strategic alternatives

  • What Can Banks Learn from Mutual Mergers?

    Since 2010, investment bankers have been predicting that the pace of merger activity in the banking industry would significantly increase and accelerate.  While these predictions may have been wishful thinking, we currently see signs that many banks are, at a minimum, talking and considering their strategic alternatives. As a result,…

  • What Does Reviewing Strategic Alternatives Mean to You?

    I recently read the following headline: “Next step for ABC Bancorp could be ‘strategic alternatives’.”  It could have read, “ABC Bancorp is out of options and should sell.”  [The name of the bank was changed to protect their identity.]  After reading the article, that message came through loud and clear….