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Successful community banks in today’s highly competitive financial services industry are at the forefront of utilizing strategic acquisitions to meet growth and earnings objectives. Austin Associates works closely with its partner clients to assist them with taking advantage of expansion opportunities when they arise.
Austin Associates ranks among the top community bank investment banking firms nationwide. Over the 2004-2006 period, Austin Associates’ 20 deals ranked seventh nationally in number of announced whole bank transactions, according to SNL Securities. We provide comprehensive investment banking services to community banks, beginning with assessing potential acquisition targets, through assisting with post-merger planning and integration. Most recently, Austin Associates was ranked third nationally on the basis of branch acquisition and divestiture transactions, according to SNL Securities.
As we enter into our fourth decade of service to the community bank sector, our experience and expertise have withstood the tests of time and scrutiny for quality, insight and value creation on behalf of our clients.
Our comprehensive range of buy-side acquisition services encompasses valuing targets; developing detailed pricing and structure recommendations; coordinating due diligence processes; negotiating definitive agreements and other contracts associated with an acquisition; reviewing closing documents; and assisting with post-merger planning and integration.
In addition to our buy-side advisory services, Austin Associates has substantial experience in representing community banks contemplating sale of their companies. We work closely with management and boards of directors to first ascertain the full range of feasible strategic options available to the organization. Only after a comprehensive analysis and discussion of those options is the sale decision determined. Our expertise in performing stock valuations assists clients with arriving at realistic ranges of control level value. We discuss with our clients potential purchasers; marketing and negotiating strategies; key non-financial issues; and all other aspects of a contemplated transaction.
We take extra care to ensure that our client’s sensitivity regarding employees, customers, local communities and shareholders is addressed with the utmost degree of professional concern and attention required.
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