Posts Tagged ‘merger’

Check-cashing firm buys 10 more stores across Miss.

MADISON — All American Check Cashing announced today the completion of the acquisition of 10 payday loan retail stores today throughout Mississippi. Terms were not disclosed. This marks the second merger and acquisition for All American this year and increases the total number of retail stores in Mississippi and Louisiana to 44.  The payday loan [...] [...]

The First buys Alabama bank for undisclosed sum

HATTIESBURG — The First Bancshares Inc. has acquired First National Bank of Baldwin County, Ala. Terms of the acquisition, announced yesterday, were not made public. Officials say the acquisition expands The First into Alabama with five new branches. The First will now have 24 locations in Mississippi, Louisiana and South Alabama. The First will now [...] [...]

Renasant sees post-merger earnings increase

TUPELO — Renasant Corporation has released its financial results for the first quarter of 2013. Net income for the first quarter of 2013 was $7,571,000, or basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.30, as compared to $5,974,000, or basic and diluted EPS of $0.24, for the first quarter of 2012. “Our strong start [...] [...]

Class-action complaint filed over proposed bank merger

KOSCIUSKO and TUPELO — Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd, LLP of San Diego has started a class action, through an amended complaint filed on April 8 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi on behalf of all holders of First M&F Corporation (FMFC) common stock as of Feb. 7, 2013, [...] [...]

Law firm expands footprint in Florida with merger

by MBJ Staff Published: March 5,2013

Tags: acquisition, attorney, buy, expand, expansion, law, law firm, merger, purchase, sale, sell

JACKSON — The law firms of Adams and Reese LLP and Jacksonville, Fla.-based Volpe, Bajalia, Wickes, Rogerson & Wachs (VBWR) have merged, growing Adams and Reese to 15 offices nationwide and five offices in the state of Florida. The merger was announced jointly by Adams and Reese managing partner, Charles P. Adams Jr. and VBWR shareholder, [...] [...]

Alabama, Florida banks vote to merge with Community

by MBJ Staff Published: February 21,2013

Tags: acquisition, bank, banker, banking, buy, expansion, finance, financial institution, merger, purchase, sale, sell

BILOXI — The boards of directors of Community Bank, National Association, based in Alabama and the recently acquired Community Bank, Destin, Fla., have voted to merge with Community Bank, Coast, headquartered in Biloxi. Terms were not disclosed. According to Community Bank, the merger creates a $588-million bank consisting of 15 offices of Community Bank from [...] [...]

Trustmark completes purchase of Alabama-based bank

by MBJ Staff Published: February 18,2013

Tags: acquisition, bank, banking and finance, expansion, financial institution, merger, purchase, sale, sell

JACKSON — Trustmark Corporation has completed its merger with Mobile, Ala.-based BancTrust Financial Group Inc., as well as the merger of BankTrust with and into Trustmark National Bank. Gerard R. Host, President and CEO of Trustmark, stated, “We are delighted to expand the Trustmark franchise across Alabama, including the attractive Mobile, Montgomery and Selma markets, [...] [...]

Renasant acquiring First M&F in all-stock deal

by MBJ Staff Published: February 7,2013

Tags: acquisition, bank, banker, banking, buy, finance, financial institution, merger, purchase, sale, sell, shares, stock

TUPELO and KOSCIUSKO — Renasant Corporation and First M&F Corporation have signed a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which Renasant Corporation would acquire First M&F Corporation (M&F), a bank holding company headquartered in Kosciusko and the parent of Merchants & Farmers Bank. Upon completion of the transaction, the combined company will have approximately $5.8 billion [...] [...]

The First to buy Alabama bank for undisclosed sum

by MBJ Staff Published: February 1,2013

Tags: acquisition, bank, banker, banking, buy, expansion, finance, financial institutions, merger, purchase, sell

HATTIESBURG — The First Bancshares Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire First National Bank of Baldwin County, Ala. Terms were not disclosed. The First president and CEO M. Ray “Hoppy” Cole Jr., said, “From day one our focus has been on growing our bank in the Gulf Coast region, and providing customers [...] [...]

Attorneys combine to form new, multi-state practice

by MBJ Staff Published: January 28,2013

Tags: acquisition, attorney, firm, law, lawyer, legal, merger

GREENVILLE and JACKSON — Members of the former law firms of Wilkins Tipton, P.A., and Adelman Law Firm, PLLC, have formed a new law firm, Hagwood Adelman Tipton, PC. The new firm has six regional offices, including Greenville and Jackson. Other offices are located in Alabama, North Carolina and Tennessee. The firm has made public plans to [...] [...]

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