the national bank charter continues. Here is Fidelity's "conversion" application for its New York limited purpose trust company (structured as an interim charter plus merger, rather than a conversion).

Bank mergers surge after 2023 slump, Nashville sees major consolidation - https://lnkd.in/gu2_ctyB “2023 saw the fewest number of bank mergers across the country,” Christopher Olsen, managing partner of Olsen Palmer, an investment bank out of Washington, D.C., told the Business Journal. Now, he's busier than ever. Read More: Bank mergers surge after 2023 slump, Nashville sees major consolidation

🤝🏦 American Bancorp Inc., the parent company of American Pride Bank has officially acquired New Republic Partners Inc., the parent company of New Republic Bank. Through the merger, New Republic Bank will become a sister bank of American Pride Bank. https://lnkd.in/euCfNU66

Two major bank mergers are reshaping the Midwest banking landscape — and signaling the start of a new wave of consolidation. Comerica and Fifth Third’s $10.9 billion merger, followed closely by Huntington Bank’s acquisition of Cadence Bank, will each create institutions with more than $275 billion in assets. Both are expected to close in early 2026, further establishing Ohio as a financial powerhouse. So why now, after years of regulatory slowdown? A change in administration has brought a friendlier tone toward the financial sector, including the rollback of OCC and FDIC merger restrictions. These moves have reopened the door to large-scale transactions — and more are likely on the horizon. At Dalton & Tomich, our Banking and Financial Institutions Team has decades of experience navigating complex transactions, workouts, and regulatory compliance. Explore our insights in the carousel below and learn how these changes could shape the future of banking. #BankingLaw #FinancialInstitutions #MergersAndAcquisitions #MidwestBusiness #RegulatoryCompliance #DaltonAndTomich

After a sluggish stretch, the M&A market is showing renewed momentum, with deal volume up 13% and a 25% rise in deal value for the first three quarters of 2025.This rebound is creating fresh opportunities for merger arbitrage and private equity strategies as larger, more complex transactions return to the table. Challenges remain, however. #LPLResearch’s Jina Yoon takes a look at the uncertainties that persist: https://bit.ly/4hQcdnE

KKR-owned Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is in advanced discussions to sell its division advising depository institutions along with its institutional equities business. The potential deal with Brean Capital, LLC is part of Janney’s strategy to exit the capital markets business and concentrate on wealth management. The sale would include investment bankers handling mergers, acquisitions, and capital raising for lenders, as well as teams in equity research and sales and trading. https://lnkd.in/dXBg6YgK #MergersAcquisitionsDivestitures #PrivateEquity #FinancialServices

Exciting news! Today our holding company, FirstSun Capital Bancorp (Nasdaq: FSUN), and First Foundation Inc. (“First Foundation”) (NYSE: FFWM), a financial services company with two wholly-owned operating subsidiaries, First Foundation Advisors and Irvine, California-based First Foundation Bank (“First Foundation Bank”) jointly announced that we have entered into a definitive merger agreement. Read the full announcement on the FirstSun Investor Relations website: https://trst.in/iXO16m

Needham Bank, a Massachusetts-based community bank, completed the merger with BankProv, a full-service commercial bank, for $211.8m. BankProv (led by Joe Reilly) was advised by Piper Sandler and Luse Gorman, PC. Needham Bank (led by Joe Campanelli) was advised by Stifel Financial Corp., KBW and Nutter (led by Michael Krebs). https://lnkd.in/dEANKtQ2 #MergersAcquisitionsDivestitures #Banking #USFinance

Exciting news! Today our holding company, FirstSun Capital Bancorp (Nasdaq: FSUN), and First Foundation Inc. (“First Foundation”) (NYSE: FFWM), a financial services company with two wholly-owned operating subsidiaries, First Foundation Advisors and Irvine, California-based First Foundation Bank (“First Foundation Bank”) jointly announced that we have entered into a definitive merger agreement. Read the full announcement on the FirstSun Investor Relations website: https://lnkd.in/eeciGMWm