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Simmons First (SFNC) in Pine Bluff, Ark., is reportedly in talks to buy Delta Trust & Banking in Little Rock, Ark.
February 4 -
The $3.6 billion-asset Simmons First said Thursday that it plans to pay $53.6 million in cash for the Little Rock, Ark., bank.
September 12 -
Expense related to failed bank deals weighed on Simmons First National (SFNC) in Pine Bluff, Ark., in the first quarter.
April 18
Simmons First (SFNC) in Pine Bluff, Ark., has agreed to buy Delta Trust & Banking in Little Rock, Ark.
The $4.4 billion-asset company said Monday that it will pay about $66 million in cash and stock for Delta Trust. The $431 million-asset bank also has nine branches, $319 million in loans and $813 million in trust assets.
"We believe the acquisition will enhance our ability to offer a full range of financial services to our customers including wealth management, consumer and commercial financing needs, and asset protection," George Makris Jr., Simmons First's chairman and chief executive, said in a press release.
Simmons First expects to complete the acquisition in the third quarter with integration planned by the end of the year.
Speculation that Simmons First was talking to Delta Bank
Simmons First has been a busy acquirer in recent years,
Simmons First was advised by Sterne, Agee & Leach and Quattlebaum, Grooms, Tull & Burrow. Delta Trust was advised by Commerce Street Capital and Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard.