Acquisition Strategy – Buying a Bank

Over the years, I have been asked to advise numerous domestic and international clients regarding acquiring a commercial bank or other type of financial institution. Generally, the discussions involve one of the following scenarios: Purchase of an existing healthy bank from the current owners; Purchase of a failed institution from FDIC or the Government Agency…

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My Ukraine Story – Part 5

What is the End Game? Over the past several weeks, I have gone back and forth on whether to write another article on the war in Ukraine. It seems that the world has moved on from the atrocities being committed in this war. The focus in America seems to be more on what is going…

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