All articles by BV Swagath

BV Swagath

The First Bancshares, Inc. and Southwest Georgia Financial Corporation announce merger agreement

The First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: FBMS) (“The First Bancshares” or “the Company”), holding company for The First, A National Banking…

FS Investments to acquire investment boutique Chiron Investment

FS Investments, a US alternative investment manager, has agreed to acquire Chiron Investment Management, a multi-asset investment boutique, for an…

ACNB Corporation receives regulatory approvals to acquire Frederick County Bancorp, Inc.

ACNB Corporation (NASDAQ: ACNB) (“ACNB”), the parent financial holding company of ACNB Bank, a Pennsylvania state-chartered, FDIC insured community bank…

Saudi Arabian banks NCB, Riyad Bank drop merger plans

Saudi Arabian banks National Commercial Bank (NCB) and Riyad Bank have decided not to pursue their proposed merger aimed at…

Nomura signs final agreement for comprehensive business alliance with San-in Godo Bank and Gogin Securities

Nomura Securities Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nomura Holdings, Inc., announced on August 26, 2019 that it had…

Temasek closes stake acquisition worth $141m in AU Bank

Temasek, a Singaporean government owned investment company, has completed a previously announced 4.8% stake acquisition in India-based AU Small Finance…

Bank of Scotland opens state-of-the-art Argyle Street branch following multi-million pound refit

A state-of-the-art ‘flagship’ Bank of Scotland branch has opened in Glasgow after the bank transformed its existing premises on Argyle…

albo strengthens its position as the leading challenger bank in Mexico through a historic $19m funding round

albo, the leading challenger bank in Mexico, closed an extension of its Series A funding round for $19M million, adding…

Bangkok Bank to acquire 89% stake in Indonesia’s Bank Permata for $2.7bn

Thailand-based Bangkok Bank has agreed to acquire an 89.12% stake in Bank Permata, an Indonesian bank, from Standard Chartered Bank…

Cboe Global Markets to acquire equities clearing house EuroCCP

Cboe Global Markets, a US-based exchange holding company, has agreed to acquire European Central Counterparty (EuroCCP), a pan-European equities clearing…