Financial Services Investment Banking

From creative business solutions to analysis of the latest market trends, the Financial Services Investment Banking group at Raymond James wields considerable expertise for its financial services industry clients and has been involved in more than 360 completed transactions since 2015. Our disciplined senior bankers stay immersed in transactions and average more than 16 years of experience across all sectors of the financial services industry. A personalized, client-centric approach to a full array of business services remains a hallmark of our group and of Raymond James.

Financial Services Sector Expertise

 

  • Asset & Wealth Management
  • BDCs, Closed-End Funds & SPACs
  • Depositories
  • Insurance & Insurance Services
  • Specialty Finance

Financial Services Insights

Transaction History

July 2025 Business First Bancshares has agreed to acquire Progressive Bank

July 2025

About Business First Bancshares, Inc.

Business First Bancshares, Inc. operates banking centers and loan production offices across Louisiana and Texas, providing commercial and personal banking products and services.
July 2025 Plumas Bancorp acquired Cornerstone Community Bank

July 2025

About Plumas Bancorp

Plumas Bancorp (NASDAQ: PLBC) is headquartered in Reno, Nevada and is the holding company for Plumas Bank, which was founded in 1980. Plumas Bank is a full-service community bank headquartered in Quincy, California.
June 2025 Jefferson Capital Initial Public Offering Bookrunning Manager $172,500,000

June 2025

About Jefferson Capital

Founded in 2002, Jefferson Capital is an analytically driven purchaser and manager of charged-off and insolvency consumer accounts with operations in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Latin America. 
June 2025 Aerospace Insurance Managers subsidiary of Hallmark Financial acquired by Bishop Street Underwriters portfolio company of Redbird Capital Partners.

June 2025

About Aerospace Insurance Managers

Aerospace Insurance Managers ("AIM") is a general aviation insurance services provider based in Dallas, Texas.
June 2025 Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp. Direct Listing Co-Advisor

June 2025

About Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp

Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp. ("OTF") is a specialty finance company focused on making debt and equity investments to U.S. technology-related companies, with a strategic focus on software.
June 2025 Brown & Brown Insurance Follow-on Offering Co-Manager $4,399,999,908

June 2025

About Brown & Brown

Brown & Brown Inc (Brown & Brown) is a diversified insurance agency, wholesale brokerage and service organization. 
June 2025 Barings Private Credit Corporation Senior Unsecured Notes Co-Manager $400,000,000

June 2025

About Barings Private Credit Corporation

Barings Private Credit Corporation is a privately offered perpetual-life BDC that was formed in April 2021. BPCC invests in senior secured private debt instruments in well-established middle-market businesses to help fund acquisitions, growth or refinancing. 
May 2025 Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida has agreed to acquire Villages Bancorporation, Inc. Citizens First Bank Fairness Opinion

May 2025

About Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida

Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida is one of the largest community banks headquartered in Florida with approximately $15.7 billion in assets and $12.6 billion in deposits as of March 31, 2025. 
May 2025 American Integrity Initial Public Offering Bookrunning Manager $126,500,000

May 2025

About American Integrity Insurance Group

American Integrity Insurance Group is one of Florida’s leading providers of residential property insurance, proudly serving more than 385,000 policyholders across Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.
May 2025 Aspen Initial Public Offering Bookrunning Manager $457,125,000

May 2025

About Aspen

Aspen is a leading specialty insurer and reinsurer that takes a pragmatic, innovative approach to providing bespoke insurance solutions for complex needs.
May 2025 First Commonwealth acquired Center Bank

May 2025

About First Commonwealth

First Commonwealth provides a full range of commercial banking, consumer banking, mortgage, equipment finance, wealth management and insurance products and services through its subsidiaries First Commonwealth Bank and First Commonwealth Insurance Agency.
April 2025 HarborOne Bancorp has agreed to merge with Eastern Bankshares, Inc.

April 2025

About HarborOne

HarborOne Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for HarborOne Bank, a Massachusetts-chartered trust company. HarborOne Bank serves the financial needs of consumers, businesses, and municipalities throughout Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
April 2025 Interboro Insurance subsidary of American Coastal Insurance Corporatino acquired by Forza

April 2025

About American Coastal

American Coastal Insurance Corporation is the holding company of the insurance carrier, American Coastal Insurance Company, which was founded in 2007 for the purpose of insuring Condominium and Homeowner Association properties, and apartments in the state of Florida.
March 2025 Stellus Capital Investment Corporation Senior Unsecured Notes Left Bookrunning Manager $75,000,000

March 2025

About Stellus Capital

Stellus Capital Investment Corporation is an externally managed, closed-end, non-diversified investment management company.
March 2025 Carlyle acquired Carlyle Secured Lending III

March 2025

About Carlyle

Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. (“CGBD”) is an externally managed specialty finance company focused on lending to middle-market companies. CGBD is managed by Carlyle Global Credit Investment Management L.L.C., an SEC-registered investment adviser and a wholly owned subsidiary of The Carlyle Group Inc.
March 2025 F&G Annuities & Life Follow-On Offering Co-Manager $280,000,000

March 2025

About F&G Annuities & Life

F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. (NYSE: FG), headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, is a leading provider of insurance solutions serving retail annuity and life customers and institutional clients, with over $40 billion in assets under management.
March 2025 Cross Keys Bank has agreed to merge with Planters Bank

March 2025

About Cross Keys Bank

Cross Keys Bank was founded in 1902 and operates 9 full-service branch offices across northern Louisiana and east Texas. As of December 31, 2024, Cross Keys Bank had total assets of approximately $598 million. 
March 2025 Fidus Investment Corporation Senior Unsecured Notes Left Bookrunning Manager $100,000,000

March 2025

About Fidus Investment Corporation

Fidus Investment Corporation (NASDAQ: FDUS) is an externally managed, closed-end, non-diversified management investment company that has elected to be treated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
March 2025 Busey acquired Crossfirst Bank

March 2025

About First Busey Corporation

As of June 30, 2024, First Busey Corporation was an $11.97 billion financial holding company headquartered in Champaign, Illinois. 
February 2025 WesBanco acquired Premier Financial Corp.

February 2025

About WesBanco

WesBanco, Inc. operates as the bank holding company of Wesbanco Bank, headquartered in Wheeling, West Virginia. The bank provides a wide variety of banking products and services throughout Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. 
February 2025 Blackstone Secured Lending Senior Unsecured Notes Co-Manager $500,000,000

February 2025

About Blackstone Secured Lending

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund is a specialty finance company that invests primarily in the debt of private U.S. companies.
February 2025 Oaktree acquired Close Brothers Asset Management Buyside Advisor

February 2025

About Oaktree Capital Management

Oaktree Capital Management (“Oaktree”) is a leader among global investment managers specialising in alternative investments, with $202 billion in assets under management as of 31 December 2024.
February 2025 HGGC has agreed to make a majority strategic investment in Centralis portfolio company of CBPE Buyside Advisor

February 2025

About HGGC

HGGC is a values-driven and partnership-focused private equity firm headquartered in California, with over $8 billion of cumulative capital commitments.
February 2025 Sixth Street Specialty Lending Senior Unsecured Notes Co-Manager $300,000,000

February 2025

About Sixth Street Specialty Lending

Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. (NYSE: TSLX) is a specialty finance company focused on lending to middle-market companies.
February 2025 Heartland BancCorp acquired by German American Bancorp, Inc

February 2025

About Heartland Banc Corp

Heartland BancCorp is an OTCQX-traded registered Ohio financial holding company and the parent of Heartland Bank, which operates 20 full-service banking offices in Central Ohio and Greater Cincinnati. 
January 2025 Highvern has secured a new strategic investment from Telemos Capital and agreed to combine with Permian portfolio company of Telemos Capital

January 2025

About Highvern

Highvern is a leading provider of bespoke solutions in fund administration, wealth management, and trust services for institutional investors, family-owned businesses, and individuals.
January 2025 Blackstone Credit Senior Unsecured Notes Co-Manager $1,000,000,000

January 2025

About Blackstone Private Credit

Blackstone Private Credit is part of Blackstone Credit’s $100+ billion direct lending platform, which provides privately originated, senior secured, floating rate loans to North American and European companies.
January 2025 MSC Income Fund Initial Public Offering Active Bookrunning Manager $85,415,000

January 2025

About MSC Income Fund

MSC Income Fund, Inc. is a principal investment firm that primarily provides debt capital to private companies owned by or in the process of being acquired by a private equity fund and also provides customized long-term debt and equity capital solutions.
January 2025 Boundary Street acquired by Stonepeak

January 2025

About Boundary Street Capital

Boundary Street Capital is a private credit investment manager focused on providing flexible capital solutions specifically to lower middle market technology and telecommunications businesses.
January 2025 United Bankshares, Inc. acquired The Piedmont Bank

January 2025

About United Bankshares

United Bankshares, Inc. is the bank holding company for United Bank that provides banking products and services. United Bank operates in more than 225 branch banking locations.
January 2025 Camden National Corporation acquired Northway Financial, Inc.

January 2025

About Camden National Corporation

Founded in 1875, Camden National Bank is a full-service community bank offering the latest digital banking, complemented by award-winning, personalized service.
January 2025 SouthState acquired Independent Bank Group

January 2025

About SouthState Corporation

SouthState Corporation is a financial services company. SouthState Bank, N.A., the company's nationally chartered bank subsidiary, provides consumer, commercial, mortgage and wealth management solutions to more than one million customers. 
December 2024 Berkshire Hills Bancorp Private Placement of Common Equity Lead Placement Agent $100,000,000

December 2024

About Berkshire Hills

With $11.6 billion in assets and 83 financial centers, Berkshire Bank provides a full suite of tailored banking solutions through its commercial banking, retail banking, consumer lending, private banking and wealth management divisions to customers in New England and New York. 
December 2024 First Commonwealth Has agreed to acquire CenterBank

December 2024

About First Commonwealth Bank

First Commonwealth provides a full range of commercial banking, consumer banking, mortgage, equipment finance, wealth management and insurance products and services through its subsidiaries First Commonwealth Bank and First Commonwealth Insurance Agency.
December 2024 VersaBank Follow-On Offering Sole Bookrunning Manager $75,000,000

December 2024

About VersaBank

VersaBank is a North American bank with a difference. VersaBank has a branchless, digital, business-to-business model based on its proprietary state-of-the-art technology that enables it to profitably address underserved segments of the banking industry in a significantly risk mitigated manner.
December 2024 Flushing Financial Corporation Follow-On Offering Joint Bookrunning Manager $70,000,000

December 2024

About Flushing Financial Corporation

Flushing Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:FFIC) is the holding company for Flushing Bank®, an FDIC insured, New York State-chartered commercial bank that operates banking offices in Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and on Long Island. 
December 2024 Coastal Financial Corporation Follow-On Offering Co-Manager $85,000,000

December 2024

About Coastal Financial Corporation

Headquartered in Everett, Washington, Coastal Financial Corporation (“CCB” or the “Company”), provides a full range of banking products and services to small and medium-sized businesses, professionals, and individuals.
December 2024 Berkshire Hills Bancorp has agreed to a merger of equals with Brookline Bancorp

December 2024

About Berkshire Hills

With $11.6 billion in assets and 83 financial centers, Berkshire Bank provides a full suite of tailored banking solutions through its commercial banking, retail banking, consumer lending, private banking and wealth management divisions to customers in New England and New York. 
December 2024 Gallagher Follow-On Offering Co-Manager $8,500,000,000

December 2024

About Arthur J. Gallagher & Co

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., a global insurance brokerage, risk management and consulting services firm, is headquartered in Rolling Meadows, Illinois.  
December 2024 Carter Bank has agreed to acquire two branches from First Reliance Bank

December 2024

About Carter Bankshares

Carter Bankshares, Inc. is a bank holding company and the parent company of Carter Bank, a state-chartered community bank headquartered in Martinsville Virginia, with $4.6 billion in total assets as of September 30, 2024.
November 2024 Merchants Bancorp 7.625% Fixed Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock Joint Bookrunning Manager $230,000,000

November 2024

About Merchants Bancorp

Ranked as a top performing U.S. public bank by S&P Global Market Intelligence, Merchants is a diversified bank holding company headquartered in Carmel, Indiana.
November 2024 Blackstone Credit Senior Unsecured Notes Co-Manager $1,000,000,000

November 2024

About Blackstone Private Credit

Blackstone Private Credit Fund ("BCRED") is Blackstone’s non-listed business development company (“BDC”). BCRED aims to provide income-focused individual investors access to private credit in a continuously offered fund structure. 
November 2024 Eagle Point Enhanced Term Cumulative Preferred Stock Sole Placement Agent $25,000,000

November 2024

About Eagle Point Enhanced Income Trust

Eagle Point Enhanced Income Trust (the “Fund” or “Enhanced Income”) is a closed-end management investment company, registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, operating as an interval fund.
November 2024 DIME Follow-On Offering Lead Left Bookrunning Manager $143,750,000

November 2024

About Dime Community Bancshares

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc., is the holding company for Dime Community Bank (the “Bank”), a New York state chartered bank which has focused on serving the NYC metro markets for more than a century. 
November 2024 Boundary Street has agreed to be acquired by Stonepeak

November 2024

About Boundary Street Capital

Boundary Street Capital is a private credit investment manager focused on providing flexible capital solutions specifically to lower middle market technology and telecommunications businesses.
November 2024 CBC Bancorp acquired Community Bank of the Bay

November 2024

About CBC Bancorp

CBC Bancorp is a registered bank holding company and the parent company for Commercial Bank of California. Commercial Bank of California is a full-service bank and diversified financial services company serving the business and professional communities of Los Angeles and Orange counties. 
October 2024 Kaizen has secured a new strategic growth investment from Guidepost Growth Equity

October 2024

About Kaizen

Kaizen Reporting (‘Kaizen’), headquartered in the UK, is a regulatory and data specialist supporting global financial institutions to fulfil their compliance and regulatory reporting obligations.
October 2024 GBank Financial Holdings Inc. Private Placement of Common Equity Lead Placement Agent $20,000,000

October 2024

About GBank Financial Holdings Inc

GBank Financial Holdings Inc. (OTCQX: GBFH) is a bank holding company that conducts business through its wholly owned subsidiary, GBank. GBank is a Nevada state-chartered bank, with deposits insured by the FDIC. 
March 2024 IFH Has entered into a definitive agreement to merge with Capital Bancorp, Inc.

October 2024

About Integrated Financial Holdings

Integrated Financial Holdings, Inc.is a financial holding company based in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Company is the holding company for West Town Bank & Trust, an Illinois state-chartered bank. 
September 2024 Amerant Follow-On Offering Co-Manager $165,000,000

September 2024

About Amerant Bancorp Inc.

Amerant Bancorp Inc. is a bank holding company headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida since 1979. The Company provides individuals and businesses in the U.S. with deposit, credit and wealth management services.
September 2024 New Mountain Finance Corporation $300,000,000 6.20% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2027 Co-Manager

September 2024

About New Mountain Finance Corporation

New Mountain Finance Corporation is a leading business development company (BDC) focused on providing direct lending solutions to U.S. upper middle market companies backed by top private equity sponsors.
September 2024 NewtekOne $75,000,000 8.625% Fixed Rate Senior Notes due 2029 Joint Bookrunning Manager

September 2024

About NewtekOne

NewtekOne, Inc. is a financial holding company, which along with its bank and non-bank consolidated subsidiaries, provides a wide range of business and financial solutions under the Newtek brand to independent business owners. 
September 2024 Main Street Capital Corporation 6.50% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2027 Co-Manager

September 2024

About Main Street Capital Corporation

Main Street Capital is a principal investment firm that provides long-term debt and equity capital to lower middle market companies and debt capital to middle market companies.
September 2024 Green Dot 8.75% Fixed Rate Senior Note due 2029 Sole Placement Agent $45,000,000

September 2024

About GreenDot

Green Dot Corporation is a financial technology and registered bank holding company committed to giving people the power to bank seamlessly, affordably, and with confidence.
September 2024 Skyline Bankshares, Inc. acquired Johnson County Bank

September 2024

About Skyline Bankshares

Skyline Bankshares, Inc., the parent of Skyline National Bank headquartered in Floyd, Virginia, operates 27 branches in Southwestern Virginia and Northwestern North Carolina. 
September 2024 VersaBank acquired Stearns Bank

September 2024

About VersaBank

VersaBank provides banking products and services in the United States and Canada. The company's success is derived through their branchless, digital, partner-based (B2B) model.
August 2024 The Bank of Princeton acquired Cornerstone Financial Corporation

August 2024

About Princeton Bancorp

Princeton Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for The Bank of Princeton, a community bank that was founded in Princeton, New Jersey in 2007. 
August 2024 Insure Homes portfolio company of Milestone Partners debt financing provided by Univest CSWC Financial Advisor

August 2024

About Insure Homes

Insure Homes Holdings, LLC is a specialty insurance holding company that has served homeowners throughout the Southeast and Gulf Coast since 1998. 
August 2024 Carlyle Secured Lending has agreed tp acquire Carlyle Secured Lending lll

August 2024

About Carlyle Secured Lending

Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. (“CGBD”) is an externally managed specialty finance company focused on lending to middle-market companies. CGBD is managed by Carlyle Global Credit Investment Management L.L.C., an SEC-registered investment adviser and a wholly owned subsidiary of The Carlyle Group Inc. 
July 2024 Renasant Bank Follow-On Offering Bookrunning Manager $230,000,000

July 2024

About Renasant Corporation

Renasant Corporation is the parent of Renasant Bank, a 120-year-old financial services institution. Renasant has assets of approximately $17.5 billion and operates 185 banking, lending, mortgage and wealth management offices in Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.
July 2024 Business First Bancshares Has acquired Oakwood Bank Fairness Opinion

July 2024

About Business First Bancshares

Business First Bancshares is the bank holding company of b1Bank. Founded in 2006, Business First is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana with 49 branches across Louisiana, Dallas & Houston.
July 2024 First Has acquired Simply Bank.

July 2024

About First Financial Corporation

First Financial Corporation is the holding company for First Financial Bank N.A. First Financial Bank N.A. is the fifth oldest national bank in the United States, operating 75 banking centers in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee.
July 2024 Orrstown Financial Services Has completed a merger of equals with Codorus Valley Bancorp, Inc.

July 2024

About Orrstown Financial Services

Orrstown Financial Services, Inc. is the Shippensburg, Pennsylvania headquartered holding company for Orrstown Bank. Orrstown Bank operates 21 branches and offers a variety of deposit and loan products to individuals and businesses located in its primary markets. 
July 2024 Vericity Has been acquired by iA Financial Group $170m

July 2024

About Vericity

Vericity, Inc. through its subsidiaries, Fidelity Life Association and eFinancial, LLC, is a leader in direct-to-consumer life insurance solutions.The company makes life insurance affordable and accessible for middle market consumers.
June DIME $65m 9.00% Fixed to Floating Rate Subordinates Notes due 2034 Joint Bookrunning Manager

June 2024

About Dime Community Bancshares

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc., is the holding company for Dime Community Bank, a New York state chartered bank which has focused on serving the NYC metro markets for more than a century. 
May 2024 Main Street Bank Has merged with Wayne Savings Bancshares Inc.

May 2024

About Main Street Capital Corporation

Main Street Financial Services Corp. operates as the financial services holding company for Main Street Bank Corp. 
May 2024 NewtekOne $62.5m 8.50% Fixed Rate Senior Noted Due 2029 Joint Bookrunning Manager

May 2024

About NewtekOne

NewtekOne, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Newtek Bank, National Association that engages in the provision of various business and financial solutions under the Newtek brand name to the small- and medium-sized business market. 
May 2024 CBC Bancorp Has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Community Bank of the Bay

May 2024

About CBC Bancorp

CBC Bancorp is a registered bank holding company and the parent company for Commercial Bank of California. Commercial Bank of California is a full-service bank and diversified financial services company serving the business and professional communities of Los Angeles and Orange counties. 
May 2024 Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund $350m 6.150% Notes due 2029 Co-Manager

May 2024

About Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is a non-diversified, externally managed specialty finance company focused on lending to middle-market companies.
May 2024 Merchants Bancorp $103,200,000 Follow-On Offering Joint Bookrunning Manager

May 2024

About Merchants Bancorp

Ranked as a top performing U.S. public bank by S&P Global Market Intelligence, Merchants is a diversified bank holding company headquartered in Carmel, Indiana operating multiple business segments, including Multi-family Mortgage Banking that offers multi-family housing and healthcare facility financing and servicing.
May 2024 Alerus Has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire HMN Financial, Inc.

May 2024

About Alerus Financial Corporation

Alerus Financial Corporation is a commercial wealth bank and national retirement services provider with corporate offices in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota metropolitan area. 
May 2024 2404_Interboro Insurance A subsidiary of American Coastal Insurance Corporation Has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Forza

May 2024

About American Coastal Insurance Corporation

American Coastal Insurance Corporation is the holding company of the insurance carrier, American Coastal Insurance Company, which was founded in 2007 for the purpose of insuring Condominium and Homeowner Association properties, and apartments in the state of Florida. 
May 2024 Skyward Specialty Insurance $184,690,000 Secondary Offering Bookrunning Manager

May 2024

About Skyward Specialty Insurance

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. is a rapidly growing specialty insurance company, delivering commercial property and casualty products and solutions on a non-admitted and admitted basis. 
April 2024 Midfirst Bank Has entered into a purchase and assumption agreement to acquire 7 branches from Amerant

April 2024

About Midfirst Bank

With $36.7 billion in assets, Oklahoma City-based MidFirst Bank is the largest privately owned bank in the nation and provides commercial banking, wealth management, private banking and mortgage servicing nationally. 
April 2024 ML&R Wealth Management A subsidiary of ML&R Has been acquired by Creative Planning

April 2024

About MLandR Wealth Management

ML&R Wealth Management, a subsidiary of accounting firm Maxwell Locke & Ritter, is a leading financial advisory firm dedicated to providing comprehensive wealth management with a commitment to personalized service and a focus on long-term financial success. 
March 2024 Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. $400m 6.375% Notes due 2027 Co-Manager

March 2024

About Goldman Sachs BDC

Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. is a specialty finance company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. 
March 2024 Pets Best A subsidiary of Synchrony Has been acquired by IPH A subsidiary of JAB

March 2024

About Pets Best

Pets Best offers pet insurance and wellness plans for dogs and cats in every state. Founded in 2005 with a mission to provide access to comprehensive animal healthcare at an affordable price, Pets Best delivers flexible coverage, an easy claims process, and excellent customer service.
February 2024 Sixth Street Specialty Lending $83,400,000 Follow-On Offering Bookrunning Manager

February 2024

About Sixth Street Specialty Lending

Sixth Street Specialty Lending is a specialty finance company focused on lending to middle-market companies. 
January 2024 Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund $103,350,000 Initial Public Offering Bookrunning Manager

January 2024

About Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) is a non-diversified, externally managed specialty finance company focused on lending to middle-market companies. 
January 2024 Blue Owl Capital Corporation III Direct Listing Co-Advisor

January 2024

About Blue Owl Capital Corporation III

Blue Owl Capital Corporation III is a specialty finance company focused on lending to U.S. upper middle-market companies. 
January 2024 CINC Systems A portfolio company of Spectrum Equity Has received a meaningful investment from Hg

January 2024

About CINC Systems

CINC Systems is one of the largest providers of software in the association management industry and an innovator behind accounting and banking integration.
January 2024 Main Street Capital Corporation $350m 6.95% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2029 Co-Manager

January 2024

About Main Street Capital Corporation

Main Street Capital is a principal investment firm that provides long-term debt and equity capital to lower middle market companies and debt capital to middle market companies. 
January 2024 Peoples Bank Has been acquired by Homeland Bancshares, Inc. Homeland Bank

January 2024

About Peoples Bank

Peoples Bank, headquartered in Chatham, Louisiana, is a community bank that has served the Jackson Parrish since 1908. Peoples’ offers relationship based banking with products for individuals and business clients.
December 2023 Ally $750m 6.848% Senior Notes due 2023 Co-Manager

December 2023

About Ally Financial

Ally Financial Inc. is a leading digital financial-services company with $195.7 billion in assets as of September 30, 2023. They are relentlessly focused on “Doing it Right” and being a trusted financial-services provider to their consumer, commercial, and corporate customers. 
December 2023 Merchant Growth Has secured a CAD $300 million forward flow facility with Fortress

December 2023

About Merchant Growth

Merchant Growth is a leading Canadian financial technology company that specializes in small business financing. Over the past decade, Merchant Growth has supported Canadian businesses with hundreds of millions of dollars in growth financing. 
December 2023 American National portfolio company of Brookfield acquired by Core Specialty

December 2023

About American National

American National offers a broad line of products and services, which include life insurance, annuities, health insurance, credit insurance, pension products and property and casualty insurance for personal lines, agribusiness and certain commercial exposures. 
November 2023 Skyward Specialty Insurance $175,375,000 Follow-On Offering Bookrunning Manager

November 2023

About Skyward Specialty Insurance

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. is a rapidly growing specialty insurance company, delivering commercial property and casualty products and solutions on a non-admitted and admitted basis.
October 2023 Windsor Wealth Management Has been acquired by Corient

October 2023

About Windsor Wealth Management

Founded in 1986 and based in Indianapolis, Windsor Wealth Management is a registered investment advisor offering investment management and wealth planning services to high-net-worth clients nationwide.
August 2023 Blackstone Secured Lending Fund $177,645,000 Follow-On Offering Bookrunning Manager

August 2023

About Blackstone Secured Lending Fund

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund is a specialty finance company that invests primarily in the debt of private U.S. companies.
August 2023 Sixth Street Specialty Lending $300m 6.950% Notes due 20258 Co-Manager

August 2023

About Sixth Street Specialty Lending

Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. is a specialty finance company focused on lending to middle-market companies. 
August 2023 CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. Has acquired Canyon Bank

August 2023

About CrossFirst Bankshares Inc

CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. is a Kansas corporation and a registered bank holding company for its wholly owned subsidiary CrossFirst Bank. 
August 2023 Wedgewood Partners Has sold its Private Client business to Litman Gregory A subsidiary of iM Global Partner

August 2023

About Wedgewood Partners

Wedgewood is an SEC registered investment advisor. Wedgewood’s private client business provides investment and wealth management services to clients.
 
July 2023 Heritage NOLA Bancorp Has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by MC Bank

July 2023

About Heritage NOLA Bancorp

Heritage NOLA Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for Heritage Bank of St. Tammany, a federally chartered savings bank. 
June 2023 American National operating company of Brookfied ageed to sell its Medicare Supplement business via reinsurance Swiss Re

June 2023

About American National

American National offers a broad line of products and services, which include life insurance, annuities, health insurance, credit insurance, pension products and property and casualty insurance for personal lines, agribusiness and certain commercial exposures. 
June 2023 Skyward Specialty Insurance $88,550,000 Follow-On Offering Bookrunning Manager

June 2023

About Skyward Specialty Insurance Group

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. is a rapidly growing specialty insurance company, delivering commercial property and casualty products and solutions on a non-admitted and admitted basis. 
May 2023 Everest $1,490,400,000 Follow-On Offering Co-Manager

May 2023

About Everest Re Group

Everest is a global underwriting leader providing best-in-class property, casualty, and specialty reinsurance and insurance solutions that address customers’ most pressing challenges. 
May 2023 Sixth Street Specialty Lending $79,200,000 Follow-On Offering Bookrunning Manager

May 2023

About Sixth Street Specialty Lending

Sixth Street Specialty Lending is a specialty finance company focused on lending to middle-market companies.
April 2023 Surrey Bancorp Has merged with First Community Bankshares, Inc.

April 2023

About Surrey Bancorp

Surrey Bancorp is the bank holding company for Surrey Bank & Trust, headquartered in Mount Airy, North Carolina. Surrey offers a relationship-based and highly bespoke banking experience to individuals, professionals, and small to mid-sized business customers.
March 2023 CBank Has been acquired by Republic Bancorp

March 2023

About CBank

CBank was founded in Cincinnati to serve the banking needs of the region’s privately held businesses and the professionals that service them.
March 2023 Caribbean Financial Group Debt Advisory Financial Advisor

March 2023

About Caribbean Financial Group

CFG Partners is a leading consumer finance company offering hassle-free unsecured personal loans and ancillary credit insurance products in Panama, Colombia, Trinidad & Tobago, and the Dutch Caribbean Islands.
February 2023 FS Bancorp Has acquired Seven branches from Columbia Banking System Inc.

February 2023

About FS Bancorp

FS Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for 1st Security Bank of Washington, member FDIC and Equal Housing Lender, which provides loan and deposit services to customers at its twenty-one branches and mortgage services at each branch.
February 2023 Ally Financial $500m 6.700% Subordinated Notes due 2023 Co-Manager

February 2023

About Ally Financial

Ally Financial Inc. is a leading digital financial-services company with $191.8 billion in assets as of December 31, 2022. 
February 2023 Home Federal Bancorp of Louisiana Has acquired First National Bank of Benton

February 2023

About Home Federal Bancorp of Louisiana

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana is a full-service community bank committed to providing an unparalleled level of personal service while helping customers meet all their financial needs.
January 2023 Ares Capital Corporation $227,327,250m Follow-On Offering Bookrunning Manager

January 2023

About Ares Capital Corporation

Founded in 2004, Ares Capital is a leading specialty finance company focused on providing direct loans and other investments in private middle market companies in the United States.
January 2023 Skyward Specialty Insurance $154,428,600 Initial Public Offering Bookrunning Manager

January 2023

About Skyward Specialty Insurance

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. is a rapidly growing specialty insurance company, delivering commercial property and casualty products and solutions on a non-admitted and admitted basis.
January 2023 TowneBank Has acquired Farmers Bank

January 2023

About TowneBank

Founded in 1999, TowneBank is a company built on relationships, offering a full range of banking and other financial services, with a focus of serving others and enriching lives. 
January 2023 Alvarium Has combined with Tiedemann Advisors TIG Advisors And listed on NASDAQ via business combination with Cartesian To form AlTi

January 2023

About Alvarium

Alvarium is an independent investment firm, global multi-family office and merchant banking boutique providing tailored solutions for families, foundations and institutions across the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
January 2023 Emclaire Financial Corp Has been acquired by Farmers National Banc Corp

January 2023

About Emclaire Financial Corp

Emclaire Financial Corp operates as the bank holding company for The Farmers National Bank of Emlenton that provides retail and commercial financial products and services to individuals and businesses in western Pennsylvania.
December 2022 Renasant Corporation Has acquired Republic Business Credit

December 2022

About Renasant Corporation

Renasant Corporation is the parent of Renasant Bank, a 119 year-old financial services institution. 
December 2022 Liberty Bancshares has merged with mbc

December 2022

About Liberty Bancshares

Liberty Bancshares, Inc. is a registered Ohio bank holding company and the parent of Liberty National Bank which operates six offices in Central and Northwest Ohio. 
November 2022 Capital Southwest Corporation $46m Follow-On Offering Lead Bookrunning Manager

November 2022

About Capital Southwest Corporation

Capital Southwest is a Dallas, Texas-based, internally managed business development company with approximately $1.1 billion in investments at fair value as of September 30, 2022.
November 2022 Ares Capital Corporation $174.3m Follow-On Offering Bookrunning Manager

November 2022

About Ares Capital Corporation

Founded in 2004, Ares Capital is a leading specialty finance company focused on providing direct loans and other investments in private middle market companies in the United States.
November 2022 Miracle Mile Advisors Has merged with Karp Capital Management Simultaneous receiving an investment from Corsair

November 2022

About Miracle Mile Advisors

Miracle Mile Advisors is a registered investment advisor committed to providing dynamic financial planning and custom investment management to high-net-worth individuals, families, business owners and institutions.
October 2022 Business First Bancshares $50m Follow-On Offering Lead Manager

October 2022

About Business First Bancshares

Business First Bancshares, Inc. is the Baton Rouge, LA-based holding company for b1Bank, which conducts business from its 44 full-service banking offices, 3 loan production offices and 1 de novo branch across Louisiana, and in the Dallas and Houston markets.
October 2022 MVB Financial Has acquired a minority stake in Warp Speed Holdings

October 2022

About MVB Financial

MVB Financial Corp., the innovative financial holding company of MVB Bank, is publicly traded on The Nasdaq Capital Market® under the ticker “MVBF.” 
October 2022 Allegiance Bancshares Has merged with CBTX

October 2022

About Allegiance Bancshares

Through its wholly owned subsidiary, Allegiance Bank, Allegiance provides a diversified range of commercial banking services primarily to small- to medium-sized businesses and individual customers in the Houston region.
October 2022 First United $80,750m 8.50% Fixed-Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock Joint Placement Agent

October 2022

About Spend Life Wisely

Spend Life Wisely Company ("SLW" or the "Company") is the holding company for Durant, Oklahoma based First United Bank and Trust Company.
September 2022 Hallmark Financial Services Specialty commercial lines business Has been acquired by Core Specialty

September 2022

About Hallmark Financial Services

Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. is a diversified specialty property and casualty insurer that underwrites, markets, distributes, and services insurance products to businesses and individuals in the United States.
September 2022 CI Financial Has acquired certain assets of Eaton Vance WaterOak Advisors, formerly Eaton Vance Investment Counsel ("EVIC") Division from Morgan Stanley Investment Management

September 2022

About CI Financial

CI Financial Corp. is an independent company offering global asset management and wealth management advisory services. 
September 2022 Covington Has merged with Cerity Partners

September 2022

About Covington

Founded in 2004, Covington Capital Management is a registered investment advisor offering customized wealth management, financial planning and investment management to high-net-worth families, foundations and non-profits nationwide.
September 2022 Harbourfront Has received an investment from Audax Private Equity

September 2022

About Harbourfront

Founded in 2013, the Canadian-owned independent wealth management and planning advisory firm group is headquartered in Vancouver, B.C., and has a rapidly growing network that currently consists of 25 branches across Canada.
September 2022 First United $92m 6.00% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due 2032 Joint Placement Agent

September 2022

About Spend Life Wisely

Spend Life Wisely Company ("SLW" or the "Company") is the holding company for Durant, Oklahoma based First United Bank and Trust Company.
August 2022 Highland Private Wealth Management has entered into a definitive agreement to receive a strategic investment from Hightower

August 2022

About Highland Private Wealth Management

Founded in 1999, Highland provides wealth counseling, investment management and financial planning services to executives, professionals, business owners, wealth beneficiaries and other high-net-worth households.
August 2022 Escalate Capital Partners has received a strategic investment from KUDU investment Management

August 2022

About Escalate Capital Partners

Escalate Capital Partners is a private credit and growth equity investment firm that targets rapidly growing later-stage companies within the software, services, and healthcare sectors. 
August 2022 Midland States Bancorp Inc. $115,000,000 7.75% fixed-rate reset non-cumulative perpetual preferred stock bookrunning manager

August 2022

About Midland States Bancorp Inc

Midland States Bancorp, Inc. is a community-based financial holding company headquartered in Effingham, Illinois, and is the sole shareholder of Midland States Bank.
August 2022 Bankwell Financial Group $35M 6.00% fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes co-placement agent

August 2022

About Bankwell Financial Group

Bankwell Financial Group is the bank holding company for Bankwell, a community bank that provides banking and lending services to businesses and residents throughout Connecticut.
August 2022 Integrated Financial Holdings has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by MVB Financial

August 2022

About Integrated Financial Holdings

Integrated Financial Holdings, Inc. is headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., and is the parent company of five wholly owned subsidiaries, including West Town Bank & Trust (“WTBT”) and Windsor Advantage, LLC (“Windsor”).
July 2022 Ares Capital Corporation $177,600,000 follow-on offering bookrunning manager

July 2022

About Ares Capital Corporation

Founded in 2004, Ares Capital is a leading specialty finance company focused on providing direct loans and other investments in private middle market companies in the United States.
June 2022 Cerity Partners has been recapitalized by Genstar and Lightyear Capital

July 2022

About Cerity Partners

Cerity Partners is one of the largest and fastest-growing independent wealth management firms in the U.S. Cerity Partners provides estate, financial and tax planning, tax preparation, executive financial counseling, retirement plan advisory, and investment management services to high-net-worth individuals.
July 2022 Cerity Partners has been recapitalized by Genstar Capital Lightyear Capital

July 2022

About Cerity Partners

Cerity Partners is one of the largest and fastest-growing independent wealth management firms in the U.S. Cerity Partners provides estate, financial and tax planning, tax preparation, executive financial counseling, retirement plan advisory, and investment management services to high-net-worth individuals.
July 2022 HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Quantum Capital Corp.

July 2022

About HomeTrustBancshares, Inc.

HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. is the Asheville-based bank holding company for HomeTrust Bank, which converted from mutual to stock ownership in 2011 and currently operates 34 branches across NC, SC, TN, and VA. 
July 2022 MPB acquired by Alerus

July 2022

About MPB BHC INC

MPB BHC, INC. operates as the holding company for Metro Phoenix Bank, Inc. which provides community banking products and services to small- to mid-sized businesses and real estate professionals.
June 2022 Wintrust Financial $296.7M Follow-On Offering Bookrunning Manager

June 2022

About Wintrust Financial

Wintrust is a financial holding company with assets of approximately $50 billion whose common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market.
June 2022 BNY Mellon Senior Unsecured Notes due 2033 Co-Manager $1,950,000,000

June 2022

About Bank of New York Mellon

BNY Mellon is a global investments company dedicated to helping its clients manage and service their financial assets throughout the investment lifecycle.
June 2022 Ally Financial $750M 4.750% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2027 Co-Manager

June 2022

About Ally Financial

Ally Financial Inc. is a leading digital financial-services company with $184.3 billion in assets as of March 31, 2022.
June 2022 Raymond James has acquired TriState Capital

June 2022

About TriState Capital

TriState Capital Holding is a diversified financial services firm providing banking and asset management services to individuals, corporations and municipalities.
June 2022 Meristem Family Wealth has merge with Cresset

June 2022

About Meristem Family Wealth

Meristem Family Wealth is an independent wealth management firm with $5.4 billion in assets under management. With Meristem engaged, prosperous families are poised to help extend their wealth in order to make an impact for themselves, future generations, and their communities.
May 2022 $ 160M 5.00% fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due 2032

May 2022

About Dime Community Bancshares

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc., a New York corporation, is a bank holding company engaged in commercial banking and financial services through its wholly owned subsidiary, Dime Community Bank ("Dime").
May 2022 Hutcheson Enterprises Inc., has been acquired by QCHI

May 2022

About Hutcheson Enterprises

Hutcheson Enterprises, Inc. (“Hutcheson” or the “Company”) is a family-owned, Huntsville, Alabama-based financial services firm serving unbanked and underbanked consumers.
March 2022 CI Financial has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets of Eaton Vance WaterOak Advisors, formerly Eaton Vance Investment Counsel ("EVIC") Division from Morgan Stanley Investment Management

March 2022

About CI Financial

CI Financial Corp. is an independent company offering global asset management and wealth management advisory services.
March 2022 Kneip has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Deutsche Borse Group

March 2022

About Kneip Communications

Established in 1993, Kneip Communications SA is a leader in fund data management and reporting solutions for the asset management industry.
March 2022 Home Bancorp, Inc. has acquired Friendswood Capital Corporation a parent company of Texan Bank

March 2022

About Home Bancorp

Home Bancorp is a Louisiana corporation that became the holding company for Home Bank in October 2008 upon Home Bank’s mutual to stock conversion. Home Bank is a federally chartered, community-oriented bank and was originally organized in 1908 in Lafayette, Louisiana.
March 2022 MVB Financial has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a minority stake in Warp Speed Holdings

March 2022

About MVB Financial

MVB Financial Corp., the innovative financial holding company of MVB Bank, is publicly traded on The Nasdaq Capital Market® under the ticker “MVBF.”
March 2022 Veritex Community Bank $150,000,022 Follow-On Offering Bookrunning Manager

March 2022

About Veritex Holdings

Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Veritex Holdings Inc., is a bank holding company that conducts banking activities through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Veritex Community Bank, with locations throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and in the Houston metropolitan area.
March 2022 SouthState Corporation has acquired Atlantic Capital

March 2022

About SouthState Corporation

SouthState Corporation is a financial services company headquartered in Winter Haven, Florida. SouthState Bank, N.A., the company's nationally chartered bank subsidiary, provides consumer, commercial, mortgage and wealth management solutions to more than one million customers.
March 2022 CIH Associates has been acquired by Falfurrias Capital

March 2022

About CIH Associates

Founded in 1999, Chicago-based CIH provides clients with the critical information, tools and skills needed to make better marketing decisions.
February 2022 Cohen & Steers Real Estate Opportunities and Income Fund $305M Initial Public Offering Bookrunning Manager

February 2022

About Cohen & Steers Real Estate Opportunities and Income Fund

Cohen & Steers Real Estate Opportunities and Income Fund’s primary investment objective is high current income. The Fund's secondary investment objective is capital appreciation. The Fund is investing at least 80% of its managed assets in a portfolio of real estate-related investments and preferred securities.
February  2022 Financeit Canada has been acquired by WAFRA Capital Partners

February 2022

About Financeit Canada

Financeit Canada Inc. is a point-of-sale financing provider that serves home improvement, recreational vehicle, and retail industries.
February 2022 United Auto Credit Corporation has been acquired by Vroom

February 2022

About United Auto Credit Corporation

United Auto Credit is a centralized, technology-enabled auto lending platform focused on the non-prime auto finance market. UAC is headquartered in Newport Beach, CA with a sales and underwriting center in Buffalo, NY and a servicing center in Fort Worth, TX.
January 2022 Montagu Private Equity has acquired a strategic stake in Waystone

January 2022

About Waystone

Waystone is the leading provider of institutional governance, risk and compliance services to the asset management industry.
January 2022 Bank of America Corporation $7M 4.750% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock Co-Manager

January 2022

About Bank of America Corporation

Bank of America is one of the world’s leading financial institutions, serving individual consumers, small and middle-market businesses and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk management products and services.
January 2022 Saratoga Investment Corp $75M 4.35% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2027 Sole Bookrunning Manager

January 2022

About Saratoga Investment Corp.

Saratoga Investment Corp. is a specialty finance company that provides customized financing solutions to U.S. middle-market businesses.
January 2022 Ares Capital Corporation $214M Follow-On Offering Bookrunning Manager

January 2022

About Ares Capital Corporation

Founded in 2004, Ares Capital is a specialty finance company focused on providing direct loans and other investments in private middle market companies in the United States.
January 2022 1st Constitution Bancorp has been acquired by Lakeland Bancorp Inc

January 2022

About 1stConstitutionBancorp

Founded in 1989, 1st Constitution provides deposit and loan banking services to corporations, individuals, partnerships and other community organizations throughout the central, coastal, and northeastern areas of New Jersey.
January 2022 Standard Security Life Insurance Company Has been Acquired by Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company

January 2022

About Standard Security Life Insurance Company

Independence Holding Company, through its current subsidiaries, distributes Medicare, life, under age 65 health (including Affordable Care Act plans), and other insurance products direct to consumers, via agents and through affinity partnerships.
January 2022 Reliant Bancorp has been acquired by United Community Banks

January 2022

About Reliant Bancorp

Reliant Bancorp, Inc. was a Brentwood, Tennessee-based financial holding company which, through its wholly owned subsidiary Reliant Bank, operated banking centers in Tennessee.
January 2022 Horace Mann has acquired Madison National Life Insurance Company

January 2022

About Horace Mann

Horace Mann Educators Corporation is the largest financial services company focused on providing America’s educators and school employees with insurance and retirement solutions.
December 2021 UIM Holding Company Parent of UFCIC has combined in a stock merger with Shield Holdings LLC Parent of Shield Indemnity Incorporated

December 2021

About UFCIC

UFCIC is an insurance carrier focused on the distribution of commercial property & casualty as well as commercial surety products, including non-contract bonds such as surety bail, license & permit and court bonds.
December 2021 Private Ocean has been acquired by Wealthspire Advisors  as NFP company

December 2021

About Private Ocean

Founded in 2009, Private Ocean is a leading fiduciary wealth management firm with $2.7 billion in assets, as of September 2021, based in San Rafael, CA .
December 2021 RegentAtlantic Capital has been acquired by CI Financial

December 2021

About RegentAtlantic Capital

RegentAtlantic Capital, LLC (“RegentAtlantic”) is a New Jersey-based, registered investment advisor with approximately $6.0 billion in assets under management, based in Morristown, NJ with an additional office in New York, NY.
December 2021 Coastal Financial Corporation $34,500,000 follow-on offering Co-manager

December 2021

About Coastal Financial Corporation

Headquartered in Everett, Washington, Coastal Financial Corporation, provides a full range of banking products and services to small and medium-sized businesses, professionals, and individuals throughout the greater Puget Sound area.
December 2021 Mercantile Bank Corporation $90M 3.25% fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due 2032

December 2021

About Mercantile Bank Corporation

Mercantile provides banking services to businesses, individuals and governmental units, and differentiates itself on the basis of service quality and the expertise of its banking staff.
December 2021 Atlantic Union Bankshares $250M 2.875% fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due 2031

December 2021

About Atlantic Union Bankshares

Headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation (Nasdaq: AUB) is the holding company for Atlantic Union Bank.
December 2021 The Westchester Bank has merged with Valley

December 2021

About The Westchester Bank

The Westchester Bank Holding Corporation is the holding company for The Westchester Bank, a New York state chartered bank offering a full range of commercial loan and deposit products.
November 2021 Main Street Group Bancshares $25M 3.25% fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes

November 2021

About Main Street Group Bancshares

Main Street Group Bancshares, Inc., headquartered in Marlborough, MA, is the mid-tier bank holding company of Main Street Bank. Main Street Bank is a $1.3 billion asset bank that provides consumer and business loan, deposit and cash management solutions.
November 2021 Renasant Corporation $2M 3.00% fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due 2031

November 2021

About Renasant Corporation

Renasant Corporation is the parent of Renasant Bank, a 117-year-old financial services institution. Renasant has assets of approximately $16.2 billion and operates more than 195 banking, mortgage, financial services and insurance offices.
November 2021 WhiteHorse Finance $75M 4.00% senior unsecured notes due 2026 sole bookrunning manager

November 2021

About WhiteHorse Finance

WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. is a business development company that originates and invests in loans to privately held, lower middle market companies across a broad range of industries.
November 2021 Farmers National Banc Corp $75M 3.125% fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due 2031

November 2021

About Farmers National Banc Corp.

Farmers National Banc Corp. is a bank holding company headquartered in Canfield, OH. Through its subsidiaries, Farmers operates in the banking, trust, retirement consulting, insurance and financial management industries via 50 locations.
November 2021 Meridian Bancorp Inc has merged with Independent Bank Corp

November 2021

About Meridian Bancorp Inc.

Meridian Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for East Boston Savings Bank. East Boston Savings Bank, a Massachusetts-chartered stock savings bank founded in 1848, operates 43 branches in the greater Boston metropolitan area.
November 2021 Capital Soutwest Corporation $50M 3.375% senior unsecured notes due 2026 sole bookrunning manager

November 2021

About Capital Soutwest Corporation

Capital Southwest is a middle-market lending firm focused on supporting the acquisition and growth of middle market businesses and makes investments ranging from $5 to $25 million in securities across the capital structure.
November 2021 Enterprise Financial Services Corp $75M 5.00% non-cumulative redeemable perpetual preferred offering bookrunning manager

November 2021

About Enterprise Financial Services Corp.

Enterprise Financial Services Corp is a financial services holding company primarily focused on serving the needs of privately-held businesses, their owner families and other success-minded individuals.
November 2021 Barings BDC $350M 3.30% senior unsecured notes due 2026 co-manager

November 2021

About Barings BDC

Barings BDC, Inc. (NYSE: BBDC) is a publicly traded, externally managed investment company that has elected to be treated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
November 2021 Ally Financial $750M 2.20% senior unsecured notes due 2028 co-manager

November 2021

About Ally Financial

Ally Financial Inc. is a digital financial services company committed to its promise to "Do It Right" for its consumer, commercial and corporate customers.
November 2021 Farmers National Banc Corp has acquired Cortland Bancorp

November 2021

About Cortland Bancorp

Cortland is a financial holding company headquartered in Cortland, Ohio. Founded in 1892, the bank subsidiary, The Cortland Savings and Banking Company, conducts business through 13 full-service community banking offices.
November 2021 IDB Bank has entered into a definitive agreement to form a wealth management joint venture with Lido Advisors

November 2021

About IDB Bank

With over $11 billion in assets and over 70 years of continuous service, IDB Bank (“IDB”) is a New York State-chartered full-service bank and a member of the FDIC, and the largest Israeli bank operating in the U.S. Headquartered in Manhattan.
October 2021 MSC Income Fund $150M 4.04% notes due 2026 advisor

October 2021

About MSC Income Fund

MSC Income Fund, Inc. is a specialty finance company that primarily provides long-term debt and equity capital to lower middle market companies and debt capital to middle market companies.
October 2021 Blackstone $240M initial public offering bookrunning manager

October 2021

About Blackstone

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (“BXSL” or the “Company”) is a business development company that focuses primarily on making originated senior secured, floating rate loans to private U.S. companies.
October 2021 MainStay CBRE Global Infrastructure Megatrends Fund $1,000,000,000 initial public offering bookrunning manager

October 2021

About MainStay CBRE Global Infrastructure Megatrends Fund

MainStay CBRE Global Infrastructure Megatrends Fund is a non-diversified, closed-end fund that seeks to provide total return with an emphasis on current income by investing primarily in income-producing equity securities issued by infrastructure companies.
October 2021 First State Bank 3.50% fixed-floating rate subordinated notes due 2031

October 2021

About Tri-County Financial Group Inc.

Tri-County Financial Group, Inc. provides commercial and retail banking services to individuals, associations, partnerships, and corporations.
October 2021 WhiteHorse Finance $30,000,000 follow-on offering lead bookrunning manager

October 2021

About WhiteHorse Finance

WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. is a business development company that originates and invests in loans to privately held, lower middle market companies across a broad range of industries.
October 2021 McCutchen Group has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by CI Financial

October 2021

About McCutchen Group

McCutchen Group was founded in 2007 as an independent multi-family office, providing fee-only investment and financial advisory services to ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families.
October 2021 Bank of America $1,300,000,000 4.250% non-cumulative perpetual preferred equity co-manager

October 2021

About Bank of America

Bank of America is one of the world's leading financial institutions, serving individual consumers, small and middle-market businesses and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk management products and services.
October 2021 Select Bancorp Inc has been acquired by First Bancorp

October 2021

About Select Bancorp Inc.

Select Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for Select Bank & Trust Company, which was founded in May 2000. Select Bank is a full-service community bank headquartered in Dunn, North Carolina.
October 2021 Fidus Investment Corporation $125M 3.50% senior unsecured notes due 2026

October 2021

About Fidus Investment Corporation

Fidus Investment Corporation provides customized debt and equity financing solutions to lower middle-market companies, which management generally defines as U.S. based companies with revenues between $10 million and $150 million.
September 2021 Bank of Commerce Holdings has been acquired by Columbia Banking System Inc.

September 2021

About Bank of Commerce Holdings

Bank of Commerce Holdings is a bank holding company headquartered in Sacramento, California and is the parent company for Merchants Bank of Commerce.
September 2021 Homrich Berg Wealth Management has received a minority investment from NMC LLC

September 2021

About Homrich Berg Wealth Management

Homrich Berg is a national independent wealth management firm that provides fiduciary, fee-only investment management and financial planning services, serving as the leader of the financial team for our clients, including high-net-worth individuals, families, and not-for-profits.
September 2021 Berman Capital Advisors LLC has merged with Cresset

September 2021

About Berman Capital Advisors LLC

Berman Capital Advisors was founded as an independent registered investment advisor, embracing a multi-family-office mindset and model in late 2010.
September 2021 MVB Financial Corp $30M 3.25% fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due 2031

September 2021

About MVB Financial Corp.

MVB Financial Corp. the holding company of MVB Bank, is publicly traded on The Nasdaq Capital Market® under the ticker “MVBF.”
September 2021 Main Street Capital Corporation $200M 3.00% senior unsecured notes bookrunning manager

September 2021

About Main Street Capital Corporation

Main Street Capital is a principal investment firm that provides long-term debt and equity capital to lower middle market companies and debt capital to middle market companies.
September 2021 VersaBank $55,000,000 Initial public offering sole bookrunning manager

September 2021

About VersaBank

VersaBank became the world's first fully digital financial institution when it adopted its highly efficient business-to-business model using its proprietary state-of-the-art financial technology to profitably address underserved segments of the Canadian banking market.
September 2021 BRP Group Inc $244,000,000 follow-on offering co-manager

September 2021

About BRP Group Inc.

Headquartered in Tampa, Florida, BRP Group, Inc. is a rapidly growing insurance distribution firm offering core insurance products.
September 2021 Peoples Bancorp has acquired Premier Financial Bancorp Inc

September 2021

About Premier Financial Bancorp Inc.

Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc. is a multi-bank holding company and financial holding company that operates banking offices in Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia, Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia.
September 2021 LT Trust has sold substantially all assets to EdgeCo Holdings a portfolio company of Parthenon Capital

September 2021

About LT Trust

LT Trust, headquartered in Denver, Colorado, is a full-service retirement plan provider, offering recordkeeping, trust, and custodial services to financial intermediaries and their clients.
August 2021 NCB Management Services has been acquired by Trive Capital

August 2021

About NCB Management Services

NCB Management Services, Inc. is a leading provider of Accounts Receivable Management (ARM) services both on a contingency fee basis and directly as a purchaser of unsecured consumer credit products.
August 2021 Triumph Bancorp Inc $70,000,000 3.50% fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due 2031

August 2021

About Triumph Bancorp Inc.

Triumph Bancorp, Inc. is a financial holding company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Triumph offers a diversified line of banking, payments, and factoring services products through its bank subsidiary, TBK Bank, SSB.
August 2021 Capital Southwest Corporation $100,000,000 3.375% senior unsecured notes due 2026

August 2021

About Capital Southwest Corporation

Capital Southwest Corporation is a Dallas, Texas-based, internally managed business development company, with approximately $338 million in net assets as of June 30, 2021.
August 2021 Coastal Financial Corporation $25,000,000 3.375% fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due 2031

August 2021

About Coastal Financial Corporation

Coastal Financial Corporation, is an Everett, Washington-based bank holding company with Coastal Community Bank (the “Bank”) a full-service commercial bank, as its sole wholly owned banking subsidiary.
August 2021 Huntington Bancshares $500,000,000 2.487% fixed-to-fixed rate subordinated notes due 2036

August 2021

About Huntington Bancshares

Huntington Bancshares Incorporated is a $175 billion asset regional bank holding company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Huntington operates more than 1,200 branches in 12 states, with certain businesses operating in extended geographies.
August 2021 ConnectOne Bancorp Inc $100,000,000 5.25% non-cumulative perpetual preferred equity $25.00 par value

August 2021

About ConnectOne Bancorp

ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc., through its subsidiary, ConnectOne Bank, is a $7.7 billion asset regional bank that offers a full suite of both commercial and consumer banking and lending products and services through its banking offices located across New York and New Jersey.
July 2021 Ares Capital Corporation $250,000,000 follow-on offering bookrunning manager

July 2021

About Ares Capital Corporation

Founded in 2004, Ares Capital is a leading specialty finance company focused on providing direct loans and other investments in private middle market companies in the United States.
July 2021 US Century Bank $40,000,000 initial public offering co-manager

July 2021

About US Century Bank

Established in 2002, USCB is one of the largest community banks headquartered in the Miami-Dade metro area, which the bank defines as Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties.
July 2021 Empower Ltd has merged with Holley

July 2021

About Empower Ltd

Holley’s omni-channel go-to-market strategy reaches enthusiasts wherever they choose to shop, including high-growth direct-to-consumer and e-commerce channels.
July 2021 Lancadia Holdings has merged with Hillman

July 2021

About Lancadia Holdings

Founded in 1964, Hillman is a leading distributor of hardware and home improvement products, personal protective equipment and robotic kiosk technologies.
July 2021 Saratoga Investment Corp $125,000,000 4.375% senior unsecured notes 4.134% yield to maturity sole bookrunning manager

July 2021

About Saratoga Investment Corp.

Saratoga Investment Corp. is a specialty finance company that provides customized financing solutions to U.S. middle-market businesses.
July 2021 William Blair has acquired Investment Counselors of Maryland LLC from ICM's management team and Brightsphere Investment Group

July 2021

About William Blair

William Blair is the premier global boutique with expertise in investment banking, investment management, and private wealth management.
July 2021 Cullman Bancorp Inc $42,843,750 common shares mutual conversion selling agent

July 2021

About Cullman Bancorp Inc.

Cullman Bancorp, Inc. the holding company for Cullman Savings Bank, announced on July 14, 2021 the completion of the conversion of the Bank’s former mutual holding company to the stock holding company form of organization.
July 2021 Plumas Bancorp has acquired Bank of Feather River

July 2021

About Bank of Feather River

Feather River Bancorp, Inc., is a bank holding company headquartered in Yuba City, California and is the parent company for Bank of Feather River, a California state-chartered bank with one location in Yuba City.
June 2021 Gerber Taylor Capital Advisors has received a strategic investment from Emigrant Partners

June 2021

About Gerber Taylor Capital Advisors

Founded in 1990, Gerber Taylor is a registered investment advisor providing comprehensive investment management and investment advisory services with a heritage deeply rooted in fundamental investment research.
June 2021 Southern BancShares $80,000,000 3.125% fixed floating rate subordinated notes due 2031 $10,000,000 2.625% fixed rate senior unsecured notes due 2026 sole placement agent

June 2021

About Southern BancShares

Southern BancShares (N.C.), Inc., through its subsidiary Southern Bank and Trust Company, provides commercial banking services to consumers and businesses in North Carolina and Virginia.
June 2021 Preferred Bank $150M 3.375% fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due 2031 co-manager

June 2021

About Preferred Bank

Preferred Bank offers a broad range of deposit and loan products and services to both commercial and consumer customers.
June 2021  Old Republic International Corporation $650M senior unsecured notes bookrunning manager

June 2021

About Old Republic International Corporation

Old Republic International Corporation (or the “Company”) is a property and casualty insurance holding company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
June 2021 Owl Rock Capital $450M 2.875% notes due 2028 co-manager

June 2021

About Owl Rock Capital

Owl Rock Capital Corporation (ORCC) is a specialty finance company focused on lending to U.S. middle-market companies. As of September 30, 2020, ORCC had investments in 110 portfolio companies with an aggregate fair value of $9.9 billion.
June 2021 Dowling and Yahnke has been acquired by CI Financial

June 2021

About Dowling and Yahnke

Since 1991, Dowling & Yahnke Wealth Advisors (“D&Y”) has offered time-tested, objective financial planning advice and investment management services designed for the financial health of its clients. Located in San Diego, California, D&Y manages over $5 billion in assets for over 1,300 clients, primarily individuals, families, and nonprofit organizations.
June 2021 Ally Financial Inc $1,000,000,000 4.700% non-cumulative perpetual preferred equity co-manager

June 2021

About Ally Financial Inc.

As a customer-centric company with passionate customer service and innovative financial solutions, Ally is relentlessly focused on “Doing it Right” and being a trusted financial-services provider to their consumer, commercial, and corporate customers.
May 2021 Kentucky Bancshares Inc has been acquired by Stock Yards Bancorp Inc

May 2021

About Kentucky Bancshares Inc.

Kentucky Bancshares, headquartered in Paris, Kentucky, is the holding company for Kentucky Bank, which operates 19 branches in 11 communities throughout central and eastern Kentucky, including the Lexington, Kentucky metropolitan statistical area and contiguous counties.
May 2021 Dollar Mutual Bancorp has acquired Standard AVB Financial Corp

May 2021

About Dollar Mutual Bancorp

Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Dollar Mutual Bancorp, with total assets of $11.5 billion dollars, is the mutual holding company of Dollar Bank, Federal Savings Bank, and Standard Bank. Through its subsidiary banks, Dollar Mutual Bancorp operates 98 branches in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia, and Maryland.
May 2021 JP Morgan Chase and Co $1,850,000,000 preferred offering co-manager

May 2021

About JP Morgan Chase and Co.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $3.7 trillion and operations worldwide. The Firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers and small businesses, commercial banking, financial transaction processing, and asset management.
May 2021 Arthur J Gallagher and Co $1,280,000,000 follow-on offering co-manager

May 2021

About Arthur J. Gallagher and Co.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. is a global insurance brokerage, risk management and consulting services firm, and is headquartered in Rolling Meadows, Illinois. Gallagher has operations in 56 countries and offers client service capabilities in more than 150 countries around the world through a network of correspondent brokers and consultants.
May 2021 Travelers Rest Bancshares Inc 3.75% fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due 2031

May 2021

About Travelers Rest Bancshares Inc.

Travelers Rest Bancshares, Inc. is the private holding company for Bank of Travelers Rest (the “Bank”). Headquartered in Travelers Rest, SC, the Bank operates a full-service, relationship-driven community banking model with 10 branches across the Greenville-Anderson, SC MSA.
April 2021 Southern California Bancorp has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Bank of Santa Clara

April 2021

About Southern California Bancorp

A growing community bank, established in 2001, Bank of Southern California, N.A., with headquarters in San Diego, CA, offers a range of financial products to individuals, professionals, and small-to-medium sized businesses.
April 2021 PennantPark Investment Corporation $150,000,000 4.50% senior unsecured notes lead bookrunning manager

April 2021

About PennantPark Investment Corporation

PennantPark Investment Corporation is a business development company which principally invests in U.S. middle-market private companies in the form of first lien secured debt, second lien secured debt, subordinated debt and equity investments.
April 2021 Portman Ridge Finance Corporation $80,000,000 4.875% senior unsecured notes advisor

April 2021

About Portman Ridge Finance Corporation

Portman Ridge Finance Corporation (Nasdaq: PTMN) is a publicly traded, externally managed investment company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
April 2021 Umpqua Bank has sold the assets of its subsidiary Umpqua Investments to Steward Partners

April 2021

About Umpqua Holdings Corporation

Umpqua Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: UMPQ) is the parent company of Umpqua Bank, an Oregon-based community bank recognized for its entrepreneurial approach, innovative customer experience, and distinctive banking solutions.
April 2021 $1,350,000,000 4.700% non-cumulative perpetual preferred equity co-manager

April 2021

About Ally Financial

Ally Financial Inc. is a leading digital financial-services company with $182.2 billion in assets as of December 31, 2020.
April 2021 VersaBank $75,000,000 5.00% fixed-floating rate subordinated notes due 2031

April 2021

About VersaBank

VersaBank is a Canadian Schedule I chartered bank with a difference.
April 2021 PSB Holdings Inc. parent company of  Peoples State Bank has acquired Waukesha Bankshares Inc. parent company of Sunset Bank

April 2021

About Peoples State Bank

PSB Holdings, Inc. is the parent company of Peoples State Bank. Peoples is a community bank headquartered in Wausau, Wisconsin, serving Wisconsin from nine full-service banking locations in Marathon, Oneida, Vilas, Milwaukee and Waukesha Counties, as well as commercial loan production offices in Stevens Point, WI.
April 2021 CFBANC Corporation has combined in a strategic merger with Broadway Financial Corporation

April 2021

About Broadway Financial Corporation

Broadway Financial Corporation, a bank holding company, and its wholly-owned bank subsidiary, City First Bank, National Association, collectively referred to as CityFirstBroadway, is the largest Black-led Minority Depository Institution in the country.
April 2021 City First Broadway $32,883,720 private placement of common equity lead placement agent

April 2021

About City First Broadway

CityFirstBroadway is a leading provider of financial products and services to economically underserved urban communities.
March 2021 BlackRock $4,400,000,000 initial public offering bookrunning manager

March 2021

About BlackRock

BlackRock Innovation and Growth Trust (the “Trust”) is a newly-organized, non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Trust’s investment objectives are to provide total return and income through a combination of current income, current gains and long-term capital appreciation.
March 2021 Direct Lending Investments $789,600,000 restructuring advisor

March 2021

About Direct Lending

Direct Lending Investments (DLI) was a registered investment adviser with a primary focus on buying whole loans, lending or investing principally in the specialty finance sector.
March 2021 Investcorp $65,000,000 4.875% senior unsecured notes sole bookrunning manager

March 2021

About Investcorp

The Company is an externally-managed, closed-end, non-diversified management investment company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
March 2021 Solstice Benefits has been acquired by United Healthcare

March 2021

About Solstice Benefits

Solstice Benefits is a leading group and individual dental, vision and ancillary benefits provider. Since its launch, Solstice has grown to over 700 thousand members, supported by a robust nationwide provider network.
March 2021 Gladstone Capital $50,000,000 5.125% senior unsecured notes 4.288% yield to maturity sole bookrunning manager

March 2021

About Gladstone Capital

Gladstone Capital is a private equity and a venture capital fund specializing in lower middle market, growth capital, add on acquisitions, debt investments in senior loans, second lien loans, senior subordinated loans, junior subordinated loans, and mezzanine loans and equity investments.
March 2021 Brightworth LLC has entered into a definitive agreement to sell a majority interest to CI Financial

March 2021

About Brightworth LLC

Brightworth, LLC (“Brightworth”) is an Atlanta-based, registered investment advisor with approximately $4.7 billion in assets, as of February 28, 2021.
March 2021 Saratoga Investment Corp $50M 4.375% senior unsecured notes sole bookrunning manager

March 2021

About Saratoga Investment Corp

Saratoga Investment Corp. (NYSE: SAR) is a publicly traded business development company (BDC) that provides customized financing solutions for middle market companies located in the United States. Saratoga’s senior investment professionals have over 200 years of combined experience investing in more than $4 billion in middle market businesses.
March 2021 Litman Gregory Asset Management has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by iM Global Partner

March 2021

About Litman Gregory Asset Management

Founded in 1987 by Ken Gregory and Craig Litman, Litman Gregory is a nationally recognized wealth and asset management firm based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Litman Gregory provides high-touch wealth and asset management services to individuals, multigenerational families, and nonprofits.
February 2021 Sixth Street Specialty Lending

February 2021

About Sixth Street Specialty Lending

TSLX is a specialty finance company focused on lending to middle-market companies. The Company seeks to generate current income primarily in U.S.-domiciled middle-market companies through direct originations of senior secured loans and, to a lesser extent, originations of mezzanine loans and investments in corporate bonds and equity securities.
February 2021 Capital Southwest Corporation $65M 4.50% senior unsecured notes sole bookrunning manager

February 2021

About Capital Southwest Corporation

Capital Southwest is a Dallas, Texas-based, internally managed Business Development Company, with approximately $278 million in net assets as of June 30, 2020.
February 2021 Crescent Capital BDC $135,000,000 4.00% senior unsecured notes co-placement agent

February 2021

About Crescent Capital BDC

Crescent Capital BDC is a business development company that seeks to maximize the total return of its stockholders in the form of current income and capital appreciation by providing capital solutions to middle market companies with sound business fundamentals and strong growth prospects.
February 2021 FS Bancorp $50M 3.75% fixed-floating rate subordinated notes due 2031 lead placement agent

February 2021

About FS Bancorp

FS Bancorp, Inc., a Washington corporation, is the holding company for 1st Security Bank of Washington.
February 2021 TCP Capital Corp $175,000,000 2.850% notes due 2026 co-manager

February 2021

About TCP Capital Corp

BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. is an externally-managed specialty finance company focused on middle-market lending. We have elected to be regulated as a business development company, or BDC, under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
February 2021 loanDepot $61,985,000 initial public offering co-manager

February 2021

About loanDepot

loanDepot is a customer-centric, technology-empowered residential mortgage platform with a widely recognized consumer brand. loanDepot launched its business in 2010 to disrupt the legacy mortgage industry and make obtaining a mortgage a positive experience for consumers.
February 2021 Maple Financial Holdings Inc 5.00% fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due 2031 sole placement agent

February 2021

About Maple Financial Holdings Inc.

Maple Financial Holdings, Inc. is the private holding company for MapleMark Bank (the “Bank”). Headquartered in Dallas, TX, the Bank operates a commercially-focused “branch-lite” business model with two branches located in Dallas, TX and Tulsa, OK.
February 2021 Sixth Street Specialty Lending $300M 2.500% notes due 2026 co-manager

February 2021

About Sixth Street Specialty Lending

TSLX is a specialty finance company focused on lending to middle-market companies. The Company seeks to generate current income primarily in U.S.-domiciled middle-market companies through direct originations of senior secured loans and, to a lesser extent, originations of mezzanine loans and investments in corporate bonds and equity securities.
January 2021 Dime Community has merged with Bridge Bancorp Inc

January 2021

About Dime Community

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: DCOM) is the Holding Company for Dime Community Bank (the “Bank”), a New York State-chartered community commercial bank.
January 2021 Blue Ridge Bank has combined in a strategic merger with Bay Banks

January 2021

About Blue Ridge Bank

Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc. operates under the supervision and regulation of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Bureau of Financial Institutions of the Virginia State Corporation Commission.
January 2021 UPC Insurance has completed the transfer of its personal lines business in the northeast to HCI

January 2021

About UPC Insurance

United Insurance Holdings Corp. is an insurance holding company that sources, writes and services personal and commercial residential property and casualty insurance policies using a group of wholly owned insurance subsidiaries and one majority owned insurance subsidiary.
January 2021 Allegro Credit has been acquired by  Synchrony

January 2021

About Allegro Credit

Allegro Credit is a leading consumer financing company based in Burlingame, California. The company services 3,200 merchant providers in industries including hearing, dental, hospitals, vision, and musical instruments.
January 2021 Bank of America $915,000,000 4.125% non-cumulative perpetual preferred equity co-manager

January 2021

About Bank of America

Bank of America Corporation is one of the world’s largest financial institutions, serving individual consumers, small- and middle-market businesses, institutional investors, large corporations and governments with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk management products and services.
January 2021 Monroe Capital $130,000,000 4.75% senior unsecured notes sole bookrunning manager

January 2021

About Monroe Capital

Monroe Capital is a private credit asset management firm specializing in direct lending and opportunistic private credit investing.
January 2021 Main Street Capital $300,000,000 3.000% senior unsecured notes bookrunning manager

January 2021

About Main Street Capital

Main Street Capital is a principal investment firm that provides long-term debt and equity capital to lower middle market companies and debt capital to middle market companies.
January 2021 Stellus Capital Investment Corporation $100M 4.875% senior unsecured notes sole bookrunning manager

January 2021

About Stellus Capital Investment Corporation

Stellus Capital Investment Corporation (NYSE: SCM) is an externally managed, closed-end, non-diversified management investment company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940
January 2021 LF Capital Acquisition Corp has merged with Landsea Homes

January 2021

About LF Capital Acquisition Corp

Raymond James supported LF Capital Acquisition Corp. through all phases of the SPAC process, serving as active bookrunner in the IPO and as financial advisor during the De-SPAC. The successful business combination introduces one of the nation’s fastest-growing homebuilders as a publicly listed company.
January 2021 Merit Financial Group has received a strategic investment from Wealth Partners Capital Group

January 2021

About Merit Financial Group

Merit Financial Group (“Merit”) is a hybrid SEC-Registered Investment Adviser (“RIA”) based in Alpharetta, GA, with 18 additional offices throughout the U.S.
December 2020 MVB Financial common stock tender offer dealer manager

December 2020

About MVB Financial

MVB Financial Corp., the holding company of MVB Bank, Inc., is publicly traded on The Nasdaq Capital Market® (“Nasdaq”) under the ticker “MVBF.”
December 2020 Capital Southwest Corporation $75M 4.50% senior unsecured notes sole bookrunning manager

December 2020

About Capital Southwest Corporation

Capital Southwest Corporation is a Dallas, Texas-based, internally managed Business Development Company, with approximately $278 million in net assets as of June 30, 2020.
December 2020 Fidus Investment Corporation $125M 4.75% senior unsecured notes sole bookrunning manager

December 2020

About Fidus Investment Corporation

Fidus Investment Corporation (NASDAQ: FDUS) invests debt and equity capital primarily in lower middle-market companies based in the United States.
December 2020 Hg Capital have invested in Gen II

December 2020

About Hg Capital

Gen II is a leading pure-play provider of alternative asset fund administration services. Gen II is differentiated by providing a leading, tech-enabled platform offering a high-touch, premium service to its clients in fund administration, accounting, reporting and regulatory compliance.
December 2020 BRP Group $258,000,000 follow-on offering co-manager

December 2020

About BRP Group

Headquartered in Tampa, Florida, BRP Group, Inc. is a rapidly growing insurance distribution firm offering core insurance products, including commercial property and casualty, personal lines, employee benefits and Medicare insurance for companies and individuals.
December 2020 Gladstone Capital $100,000,000 5.125% senior unsecured notes sole bookrunning manager

December 2020

About Gladstone Capital

Gladstone Capital Corporation is a private equity and a venture capital fund specializing in lower middle market, growth capital, add on acquisitions, debt investments in senior loans, second lien loans, senior subordinated loans, junior subordinated loans, and mezzanine loans and equity investments.
December 2020 CI Financial $700M 3.200% notes due 2030 co-manager

December 2020

About CI Financial

CI Financial Corp. is an independent company offering global asset management and wealth management advisory services. CI managed and advised approximately C$202.6 billion in assets as at October 31, 2020.
December 2020 Owl Rock Capital $1,000,000,000 3.40% notes due 2026 co-manager

December 2020

About Owl Rock Capital

Owl Rock Capital Corporation (ORCC) is a specialty finance company focused on lending to U.S. middle-market companies.
November 2020 Goldman Sachs BDC Inc $500,000,000 2.875% notes due 2026 co-manager

November 2020

About Goldman Sachs BDC Inc

Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. is a specialty finance company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
November 2020 MVB Financial $40,000,000 4.25% fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due 2030 lead placement agent

November 2020

About MVB Financial

MVB Financial Corp., the holding company of MVB Bank, Inc., is publicly traded on The Nasdaq Capital Market® (“Nasdaq”) under the ticker “MVBF.”
October 2020 Delmarva Bancshares holding company of 1880 Bank has been acquired by BV Financial Inc holding company of BayVanguard Bank

November 2020

About Delmarva Bancshares

Delmarva Bancshares, Inc., a bank holding company headquartered in Cambridge, Maryland, serves the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Delmarva Peninsula through its wholly-owned subsidiary, 1880 Bank.
October 2020 AFLAC has agreed to an exclusive distribution alliance and investment in common stock newly issued by Trupanion  $200M

October 2020

About AFLAC

Aflac Incorporated (NYSE: AFL) is a well-known company headquartered in Columbus, Georgia, helping provide protection to more than 50 million people through its subsidiaries in Japan and the U.S.
October 2020 Bank of America $1,100,000,000 4.375% non-cumulative preferred offering co-manager

October 2020

About Bank of America

Bank of America Corporation is one of the world’s largest financial institutions, serving individual consumers, small- and middle-market businesses, institutional investors, large corporations and governments with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk management products and services.
October 2020 Central Pacific Financial Corp $55,000,000 subordinated notes co-placement agent

October 2020

About Central Pacific Financial Corp

Central Pacific Financial Corp. (NYSE: CPF), headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii and the parent company of Central Pacific Bank, provides a range of banking products and services through 31 bank branches and 77 automated teller machines located throughout the state of Hawaii.
October 2020 Flagstar Bancorp Inc $150M 4.125% fixed-to-floating rate subordinates notes bookrunning manager

October 2020

About Flagstar Bancorp Inc

Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: FBC) is a $29.5 billion savings and loan holding company headquartered in Troy, Mich. Flagstar Bank, FSB, provides commercial, small business, and consumer banking services through 160 branches in Michigan, Indiana, California, Wisconsin and Ohio.
October 2020 US Bancorp $500M 3.75% non-cumulative perpetual preferred equity co-manager

October 2020

About US Bancorp

U.S. Bancorp is a multi-state financial services holding company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
October 2020 ES Bancshares 6.000% fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes lead placement agent

October 2020

About ES Bancshares

ES Bancshares, Inc. (OTCPK: ESBS) is the bank holding company for Empire State Bank which offers a wide range of financial services through its branch office network in Newburgh, Brooklyn and Staten Island, New York.
October 2020 Veritex Holdings $125M subordinated notes co-manager

October 2020

About Veritex Holdings

Veritex Holdings, Inc. specializes in business banking, commercial loans, small business lending, treasury management and mortgages.
October 2020 Lincoln Investment has sold a minority stake held by LMP to a third party

October 2020

About Lincoln Investment

Lincoln Investment Capital Holdings, LLC, the parent company of Lincoln Investment, has acquired Hanlon Advisory Software, of Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey.
September 2020 Ally Financial $750,000,000 senior notes co-manager

September 2020

About Ally Financial

Ally Financial Inc. (NYSE: ALLY) is a leading digital financial services company with $184.1 billion in assets as of June 30, 2020.
September 2020 BDF has been acquired by CI Financial

September 2020

About BDF

Balasa Dinverno Foltz LLC (BDF) is an independent private wealth management firm. The company provides personalized investment management and financial planning.
September 2020 Axos Financial $175M subordinated notes bookrunning manager

September 2020

About Axos Financial

Axos Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AX), headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, is the parent company of Axos Bank (the “Bank”), a technology-driven financial services company providing a diverse and ever-growing range of innovative banking products and services for personal, business, and institutional clients nationwide.
September 2020 Hanlon Advisory Software has been acquired by Lincoln Investment

September 2020

About Hanlon Advisory Software

Hanlon Investment Management (“Hanlon”) is an innovative asset management, wealth management, services and fintech company.
September 2020 Renasant Corporation $100M subordinated notes bookrunning manager

September 2020

About Renasant Corporation

Renasant Corporation, a 116-year-old financial services institution, is the parent of Renasant Bank.
September 2020 Dollar Bank has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Standard AVB Financial Corp

September 2020

About Dollar Bank

Dollar Bank is a full-service regional bank serving both individuals and business customers, operating more than 70 offices throughout Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Virginia.
August 2020 Capital Southwest Corporation $50M 5.375% notes due 2024 sole bookrunning manager

August 2020

About Capital Southwest Corporation

Capital Southwest Corporation is a Dallas, Texas-based, internally managed Business Development Company, with approximately $278 million in net assets as of June 30, 2020.
August 2020 WesBanco $150M 6.75% non-cumulative perpetual preferred equity $25.00 par value bookrunning manager

August 2020

About WesBanco

Founded in 1870, WesBanco, Inc. is a diversified and balanced financial services company that delivers large bank capabilities with a community bank feel.
August 2020 CityFirst Bank has entered into a definitive agreement to combine in a strategic merger with Broadway Federal Bank

August 2020

About CityFirstBank

Founded over twenty-five years ago, City First has been an innovator and financial first responder to inequitable economic development in Washington, DC.
August 2020 Lucia Capital Group has been acquired by LPL Financial

August 2020

About Lucia Capital Group

Headquartered in San Diego, California, Lucia is a broker-dealer and registered investment advisor with approximately $1.5 billion in client assets under management and 20 advisors on staff.
August 2020 Blue Ridge Bank has entered into a definitive agreement to combine in a strategic merger with Bay Banks

August 2020

About Blue Ridge Bank

Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc., headquartered in Luray, Va., is a multi-state bank holding company. Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc. is the parent company of Blue Ridge Bank, N.A., a client-centered financial services company offering commercial banking services throughout Virginia and North Carolina.
August 2020 Bluestem Brands Inc has been acquired by BLS Acquisition LLC backed by Cerberus

August 2020

About Bluestem Brands Inc

Online and mail-order retailer and financer of consumer products.
August 2020 Atlantic Capital Bancshares Inc $75,000,000 subordinated notes co-placement manager

August 2020

About Atlantic Capital Bancshares Inc

Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACBI) is a $2.9 billion publicly traded bank holding company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
August 2020 The Bancorp $ 100M senior notes bookrunning manager

August 2020

About The Bancorp

The Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: TBBK) is dedicated to serving the unique needs of non-bank financial service companies, ranging from entrepreneurial start-ups to those well-known companies.
July 2020 F&M Bank Corp private placement of subordinated debt sole placement agent

July 2020

About F&M Bank Corp

F & M Bank Corp. is an independent, financial holding company, that trades on the OTCQX market as “FMBM.” Through its banking subsidiary Farmers & Merchants Bank, the Company offers a full range of financial services with fourteen banking offices in Rockingham, Shenandoah, Page and Augusta Counties, Virginia.
July 2020 Cornerstone has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Pathstone

July 2020

About Cornerstone

Cornerstone Advisors Inc., is a wealth and lifestyle management company with $4 billion in assets under management.
July 2020 Limestone Bancorp $25M subordinated notes sole placement agent

July 2020

About Limestone Bancorp

Limestone Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: LMST) is a Louisville, Kentucky-based bank holding company which operates banking centers in 14 counties through its wholly-owned subsidiary Limestone Bank (the “Bank”).
July 2020 Argo Group $150M 7.00% non-cumulative perpetual preferred equity $25.00 par value co-manager

July 2020

About Argo Group

Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd., headquartered in Bermuda, is an international underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance products in the property and casualty market.
July 2020 Mountain Commerce Bancorp private placement of subordinated debt sole placement agent

July 2020

About Mountain Commerce Bancorp

Mountain Commerce Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company of Mountain Commerce Bank. The Company’s shares of common stock trade on the OTCQX under the symbol “MCBI”.
July 2020 Dime Community Bank has entered into a definitive agreement to a merger of equals with Bridge Bancorp Inc

July 2020

About Dime Community Bank

Dime Community Bank, a New York State-chartered stock savings bank, formerly known as The Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh, was founded in 1864.
July 2020 Enterprise Bancorp Inc $60M 5.25% fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due 2030 co-placement agent

July 2020

About Enterprise Bancorp Inc

Enterprise Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: EBTC) is the holding company for Enterprise Bank and Trust Company, commonly referred to as Enterprise Bank. Organized in 1989 and headquartered in Lowell, MA.
June 2020 BRP Group $152M follow-on offering co-manager

June 2020

About BRP Group

Headquartered in Tampa, Florida, BRP Group, Inc. is a rapidly growing insurance distribution firm offering core insurance products including commercial property and casualty, personal lines, employee benefits and Medicare insurance for companies and individuals.
June 2020 Heartland Financial $115,000,000 7.00% non-cumulative perpetual preferred equity $25 par value left bookrunning manager

June 2020

About Heartland Financial

Heartland Financial USA, Inc. (NASDAQ: HTLF) (“Heartland”) is a diversified financial services company with assets of $13.3 billion as of March 31, 2020.
June 2020 First Midwest Bankcorp $122,500,000 7.00% non-cumulative perpetual preferred equity $25 par value joint bookrunning manager

June 2020

About First Midwest Bankcorp

First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: FMBI) is a relationship-focused financial institution and one of the largest independent publicly traded bank holding companies based on assets headquartered in Chicago.
June 2020 Amerant $60,000,000 senior notes sole bookrunning manager

June 2020

About Amerant

Amerant Bancorp Inc. is a bank holding company headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida.
June 2020 PagnatoKarp has been acquired by Cresset

June 2020

About PagnatoKarp

PagnatoKarp is an award-winning boutique multi-family office dedicated to transparency, integrity and trustworthiness.
June 2020 Atlantic Union Bankshares $150M 6.875% non-cumulative perpetual preferred equity $25 par value joint bookrunning manager

June 2020

About Atlantic Union Bankshares

Headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation (Nasdaq: AUB) is the holding company for Atlantic Union Bank. Atlantic Union Bank has 149 branches and approximately 170 ATMs located throughout Virginia, and in portions of Maryland and North Carolina.
June 2020 Pinnacle Financial Partners $87,000,000 6.75% non-cumulative perpetual preferred equity $25 par value joint bookrunning manager

June 2020

About Pinnacle Financial Partners

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. provides a full range of banking, investment, trust, mortgage and insurance products and services designed for businesses and their owners and individuals interested in a comprehensive relationship with their financial institution.
June 2020 Dime Community $46,000,000 non-cumulative perpetual preferred equity $25 par value sole bookrunning manager

June 2020

About Dime Community

Dime Community Bank, a New York State-chartered stock savings bank, formerly known as The Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh, was founded in 1864.
June 2020 Ally Financial $800M senior notes co-manager

June 2020

About Ally Financial

Ally Financial Inc. is a leading digital financial-services company with $182.5 billion in assets as of March 31, 2020.
May 2020 Pinnacle Financial Partners $138M 6.75% non-cumulative perpetual preferred equity $25 par value joint bookrunning manager

May 2020

About Pinnacle Financial Partners

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. provides a full range of banking, investment, trust, mortgage and insurance products and services designed for businesses and their owners and individuals interested in a comprehensive relationship with their financial institution.
May 2020 Huntington Bancshares $500M 5.625% non-cumulative perpetual preferred equity $1,000 par value co-manager

May 2020

About Huntington Bancshares

Huntington Bancshares Incorporated is a regional bank holding company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, with $114 billion of assets and a network of 839 full-service branches, including 12 Private Client Group offices, and 1,434 ATMs across seven Midwestern states as of March 31, 2020.
May 2020 Pure Financial Advisors has received a strategic minority investment from Emigrant Partners

May 2020

About Pure Financial Advisors

Pure is a fee-only registered investment advisor providing comprehensive retirement planning services and tax-optimized investment management.
May 2020 Truist Financial $500M preferred offering co-manager

May 2020

About Truist Financial

Truist Financial Corporation (NYSE: TFC) is a purpose-driven financial services company committed to inspire and build better lives and communities.
May 2020 Compass Diversified Holdings $88,000,000 follow-on offering co-manager

May 2020

About Compass Diversified Holdings

CODI owns and manages a diverse family of established North American middle market businesses. Each of its current subsidiaries is a leader in its niche market.
May 2020 TriState Capital Holdings $60,000,000 subordinated notes  joint bookrunning manager

May 2020

About TriState Capital Holdings

TriState Capital Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: TSC) is a bank holding company headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pa., providing commercial banking, private banking and investment management services to middle-market companies, institutional clients and high-net-worth individuals.
May 2020 Wintrust Financial $250,000,000 6.875% non-cumulative perpetual preferred equity $25 par value lead manager

May 2020

About Wintrust Financial

Wintrust Financial Corporation, an Illinois corporation, which was incorporated in 1992, is a financial holding company based in Rosemont, Illinois.
May 2020 AdvisorEngine has been acquired by Franklin Templeton

May 2020

About AdvisorEngine

Founded in 2014, AdvisorEngine provides technology and consulting services to over 1,200 wealth management firms in the United States representing over $600 billion of assets under management.
May 2020 Business First Bancshares has acquired Pedestal Bank

May 2020

About Business First Bancshares

Business First Bancshares Inc. is a bank holding company headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and the parent company of b1BANK, formerly known as Business First Bank, a Louisiana state banking association and community-based financial institution that offers a full array of banking products and services.
May 2020 Carolina Financial Corporation has merged with United Bankshares Inc

May 2020

About Carolina Financial Corporation

Carolina Financial is headquartered in Charleston, S.C. and is the parent company of CresCom Bank.
April 2020 Lucia Capital Group has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by LPL Financial

April 2020

About Lucia Capital Group

Headquartered in San Diego, California, Lucia is a broker-dealer and registered investment advisor with approximately $1.5 billion in client assets under management and 20 advisors on staff.
April 2020 Fiduciary Investment Advisors has been acquired by NFP

April 2020

About Fiduciary Investment Advisors

FIA is an investment consulting firm that works with fiduciary clients including retirement plan sponsors, institutional investment pools, non-profit organizations and private clients.
April 2020 Stratos Wealth Holdings has received a strategic minority investment from Emigrant Partners

April 2020

About Stratos Wealth Holdings

Stratos is a family of companies that collectively advises on $13.2 billion of client assets.
April 2020 First Advantage Bancorp has been acquired by Reliant Bancorp

April 2020

About First Advantage Bancorp

First Advantage Bancorp is a bank holding company headquartered in Clarksville, Tennessee, and operates eight banking centers in Clarksville, Franklin, and Nashville, Tennessee, and a loan production office in Knoxville, Tennessee, through its wholly owned subsidiary First Advantage Bank.
March 2020 Welch Hornsby has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Captrust

March 2020

About Welch Hornsby

Welch Hornsby is a fee-only investment advisor headquartered in Montgomery, AL that advises on more than $5.5 billion of assets on behalf of clients in over 15 states.
March 2020 First Citizens BancShares $345,000,000 preferred offering bookrunning manager

March 2020

About First Citizens BancShares

First Citizens BancShares Inc. is the financial holding company for First Citizens Bank. First Citizens Bank provides a broad range of financial services to individuals, businesses, professionals and the medical community through more than 570 branch offices in 19 states, digital banking, ATMs and telephone banking.
March 2020 eHealth $238,050,000 follow-on offering co-manager

March 2020

About eHealth

eHealth, Inc. (Nasdaq: EHTH) is a leading health insurance marketplace that was incorporated in Delaware in November 1997.
February 2020 Best Hometown Bancorp has been acquired by 1st National Bank

February 2020

About Best Hometown Bancorp

Best Hometown Bancorp is the parent company of Best Hometown Bank. The bank was first chartered as Home Federal Savings and Loan Association of Collinsville in 1887, and successfully completed a mutual to stock conversion in June 2016.
January 2020 BlackRock $2,100,000,000 initial public offering bookrunning manager

January 2020

About BlackRock

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust II is a newly-organized, non-diversified, closed-end management investment company.
January 2020 Dime Community Bancshares $65,200,000  5.50% non-cumulative  perpetual preferred equity $25 par value bookrunning manager

January 2020

About Dime Community Bancshares

Dime Community Bank, a New York State-chartered stock savings bank, formerly known as The Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh, was founded in 1864.
January 2020 Five Points Capital has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by P10 Holdings

January 2020

About Five Points Capital

Five Points is a leading lower middle market alternative investment manager that provides both equity and debt capital to private, growth-oriented companies and LP capital to other private equity funds, with all strategies focused exclusively in the U.S. lower middle market.
January 2020 Velocity Financial Inc $94,250,000 initial public offering co-manager

January 2020

About Velocity Financial Inc.

Velocity Financial is a vertically integrated real estate finance company founded in 2004.
January 2020 Owl Rock Capital $500,000,000 senior unsecured notes co-manager

January 2020

About Owl Rock Capital

Owl Rock is a leading alternative asset manager with deep expertise in the credit markets. Our strength lies in the experience of our investment team and our ability to view the credit markets through multiple lenses.
January 2020 Farmers National Banc Corp has acquired  Maple Leaf Financial Inc. the holding company of Geauga Savings Bank

January 2020

About Farmers National Banc Corp.

Information coming soon
January 2020 Athena Capital Advisors has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Fiduciary Trust International

January 2020

About Athena Capital Advisors

Athena Capital Advisors is a privately-owned registered investment advisor founded in 1993 by Dr. Lisette Cooper.
December 2019 Carolina Trust BancShares Inc. has been acquired by Carolina Financial $119,830,000

December 2019

About Carolina Trust BancShares Inc.

Carolina Trust BancShares, Inc. is the registered bank holding company of Carolina Trust Bank. Carolina Trust Bank is a full-service, state-chartered community bank headquartered in Lincolnton, North Carolina
December 2019 White River Bancshares Company private placement of subordinated debt sole placement agent

December 2019

About White River Bancshares Company

White River Bancshares Company is the bank holding company for Signature Bank of Arkansas.
December 2019 Blue Ridge Bank has acquired Virginia Community Bank

December 2019

About Blue Ridge Bank

Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc., headquartered in Luray, Va., is a multi-state bank holding company. Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc. is the parent company of Blue Ridge Bank, N.A., a client-centered financial services company offering commercial banking services throughout Virginia and North Carolina.
December 2019 Main Street Capital $75M senior unsecured notes bookrunning manager

December 2019

About Main Street Capital

Main Street is a principal investment firm that primarily provides long-term debt and equity capital to lower middle market companies and debt capital to middle market companies.
December 2019 WhiteHorse Finance $35,758,125 follow-on offering bookrunning manager

December 2019

About WhiteHorse Finance

WhiteHorse Finance is a business development company that originates and invests in loans to privately held, lower middle market companies across a broad range of industries.
December 2019 FedNat has acquired the homeowners insurance operations of 1347 Property Insurance Holdings

December 2019

About FedNat

FedNat Holding Company is an insurance holding company that controls substantially all aspects of the insurance underwriting, distribution and claims processes through its subsidiaries and contractual relationships with independent agents and general agents.
November 2019 BancorpSouth $172,500,000 5.50% non-cumulative perpetual preferred equity $25 par value bookrunning manager

November 2019

About BancorpSouth

BancorpSouth, headquartered in Tupelo, Mississippi, began operation in 1876. The Company provides commercial banking, trust and insurance services through 307 offices in Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Missouri and Illinois.
November 2019 BancorpSouth $300M 4.125% fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due 2029

November 2019

About BancorpSouth

BancorpSouth, headquartered in Tupelo, Mississippi, began operation in 1876. The Company provides commercial banking, trust and insurance services through 307 offices in Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Missouri and Illinois.
November 2019 PB Financial Holdings Inc. the holding company for Pinnacle Bank has sold the operations to Arizona Federal

November 2019

About Pinnacle Bank

Pinnacle Bank is an Arizona based, business-oriented bank serving small businesses and the community in northeast Phoenix and Scottsdale areas, along with Camelback corridor.
November 2019 Trinity has merged with Broadmark Capital to form Broadmark Realty Capital

November 2019

About Trinity Merger Corp.

Trinity Merger Corp. (“Trinity”) is a $359 million special purpose acquisition company.
November 2019 TPG Specialty Lending $300M senior unsecured notes co-manager

November 2019

About TPG Specialty Lending

TPG Specialty Lending, Inc. (NYSE: TSLX) is a specialty finance company focused on providing flexible, fully committed financing solutions to middle market companies principally located in the US.
November 2019 Shore Community Bank has been acquired by 1st Constitution Bancorp

November 2019

About Shore Community Bank

Shore Community Bank (OTC PINK: SHRC) is a state-chartered commercial bank headquartered in Toms River, New Jersey.
November 2019 Argus Dental Vision has been acquired by Aflac

November 2019

About Argus Dental Vision

Argus Holdings, LLC is the parent company of Argus Dental & Vision, Inc., (Argus), a premier benefits organization.
November 2019 Sandy Spring Bank has acquired RPJ

November 2019

About Sandy Spring Bank

Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc., headquartered in Olney, Maryland, is the holding company for Sandy Spring Bank, a premier community bank in the Greater Washington, D.C. region.
November 2019 Pathstone has been recapitalized by Lovell Minnick Partners

November 2019

About Pathstone

Founded in 2010, Pathstone provides integrated and customized family office, wealth and investment services to multi-generational families, single family offices, high net worth individuals and institutions, such as charities and foundations, via a technology-enabled open architecture investment platform.
October 2019 BRP Group $230M initial public offering co-manager

October 2019

About BRP Group

Headquartered in Tampa, Florida, BRP Group, Inc. is a rapidly growing insurance distribution firm offering core insurance products including commercial property and casualty, personal lines, employee benefits and Medicare insurance for companies and individuals.
October 2019 HBT Financial $150,876,704 initial public offering co-manager

October 2019

About HBT Financial

HBT Financial, Inc. (formerly known as Heartland Bancorp, Inc.), is a bank holding company headquartered in Bloomington, Illinois.
October 2019 ES Bancshares Inc. common stock offering sole placement agent

October 2019

About ES Bancshares

ES Bancshares is the holding company for Empire State Bank. The Bank offers a wide range of financial services through its branch office network in Newburgh, Brooklyn and Staten Island, New York.
October 2019 Owl Rock Capital $425,000,000 senior unsecured notes co-manager

October 2019

About Owl Rock Capital

Owl Rock is a leading alternative asset manager with deep expertise in the credit markets. Owl Rock's strength lies in the experience of our investment team and our ability to view the credit markets through multiple lenses.
October 2019 MetroCity Bankshares $26,176,500 initial public offering bookrunning manager

October 2019

About MetroCity Bankshares

Atlanta-based, MetroCity Bankshares is a full-service commercial bank focused on delivering personalized service in an efficient and reliable manner to the small- to medium-sized businesses and individuals in the company’s markets.
September 2019 Capital Southwest $75M senior unsecured notes bookrunning manager

September 2019

About Capital Southwest

CSWC is a middle-market lending firm focused on supporting the acquisition and growth of middle-market companies across the capital structure.
September 2019 Alerus Financial Corporation $60,060,000 initial public offering lead bookrunning manager

September 2019

About Alerus Financial Corporation

Information coming soon.
September 2019 Summit Bank has been acquired by BancorpSouth

September 2019

About Summit Bank

Summit Financial Enterprises, Inc., founded in 2008, is the holding company for Summit Bank, a Florida community bank headquartered in Panama City, Florida with total assets of approximately $522 million (as of June 30, 2019).
August 2019 Investcorp Credit Management US LLC has acquire majority interest in CM Investment Partners LLC

August 2019

About Investcorp

Investcorp is a leading global manager of alternative investments. Led by a new vision, Investcorp has embarked on an ambitious, albeit prudent, growth strategy.
August 2019 Allstate $1,150,000,000 5.10% Noncumulative perpetual preferred stock $25 par value senior co-manager

August 2019

About Allstate

The Allstate Corporation, headquartered in Northfield Township, IL, is primarily engaged in the property and casualty insurance business and the sale of life and accident and health insurance products in the United States and Canada.
August 2019 Lexington Wealth Management has been acquired by HighTower

August 2019

About Lexington Wealth Management

Lexington Wealth Management a Lexington (MA) based advisory firm with $1 billion in assets under advisement.
August 2019 CrossFirst Bankshares Inc $101,668,041 initial public offering bookrunning manager

August 2019

About CrossFirst Bankshares

CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc., a Kansas corporation and registered bank holding company, is the holding company for CrossFirst Bank.
August 2019 Hallmark Financial Services $50M senior unsecured notes sole underwriter

August 2019

About Hallmark Financial Services

Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. is a diversified property and casualty insurance holding company headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
August 2019 TCP Capital Corp $150M Senior unsecured notes bookrunning  manager

August 2019

About TCP Capital Corp.

Information coming soon.
August 2019 Members Mutual Holding Company owner of multiple companies has converted from mutual to stock form in a subscription rights offering , with standby investment from JC Flowers & Co.

August 2019

About Members Mutual Holding Company

Members Mutual Holding Company provides life insurance protection targeted to the middle American market through its two operating subsidiaries, Fidelity Life Association and Efinancial.
August 2019 Liberty Bancorp has been acquired by Central Bancompany

August 2019

About Liberty Bancorp

Liberty Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for BankLiberty, which is a full- service community bank offering deposit and loan services for businesses, families and individuals.
July 2019 First Financial Corporation has acquired HopFedBancorp

July 2019

About First Financial Corporation

First Financial is a financial holding company headquartered in Terre Haute, Indiana. It offers a wide variety of financial services including commercial, mortgage and consumer lending, lease financing, trust account services and depositor services.
July 2019 Limestone Bancorp subordinated notes sole placement agent

July 2019

About Limestone Bancorp

Limestone Bancorp, Inc. is a Louisville, Kentucky-based bank holding company which operates banking centers in 12 counties through its wholly-owned subsidiary Limestone Bank.
July 2019 Ellington Financial $61,800,000 follow-on offering bookrunning manager

July 2019

About Ellington Financial

Ellington Financial invests in a diverse array of financial assets. Ellington Financial is externally managed and advised by Ellington Financial Management LLC, an affiliate of Ellington Management Group, L.L.C.
July 2019 Owl Rock Capital $175,950,000 initial public offering bookrunning manager

July 2019

About Owl Rock Capital

Owl Rock Capital Corporation (ORCC) is a specialty finance company focused on lending to U.S. middle-market companies.
July 2019 Hire Quest has merged with Command Center

July 2019

About Hire Quest

Hire Quest is a trusted name in temporary staffing. Hire Quest provides the back-office support team for Trojan Labor and Acrux Staffing franchised branch locations across the United States.
July 2019 Carolina Trust Bank has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Carolina Financial

July 2019

About Carolina Trust Bank

Information coming soon.
July 2019 Summit State Bank private placement of subordination debt sole placement agent

July 2019

About Summit State Bank

Summit State Bank specializes in providing exceptional customer service and customized financial solutions to aid in the success of local small businesses and nonprofits throughout Sonoma County.
June 2019 BlackRock Science and Technology II $1,574,680,000 initial public offering bookrunning manager

June 2019

About BlackRock

BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II is a newly organized, non-diversified, closed-end management investment company.
June 2019 German American $40,000,000 4.50% fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due 2029 co-placement agent

June 2019

About German American

Information coming soon.
Jun 2019 WhiteHorse Finance $32,900,000 follow-on offering bookrunning manager

June 2019

About WhiteHorse Finance

WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. is a business development company that originates and invests in loans to privately held, lower middle market companies across a broad range of industries.
June 2019 Community First Bancorporation common stock offering sole placement agent

June 2019

About Community First Bancorporation

Community First Bancorporation, through its subsidiary, Community First Bank, operates seven full-service financial centers.
May 2019 Allen and Company has been acquired by LPL Financial

May 2019

About Allen and Company

Allen & Company is a broker-dealer and registered investment advisor managing approximately $3 billion of client assets. LPL is a leading retail investment advisory firm and independent broker-dealer. As of March 31, 2019, LPL had $684 billion of advisory and brokerage assets.
May 2019 TriState Capital Holdings $70,000,000 6.375% non-cumulative perpetual preferred equity $25 par value joint bookrunner

May 2019

About TriState Capital Holdings

TriState Capital Holdings, Inc. is a bank holding company headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pa., providing commercial banking, private banking and investment management services to middle-market companies, institutional clients and high-net-worth individuals.
May 2019 Blue Ridge Bank has entered into a definitive agreement to acquired Virginia Community Bank

May 2019

About Blue Ridge Bank

Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc. is a single-bank holding company headquartered in Luray, VA.
May 2019 First Busey Corporation has acquired Investors' Security Trust

May 2019

About First Busey Corporation

Busey is a financial holding company headquartered in Champaign, Illinois, with $9.54 billion of assets as of March 31, 2019. IST provides investment, trust and estate management services in Southwest Florida.
May 2019 West Town Bancorp has entered into a recapitalization transaction to divest a majority share of its ownership in SoundBank

May 2019

About West Town Bancorp

Information coming soon.
May 2019 Karsten Advisors has been acquired by Cerity Partners a portfolio company of Light Year Capital

May 2019

About Karsten Advisors

Karsten is a Fort Worth-based wealth management firm that provides goals-based financial advice and tax planning and preparation services. Founded in 2009, Cerity is one of the nation’s leading independent wealth management and investment consulting firms.
April 2019 MoneyGuidePro has been acquired by Envestnet $500,000,000

April 2019

About MoneyGuidePro

MoneyGuide is a leading goals-based financial planning application used by financial advisors.
April 2019 esolute Investment Managers has acquired a minority stake in Green Harvest

April 2019

About Resolute Investment Managers

Resolute is a diversified, multi-affiliate asset management platform with affiliated and independent relationships with more than 40 investment managers. As of December 31, 2018, Resolute’s affiliates had $61.6 billion in assets under management.
April 2019 Silvercrest has acquired Cortina Asset Management

April 2019

About Silvercrest

With offices in New York, Boston, Virginia, New Jersey, and California, Silvercrest provides traditional and alternative investment advisory and family office services to wealthy families and select institutional investors.
April 2019 Main Street Capital $250,000,000 senior unsecured notes bookrunning manager

April 2019

About Main Street Capital

Information coming soon.
April 2019 Owl Rock Capital $400,000,000 senior unsecured notes co-manager

April 2019

About Owl Rock Capital

Information coming soon.
April 2019 Peoples Bancorp has acquired First Prestonsburg Bancshares, Inc a holding company for First Commonwealth Bank

April 2019

About Peoples Bancorp

Peoples is a diversified financial services holding company with $4.0 billion in total assets, 83 locations, including 72 full-service bank branches and 78 ATMs in Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky.
April 2019 CenterState has acquired National Commerce Corporation $850,400,000

April 2019

About CenterState

CenterState operates as one of the largest community bank franchises headquartered in the state of Florida.
March 2019 Millenium Trust Company a portfolio company of Parthenon Capital Partners has been acquired by Abry Partners

March 2019

About Millenium Trust Company

Millennium Trust Company is a trusted leader in specialized retirement and custody services, empowering clients with unmatched service, access to a wide range of custody solutions and expertise they can count on.
March 2019 Stellus Capital Investment Corporation $42,599,510 follow-on offering bookrunning manager

March 2019

About Stellus Capital Investment Corporation

Information coming soon.
March 2019 FedNat $100,000,000 private placement of senior unsecured notes sole placement agent

March 2019

About FedNat

FedNat, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, is authorized to underwrite and/or place homeowners multi‐peril, federal flood and other lines of insurance in Florida and other states.
March 2019 Kawa Capital Management $52,200,000 COOF Securitization lead placement agent

March 2019

About Kawa Capital Management

Kawa Capital Management is a credit-focused independent asset manager with experience across real estate, student loans, CLOs, CDOs, renewable energy and direct lending.
March 2019 Summit Bank has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by BancorpSouth

March 2019

About Summit Bank

Information coming soon.
February 2019 Blue Ridge Bank common stock offering sole placement agent

February 2019

About Blue Ridge Bank

Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc. is a single-bank holding company headquartered in Luray, VA.
February 2019 Amerant $26,662,498 common stock offering sole placement agent

February 2019

About Amerant

Mercantil Bank Holding Corporation is a bank holding company headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida.
February 2019 Bank of Commerce Holdings has acquired Merchants Holding Company s holding company for The Merchant National back

February 2019

About Bank of Commerce Holdings

BOCH is a bank holding company headquartered in Sacramento, California and is the parent company for RBC which operates under two separate names (Redding Bank of Commerce and Sacramento Bank of Commerce, a division of Redding Bank of Commerce).
January 2019 Payment Alliance has been acquired by Further Global

January 2019

About Payment Alliance

Founded in 2005, PAI is the nation’s largest, privately-held ATM provider, offering turnkey ATM placements, managed services, and a full line of processing and support services, including its own armored and maintenance teams.
January 2019 State Bank has been acquired by Cadence Bancorp

January 2019

About State Bank

Cadence Bancorporation (NYSE:CADE), headquartered in Houston, Texas, is a regional bank holding company with $11.8 billion in assets as of September 30, 2018, and the recently acquired State Bank franchise as of September 30, 2018 had assets of $4.9 billion.
January 2019 Carolina Trust BancShares Inc. has acquired Clover Community Bankshares, Inc. holding company for: Clover Community Bank

January 2019

About Carolina Trust BancShares Inc

Carolina Trust BancShares, Inc. is the registered bank holding company of Carolina Trust Bank. Carolina Trust Bank is a full-service, state-chartered community bank headquartered in Lincolnton, North Carolina.
December 2018 Amerant Bank $81,900,000 initial public offering bookrunning manager directed share program coordinator

December 2018

About Amerant Bank

Mercantil Bank Holding Corporation (“Amerant” or the “Company”) is a bank holding company headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida. The Company operates through its subsidiaries, Amerant Bank, N.A. (the “Bank”), Amerant Investments, Inc. and Amerant Trust, N.A.
December 2018 Bank of Botetourt common stock offering sole placement agent

December 2018

About Bank of Botetourt

Bank of Botetourt was chartered in 1899 and operates twelve retail offices in Botetourt, Rockbridge, Roanoke, and Franklin counties and the City of Salem, all in Virginia.
November 2018 1811_Loring Ward has been acquired by Focus Financial Partners $235,000,000

November 2018

About Loring Ward

Loring Ward (LWI Financial Inc.) is committed to creating a better wealth experience for Financial Advisors and their clients across the U.S.
November 2018 Signature Wealth Management has combined with Brown Advisory

November 2018

About Signature Wealth Management

Signature is a Virginia-based multi-family office, offering clients comprehensive strategies and solutions for all aspects of their financial life and taking an intelligent approach to creating customized plans for their high net worth individuals and families.
November 2018 Citizens Bank has acquired Clarfeld

November 2018

About Citizens Bank

Citizens Bank Wealth Management provides integrated banking and investing services to clients to help them grow and protect their wealth, and plan for retirement and other long-term financial objectives.
November 2018 First Midwest Bank has acquired Northern Oak

November 2018

About First Midwest Bank

Signature is a Virginia-based multi-family office, offering clients comprehensive strategies and solutions for all aspects of their financial life and taking an intelligent approach to creating customized plans for their high net worth individuals and families.
November 2018 Emigrant Bank has acquired Fiduciary Network

November 2018

About Emigrant Bank

Emigrant offers fully-integrated banking, custom lending, insurance services and trust administration services to meet the needs of wealthy individuals, families, endowments, foundations, and corporations.
November 2018 Great Ajax covertible senior notes bookrunning manager

November 2018

About Great Ajax

Great Ajax Corp. is a Maryland corporation that focuses primarily on acquiring, investing in and managing mortgage loans secured by single-family residences and, to a lesser extent, single-family properties themselves.
October 2018 Seacoast Bank has acquired First Green Bank

October 2018

About Seacoast Bank

Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida is a NASDAQ-traded (symbol: SBCF) bank holding company based in Stuart, Florida.
October 2018 First Security Inc has been acquired by German American

October 2018

About First Security Inc.

German American Bancorp, Inc., is a NASDAQ-traded (symbol: GABC) bank holding company based in Jasper, Indiana.
October 2018 Emclaire Financial Corp has acquired Community First Bank

October 2018

About Emclaire Financial Corp

Emclaire Financial Corp is the parent company of The Farmers National Bank of Emlenton, an independent, nationally chartered, FDIC-insured community bank headquartered in Emlenton, Pennsylvania.
September 2018 CBM Bancorp Inc. $42,230,000 common shares mutual conversion

September 2018

About CBM Bancorp Inc

CBM Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBMB) the holding company for Chesapeake Bank of Maryland (the “Bank”), announced on September 27, 2018 the completion of its stock offering and related conversion of the Bank’s former mutual holding company to the stock holding company form of organization. The Bank is a federally-chartered savings association headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The Bank conducts its business out of its main office located in Baltimore County, Maryland, and three branch offices located in Arbutus, Maryland, Bel Air, Maryland, and Pasadena, Maryland. At June 30, 2018 the Bank had total assets of $184 million, total loans of $140 million, and total deposits of $160 million.
September 2018 BridgePoint Financial Services C$50,000,000 first lien term loan and preferred equity investment

September 2018

About BridgePoint Financial Services

Since 2005, BridgePoint has been the pioneering force in developing Canada’s litigation finance market.
September 2018 FVC Bankcorp Inc $35,000,000 initial public offering bookrunning manager

September 2018

About FVC Bankcorp Inc.

Celebrating over 10 years of sound financial performance and continued growth, FVCbank commenced operations in November 2007 and is the wholly-owned subsidiary of FVCBankcorp, Inc.
September 2018 Advizr has secured convertible financing from Western & Southern Financial Group

September 2018

About Advizr

Advizr is dedicated to creating financial planning software that enables profitable financial planning for all of its customers.
September 2018 goeasy $40,400,000 follow-on offering co-manager

September 2018

About goeasy

goeasy Ltd. is a Canadian company headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, that provides non-prime leasing and lending services through its easyhome and easyfinancial divisions.
August 2018 WesBanco has acquired Farmers Capital Bank Corporation

August 2018

About WesBanco

WesBanco is a diversified and well-balanced financial services institution, with a community bank at its core, built upon a strong legacy of credit and risk management.
August 2018 AFAM Capital has merged with Kovitz Investment Group

August 2018

About AFAM Capital

AFAM Capital is an investment management firm with a long legacy of serving individual investors, institutions, and advisors across the country through separately managed account strategies, mutual funds, and a highly-ranked investment newsletter.
August 2018 Triton Pacific has entered into a definitive agreement to merge with Pathway Capital Opportunity Fund

August 2018

About Triton Pacific

Triton Pacific Investment Corporation is a publicly registered non-traded business development company focused on both private equity and debt related investments.
August 2018 Mercantil Bank has completed its spin-off from Mecantil Servicios Financieros, C.A.

August 2018

About Mercantil Bank

Information coming soon.
August 2018 Amalgamated Bank $104,100,000 initial public offering co-manager

August 2018

About Amalgamated Bank

Amalgamated Bank is a commercial bank and a chartered trust company headquartered in New York, New York.
August 2018 Meta Financial Group has acquired Crestmark

August 2018

About Meta Financial Group

Meta Financial Group, Inc. ("Meta") is the holding company for MetaBank, a federally chartered savings bank.
July 2018 Focus Financial Partners $535,100,000 initial public offering co-manager

July 2018

About Focus Financial Partners

Focus Financial Partners is a leading partnership of independent, fiduciary wealth management firms operating in the highly fragmented registered investment advisor ("RIA") industry, with a footprint of over 50 partner firms across the country.
July 2018 FS Bancorp, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Anchor Bancorp

July 2018

About FS Bancorp Inc.

FS Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for 1st Security Bank of Washington. The Bank provides loan and deposit services to customers who are predominantly small and middle-market businesses and individuals in western Washington through its seven branches in communities in the greater Puget Sound area.
July 2018 Baylin Technologies has acquired Alga microwave

July 2018

About 1807_Baylin

Baylin is a leading global technology company with over 39 years of experience in designing, producing and supplying innovative antennas.

July 2018 WhiteHorse Finance $30,000,000 senior notes bookrunning manager

July 2018

About WhiteHorse Finance

WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. is a business development company that originates and invests in loans to privately held, lower middle market companies across a broad range of industries.
July 2018 Parkway Acquisition Corp holding company for Skyline National Park has acquired Great State Bank

July 2018

About Parkway Acquisition Corp

Parkway Acquisition Corp. operates as the holding company for the Skyline National Bank that provides various banking and financial services to individuals, and small and medium sized businesses in the United States.
July 2018 Pacific Premier Bancorp a holding company for Pacific Premier Bank has acquired Grandpoint

July 2018

About Pacific Premier Bancorp

Pacific Premier Bancorp is the holding company for Pacific Premier Bank, one of the largest banks headquartered in Southern California with approximately $8.0 billion in assets.
June 2018 LF Capital Acquisition Corp $155,250,000 initial public offering bookrunning manager

June 2018

About LF Capital Acquisition Corp

LF Capital Acquisition Corp. is a newly organized blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses, which the company refers to throughout the prospectus as its initial business combination.
June 2018 InBankshares, Corp. $69,000,000 private placement of common equity sole placement agent

June 2018

About FFP Group Inc

FFP Group, Inc. is an entity founded by banking industry veteran Edward Francis for the purpose of acquiring a depository platform.
June 2018 InBankshares, Corp. has acquired Raton Capital Corporation the holding company for International Bank

June 2018

About FFP Group Inc

FFP Group, Inc. is an entity founded by banking industry veteran Edward Francis for the purpose of acquiring a depository platform.
June 2018 Carolina Financial $67,445,788 follow-on offering bookrunning manager

June 2018

About Carolina Financial

Carolina Financial Corporation is the holding company of CresCom Bank, which also owns and operates Atlanta-based Crescent Mortgage Company. As of September 30, 2015, Carolina Financial Corporation had approximately $1.3 billion in total assets.
June 2018 Business First Bancshares $25,200,000 follow-on offering lead manager

June 2018

About Business First Bancshares

Business First Bancshares, Inc., through its banking subsidiary Business First Bank, operates 19 offices, including 16 banking centers, two loan production offices and one wealth solutions office in markets across Louisiana and Texas. Business
2018 German American has acquired five branches from First Financial Bank

May 2018

About German American

German American Bancorp, Inc., is a NASDAQ-traded (symbol: GABC) bank holding company based in Jasper, Indiana.
May 2018 Origin Bancorp Inc $142,174,468 initial public offering bookrunning manager

May 2018

About Origin Bancorp Inc.

Origin Bancorp is a financial holding company headquartered in Ruston, Louisiana. The company’s wholly owned bank subsidiary, Origin Bank, was founded in 1912.
May 2018 First Commonwealth Financial Corporation has acquired Foundation Bank

May 2018

About First Commonwealth Financial Corporation

First Commonwealth Financial Corporation (NYSE: FCF), headquartered in Indiana, Pennsylvania, is a financial services company with 135 banking offices in 20 counties throughout western and central Pennsylvania and northern and central Ohio, as well as a Corporate Banking Center in Cleveland, Ohio and mortgage offices in Hudson and Dublin, Ohio.
May 2018 Liberty Bancorp Inc. has acquired Lawson Bank

May 2018

About Liberty Bancorp Inc.

Liberty Bancorp (LBCP) is the holding company for BankLiberty, which is a full-service community bank offering deposit and loan services for businesses, families and individuals. With assets of $452.3 million as of September 30, 2017, BankLiberty has recently been named one of the strongest midsize banks in Kansas City by the Kansas City Business Journal, and has a four-star rating from BauerFinancial.
April 2018 Allegiance Bancshares Inc. holding company for AllegianceBank has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Post Oak Bancshares Inc. holding company for Post Oak Bank

April 2018

About Allegiance Bancshares Inc.

Allegiance Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Allegiance Bank that provides a range of commercial banking services primarily to small and medium-sized businesses, professionals, and individual customers.
April 2018 Level One Bancorp $38,640,000 initial public offering bookrunning manager

April 2018

About Level One Bancorp

Level One Bancorp is the bank holding company for Level One Bank, headquartered in Farmington Hills located in Oakland County, Michigan. The company has grown rapidly since its founding in 2007, and Level One Bank is one of the largest locally-headquartered commercial banks in southeastern Michigan.
April 2018 Bear State Financial has been acquired by Arvest

April 2018

About Bear State Financial

Bear State Financial, Inc. operates as a bank holding company. It operates through its subsidiary, Bear State Bank NA, is a community oriented national bank providing financial products to individuals and business customers. The company was founded in January 1996 and is headquartered in Little Rock, AR.
April 2018 Peoples Bancorp Inc. has acquired ASB Financial Corp. holding company for American Savings Bank

April 2018

About Peoples Bancorp Inc.

Peoples Bancorp Inc. operates as the holding company for Peoples Bank that provides commercial and retail banking products and services.
December 2017 Guaranty Bank has acquired Hometown Bank

April 2018

About Guaranty Bank

Guaranty Federal Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:GFED) has a subsidiary corporation offering full banking services. The principal subsidiary, Guaranty Bank, is headquartered in Springfield, Missouri, and has 11 full-service branches in Greene, Christian and Jasper Counties and a Loan Production Office in Webster County.
March 2018 TPG Specialty Lending Inc. $65,400,000 follow-on offering bookrunning manager

March 2018

About TPG Specialty Lending Inc.

TPG Specialty Lending Inc is a US-based specialty finance company focused on lending to middle-market companies. The company generates revenues primarily in the form of interest income from the investments it holds.
March 2018 TPG Specialty Lending $74,550,309 follow-on offering bookrunning manager

March 2018

About TPG Specialty Lending

Information coming soon.
February 2018 Traust Sollus Wealth Management has been acquired by Mercer Advisors

February 2018

About Traust Sollus Wealth Management

Traust Sollus is a boutique wealth management firm emphasizing sophisticated financial planning, investment management and tax planning strategies for high net worth individuals.
February 2018 Cadence Bancorporation $230,000,000 follow-on offering co-manager

February 2018

About Cadence Bancorporation

Cadence Bancorporation is a bank holding company and a Delaware corporation headquartered in Houston, Texas, and is the parent company of Cadence Bank, N.A.
January 2018 Paragon Financial Corporation acquired by Towne Bank

January 2018

About Paragon Financial Corporation

Paragon Commercial Corporation is the parent company of Paragon Bank, which provides a private banking experience to businesses, professionals, executives, entrepreneurs and other individuals.
January 2018 TPG Specialty Lending Inc. $150,000,000 senior unsecured notes bookrunning manager

January 2018

About TPG Specialty Lending Inc.

TPG Specialty Lending Inc is a US-based specialty finance company focused on lending to middle-market companies. The company generates revenues primarily in the form of interest income from the investments it holds.
January 2018 Union Bankshares Corporation $301,413,188 secondary offering bookrunning manager

January 2018

About Union Bankshares Corporation

Headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, Union Bankshares Corporation (Nasdaq: UBSH) is the holding company for Union Bank & Trust, which has 150 banking offices, 39 of which are operated as Xenith Bank, a division of Union Bank & Trust of Richmond, Virginia, and approximately 220 ATMs located throughout Virginia and in portions of Maryland and North Carolina.
January 2018 Threshold Group has been acquired by Tiedemann Advisors

January 2018

About Threshold Group

Threshold Group is a family office organization serving the financial and wealth management needs of a select number of families and private foundations throughout the United States.
January 2018 Clientwise has sold a majority stake to Northwestern Mutual

January 2018

About Clientwise

ClientWise is the premier business and executive coaching and consulting firm working exclusively with financial professionals.
January 2018 Westmount has sold a minority stake to Temperance Partners

January 2018

About Westmount

Westmount Asset Management, Inc. is an independent, fee-only, investment advisory firm that serves high net worth individuals, families, foundations, endowments and pension plans.
January 2018 ConnectOne Bancorp Inc subordinated notes offering co-manager $75,000,000

January 2018

About ConnectOne Bancorp Inc.

ConnectOne Bancorp is a bank holding company headquartered in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, with over $4.8 billion in total assets. The company maintains 21 branch locations throughout New Jersey and the New York City metro area.
December 2017 Cerity Partners has sold a majority stake to Lightyear Capital

December 2017

About HPM Partners

HPM Partners is an award-winning investment and wealth management firm offering customized financial advice to individuals and their families, businesses and their employees, and nonprofit organizations.
December 2017 UPC Insurance $150,000,000 senior notes bookrunning manager

December 2017

About UPC Insurance

UPC Insurance is an insurance holding company that sources, writes and services residential property and casualty insurance policies using a network of independent agents and a group of wholly owned insurance subsidiaries.
December 2017 St. Martin Bancshares, Inc. holding company for SMB has been acquired by Home Bancorp, Inc.

December 2017

About St. Martin Bancshares Inc.

St. Martin Bancshares, Inc. is the bank holding company for St. Martin Bank and Trust Company ("St. Martin Bank"). St. Martin Bank, founded in 1933, operates twelve offices along Interstate 10 in south Louisiana. St. Martin reported total assets of $598 million at June 30, 2017.
November 2017 Independent Bank Group Inc. $136,700,000 follow-on offering co-manager

November 2017

About Independent Bank Group Inc.

Independent Bank Group, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Independent Bank, provides a wide range of relationship-driven commercial banking products and services tailored to meet the needs of businesses, professionals and individuals.
November 2017 Main Street Capital $185,000,000 senior unsecured notes bookrunning manager

November 2017

About Main Street Capital

Main Street is a principal investment firm that primarily provides long-term debt and equity capital to lower middle market companies and debt capital to middle market companies.
November 2017 Advantage Insurance $150,000,000 initial public offering bookrunning manager

November 2017

About Advantage Insurance

Advantage Insurance is an underwriter of specialty private placement life insurance, or PPLI, for high net worth individuals, or HNWIs, business owners and family groups worldwide through its Life Insurance division.
November 2017 Cadence Bancorporation $240,400,000 secondary offering co-manager

November 2017

About Cadence Bancorporation

Cadence Bancorporation is a bank holding company and a Delaware corporation headquartered in Houston, Texas, and is the parent company of Cadence Bank, N.A.
November 2017 First South Bancorp has been acquired by Carolina Financial Corporation

November 2017

About First South Bancorp

Founded in 1902, First South Bank has served the eastern and central North Carolina market for over 100 years. It has grown to thirty (30) full-service branch offices from Durham to Buxton and Elizabeth City to Wilmington. Banking products and services have evolved; however, the Bank’s commitment to its community has never wavered.
October 2017 Merchants Bancorp $115,000,000 initial public offering bookrunning manager

October 2017

About Merchants Bancorp

Merchants Bancorp is a diversified bank holding company headquartered in Carmel, Indiana and registered under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended.
October 2017 Seacoast Banking Corporation has acquired Northstar Bank

October 2017

About Seacoast Banking Corporation

Seacoast is a publicly traded bank holding company headquartered in Stuart, Florida (NASDAQ: SBCF). Through its sole subsidiary, Seacoast National Bank, the Company operates 47 traditional branches and 5 commercial banking centers
October 2017 Horizon Bancorp has acquired Wolverine Bancorp Inc.

October 2017

About Horizon Bancorp

Horizon Bancorp is a locally owned, independent, commercial bank holding company serving northern and central Indiana and southwest and central Michigan through its commercial banking subsidiary Horizon Bank, NA. Horizon also offers mortgage-banking services throughout the Midwest.
October 2017 Cornerstone Bancorp has been acquired by First Community Corporation

October 2017

About Cornerstone Bancorp

Cornerstone Bancorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Cornerstone Community Bank that provides personal and commercial banking services to small businesses and individuals in Pinellas County in Florida.
October 2017 Seneca Financial 910,305 common shares mutual holding company reorganization offering

October 2017

About Seneca Financial

Seneca Financial Corp. the holding company for Seneca Savings, announced on October 11, 2017 that the reorganization into a mutual holding company structure and the stock offering in connection with the reorganization have been completed.
September 2017 PDL Community Bancorp $83,083,620 8,308,362 common shares mutual holding company reorganization offering

September 2017

About PDL Community Bancorp

PDL Community Bancorp (NASDAQ: PDLB), the holding company for Ponce Bank (the “Bank”), announced on September 29, 2017 that the reorganization of Ponce De Leon Federal Bank into a mutual holding company structure and the stock offering in connection with the reorganization have been completed. Ponce Bank is a federally-chartered savings bank headquartered in Bronx, New York.
September 2017 FS Bancorp Inc. follow-on offering bookrunning manager

September 2017

About FS Bancorp Inc.

FS Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for 1st Security Bank of Washington. The Bank provides loan and deposit services to customers who are predominantly small and middle-market businesses and individuals in western Washington through its seven branches in communities in the greater Puget Sound area.
August 2017 Patriot Bank has been acquired by National Commerce Corporation

August 2017

About Patriot Bank

National Commerce Corporation (Nasdaq: NCOM), a Delaware corporation, is a financial holding company headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama.
August 2017 Sound Banking Company has merged with West Town Bancorp

August 2017

About Sound Banking Company

Founded in 2001, Sound Banking Company (“Sound”) is a commercial bank headquartered in Morehead City, North Carolina operating five locations throughout eastern North Carolina.
August 2017 West Town Bancorp Inc holding company for West Town Bank and Trust private placement of equity

August 2017

About West Town Bank and Trust

West Town Bancorp, Inc. (“West Town” or the “Company”) is the holding company for West Town Bank & Trust (the “Bank”), a North Riverside, IL-based bank established in 1922. The Company was recapitalized by a North Carolina investor group in 2009 and focuses on community banking and government guaranteed business lending.
August 2017 Great Ajax Corp. convertible senior notes bookrunning manager

August 2017

About Great Ajax Corp.

Great Ajax Corp. is a Maryland corporation that focuses primarily on acquiring, investing in and managing mortgage loans secured by single-family residences and, to a lesser extent, single-family properties themselves.
July 2017 Heartland Financial USA, Inc. has acquired Citywide Banks

July 2017

About Heartland Financial USA Inc.

Heartland Financial USA, Inc. is a diversified financial services holding company with assets exceeding $8 billion. The company provides banking, mortgage, private client, investment, insurance and consumer finance services to individuals and businesses.
July 2017 Metropolitan has merged with Renasant Corporation

July 2017

About Metropolitan

Metropolitan provides a full range of commercial, private banking, wealth management and retail banking services, delivered with an emphasis on high-quality customer service and relationship-driven banking.
June 2017 First Bank Financial Corporation $158,621,430 private placement co-manager

June 2017

About First Bank Financial Corporation

FB Financial Corporation (NYSE: FBK) is a bank holding company headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. FB Financial operates through its wholly owned banking subsidiary, FirstBank.
June 2017 Fidus Investment Corporation $33,810,000 follow-on offering bookrunning manager

June 2017

About Fidus Investment Corporation

Fidus Investment Corporation provides customized debt and equity financing solutions to lower middle market companies, which management defines as U.S. based companies with revenues between $10.0 million and $150.0 million. The Company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Evanston, Illinois.
June 2017 Advizr has sold a minority stake to Franklin Templeton Investments

June 2017

About Advizr

Advizr is dedicated to creating financial planning software that enables profitable financial planning for all of its customers.
June 2017 Timbervest has been acquired by Domain Capital Advisors

June 2017

About Timbervest

Information coming soon.
June 2017 Monroe Capital Corporation $51,750,000 follow-on offering bookrunning manager

June 2017

About Monroe Capital Corporation

Monroe Capital Corporation is a publicly-traded specialty finance company that principally invests in senior, unitranche and junior secured debt and, to a lesser extent, unsecured debt and equity investments in middle-market companies.
June 2017 National Commerce Corporation $40,848,000 follow-on offering co-manager

June 2017

About National Commerce Corporation

National Commerce Corporation (Nasdaq: NCOM), a Delaware corporation, is a financial holding company headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama.
May 2017 Smart Financial, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Capstone Bank

May 2017

About Smart Financial Inc.

SmartFinancial, Inc., based in Knoxville, Tennessee, is the bank holding company for SmartBank. SmartBank is a full-service commercial bank founded in 2007, with twelve branches, two loan production offices, and one mortgage production office.
May 2017 Goldman Sachs $84,093,750 follow-on offering lead manager

May 2017

About Goldman Sachs

Goldman BDC is an externally-managed business development company that focuses on lending to middle-market companies.
May 2017 Alcentra Capital Corporation $34,200,000 follow-on offering bookrunning manager

May 2017

About Alcentra Capital Corporation

Alcentra Capital Corporation makes debt and minority equity co-investments to U.S. middle and lower middle market companies. Its investment objective is to provide attractive risk-adjusted returns by generating both current income from debt investments and capital appreciation from equity related investments.
May 2017 Raymond James Financial Inc. $500,000,000 senior notes bookrunning manager

May 2017

About Raymond James Financial Inc.

Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF) is a leading diversified financial services company providing private client group, capital markets, asset management, banking and other services to individuals, corporations and municipalities.
May 2017 Bank of Commerce Holdings $28,750,008 follow-on offering bookrunning manager

May 2017

About Bank of Commerce Holdings

Bank of Commerce Holdings is a bank holding company headquartered in Redding, California and is the parent company for Redding Bank of Commerce which operates under two separate names (Redding Bank of Commerce and Sacramento Bank of Commerce, a division of Redding Bank of Commerce).
April 2017 Great Ajax Corp. $87,500,000 convertible senior notes bookrunning manager

April 2017

About Great Ajax Corp

Great Ajax Corp. is a Maryland corporation that focuses primarily on acquiring, investing in and managing mortgage loans secured by single-family residences and, to a lesser extent, single-family properties themselves.
April 2017 TCP Capital Corp $96,830,000 follow-on offering bookrunning manager

April 2017

About TCP Capital Corp.

TCP Capital Corp. is a specialty finance company focused on performing credit lending to middle-market companies as well as small businesses.
April 2018 Bear State Financial has been acquired by Arvest

April 2017

About Bear State Financial

Bear State Financial, Inc. operates as a bank holding company. It operates through its subsidiary, Bear State Bank NA, is a community oriented national bank providing financial products to individuals and business customers. The company was founded in January 1996 and is headquartered in Little Rock, AR.
April 2017 High Tower has acquired Wealth Trust

April 2017

About High Tower

Powered by a proprietary technology and investment platform, HighTower embraces bold change to create a culture of collaboration and growth and to meet the evolving needs of sophisticated investors.
April 2017 Asset Vantage has acquired Financial Navigator

April 2017

About Asset Vantage

Asset Vantage is a next generation, cloud/mobile based asset management firm, catering to the complex and discreet financial needs of customers ranging from individual wealth holders to fully staffed family offices.
April 2017 Cadence Bancorporation $172,500,000 initial public offering co-manager

April 2017

About Cadence Bancorporation

Cadence Bancorporation is a bank holding company and a Delaware corporation headquartered in Houston, Texas, and is the parent company of Cadence Bank, N.A.
April 2017 Stellus Capital Investment Corporation $38,775,000 follow-on offering bookrunning manager

April 2017

About Stellus Capital Investment Corporation

Stellus is an externally-managed, closed-end, non-diversified investment management company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
April 2017 UPC Insurance has merged with AmCoastal

April 2017

About UPC Insurance

Founded in 1999, UPC Insurance is an insurance holding company that sources, writes and services residential property and casualty insurance policies using a network of independent agents and a group of wholly owned insurance subsidiaries.
April 2017 Center State Banks Inc. has acquired Platinum Bank

April 2017

About Center State Banks Inc.

CenterState Banks, Inc. headquartered in Davenport, Florida, is a multi bank holding company that was formed as part of a merger of three independent commercial banks. Currently, the Company operates through its two subsidiary banks with 54 full service branch banking locations.
March 2017 Golub Capital BDC Inc. $38,297,875 follow-on offering sole manager

March 2017

About Golub Capital BDC Inc.

Golub Capital BDC, Inc. (“Golub Capital BDC”) is an externally-managed, non-diversified closed-end management investment company that has elected to be treated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
March 2017 Greer Bancshares Inc. has been acquired by Carolina Financial

March 2017

About Greer Bancshares Inc.

Greer Bancshares is a one-bank holding company which was formed in July of 2001, and serves as the parent company of Greer State Bank, owning 100% of its common stock. Greer State Bank was chartered in August of 1988 by the State of South Carolina, and the bank opened for business on January 3, 1989.
March 2017 New York Community Bancorp Inc. $515,000,000 preferred stock offering lead manager

March 2017

About New York Community Bancorp Inc.

One of the largest U.S. bank holding companies, with assets of $48.9 billion, New York Community Bancorp, Inc. is a leading producer of multi-family loans on non-luxury, rent-regulated apartment buildings in New York City, and the parent of New York Community Bank and New York Commercial Bank.
March 2017 Investar Holding Corp. $34,500,013 follow-on  offering lead manager

March 2017

About Investar Holding Corp.

Investar Holding Corporation, headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, provides full banking services, excluding trust services, through its wholly-owned banking subsidiary, Investar Bank, a state chartered bank.
March 2017 Clearstead has been recapitalized by Rosemont Investment Partners LLC

March 2017

About Hartland

Hartland is a Cleveland-based institutional and wealth advisory firm founded in 1989 and having nearly $18 billion of assets under management and advisement.
March 2017 New York Community Bank $500,000,000 perpetual preferred lead manager

March 2017

About New York Community Bank

New York Community Bank operates as a New York state-chartered savings bank that provides personal and business banking products and services to customers in Metro New York, New Jersey, Florida, Ohio, and Arizona.
March 2017 Jefferson National has been acquired by Nationwide

March 2017

About Jefferson National

Jefferson National is a recognized innovator of a leading tax-advantaged investing platform for RIAs, fee-based advisors and the clients they serve.
March 2017 IBERIABANK Corporation $506,300,000 follow-on offering co-manager

March 2017

About IBERIABANK Corporation

IBERIABANK Corporation, a Louisiana corporation, is a financial holding company with 304 combined locations, including 199 bank branch offices and three loan production offices.
February 2017 First Defiance Financial Corp. has acquired Commercial Bancshares, Inc. holding company for Commercial Savings Bank

February 2017

About First Defiance Financial Corp.

First Defiance Financial Corp., headquartered in Defiance, Ohio, is the holding company for First Federal Bank of the Midwest and First Insurance Group.
February 2017 Butterfield $303,396,459 follow-on offering co-manager

February 2017

About Butterfield

The Bank of N.T. Butterfield, headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda, offers banking services, comprised of retail and corporate banking, and wealth management, which consists of trust, private banking, and asset management.
February 2017 FirstKey $2,062,359,364 non-agency RMBS co-manager

February 2017

About FirstKey

FirstKey Mortgage, LLC is one of the world’s leading private label securitization and asset management firms.
February 2017 Seacoast Banking Corporation $198,303,125 follow-on offering lead manager

February 2017

About Seacoast Banking Corporation

Seacoast is a publicly traded bank holding company headquartered in Stuart, Florida (NASDAQ: SBCF). Through its sole subsidiary, Seacoast National Bank, the Company operates 47 traditional branches and 5 commercial banking centers.
February 2017 Heartland Financial has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Citywide Banks

February 2017

About Heartland Financial

Heartland Financial USA, Inc. is a diversified financial services holding company with assets exceeding $8 billion. The company provides banking, mortgage, private client, investment, insurance and consumer finance services to individuals and businesses.
February 2017 Community Bank System Inc. has acquired NRS $146,000,000

February 2017

About Community Bank System Inc.

Community Bank System, Inc. operates more than 200 customer facilities across Upstate New York and Northeastern Pennsylvania through its banking subsidiary, Community Bank, N.A. With assets of approximately $8.7 billion, the DeWitt, N.Y. headquartered company is among the country’s 150 largest financial institutions.
January 2017 Newtek $39,459,375 follow-on offering bookrunning manager

January 2017

About Newtek

Founded in 1998 with headquarters in New York, New York, Newtek Business Services, Inc. provides a wide range of business and financial services to the small and medium-sized business market, including small business lending, electronic payment processing and managed technology solutions.
January 2017 SmartFinancial Inc. $38,694,117 follow-on offering bookrunning manager

January 2017

About SmartFinancial Inc.

SmartFinancial, Inc., based in Knoxville, Tennessee, is the bank holding company for SmartBank. SmartBank is a full-service commercial bank founded in 2007, with twelve branches, two loan production offices, and one mortgage production office.
January 2017 Howard Bancorp Inc $41,400,000 follow-on offering bookrunning manager

January 2017

About Howard Bancorp Inc.

Howard Bancorp, Inc. was incorporated in April 2005 under the laws of the State of Maryland to serve as the bank holding company of Howard Bank. Howard Bank is headquartered in Ellicott City, which is located in Howard County, Maryland.
January 2017 Carolina Financial Corporation $50,600,004 follow-on offering bookrunning manager

January 2017

About Carolina Financial Corporation

Carolina Financial Corporation (“Carolina Financial” or the “Company”) is the holding company of CresCom Bank, which also owns and operates Atlanta-based Crescent Mortgage Company.
January 2017 CenterState Banks Inc. $64,700,000 bought deal bookrunning manager

January 2017

About CenterState Banks Inc.

CenterState, headquartered in Winter Haven, Florida, is a financial holding company which owns CenterState Bank of Florida, N.A. CenterState provides a full range of consumer and commercial banking services to individuals, businesses and industries through its 76 bank office network.

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