Principals of Griffin Financial Group LLC and/or its non-member
affiliates served as finanical or strategic advisors in the
following transactions in the financial services industry,
in some cases while employed by others.
|
Client |
Transaction |
| AmeriServ Financial |
Negotiated the redemption of the TARP Warrant directly from Treasury |
| AmeriServ Financial, Inc. |
Acquired West Chester Capital Advisors |
| AmeriServ Financial, Inc. |
Private placement of common stock to institutional investors |
| BT Financial Corp. |
Acquired National City Corporation branches |
| Center Bancorp, Inc. |
Participated in the Small Business Lending Fund |
| Colonial American Bank |
Majority investment by a private investor group |
| Colonial American Bank |
A group of private bank investors has announced its intention to make a majority investment in Colonial Bank |
| Commerce Group |
Acquired Statewide Insurance Company |
| Community Banks, Inc. |
Merger with Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. |
| Community Partners Bancorp |
Participated in the Small Business Lending Fund |
| Community Partners Bancorp |
Negotiated the redemption of the TARP Warrant directly from Treasury |
| Cooperative Mutual Insurance Company |
Acquired by Austin Mutual Insurance Company |
| Dearden, Maguire, Weaver and Barrett |
Acquired by Fulton Financial Corporation |
| Eastern Insurance Holdings, Inc. |
Sale of common stock in connection with the mutual to stock conversion of Educators Mutual Life Insurance Company |
| Eastern Insurance Holdings, Inc. |
Acquisition of Eastern Holding Company Ltd. by Educators Mutual Life Insurance Company |
| Financial Trust Corp. |
Acquired by Keystone Financial, Inc. |
| First National Bank of Spring Mills |
Acquired by Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc. |
| First United Corporation |
Private placement of 9.875% Tier 1 qualifying Trust Preferred Securities |
| Flagstar Bank |
Optimized its balance sheet to facilitate the sale of loans and raising capital |
| Fleetwood Bank |
Sold certain branches to Berkshire Bank |
| Freedom Bank |
Participated in the Small Business Lending Fund |
| Fulton Bancshares Corporation |
Acquired by Franklin Financial Services Corp. |
| Greater Berks Development Fund |
Refinanced a portion of its community development real estate portfolio |
| Harleysville Mutual Insurance Company |
Harleysville Mutual Insurance Company has announced its intention to amend the intercompany pooling agreement with stock subsidiaries of Harleysville Group Inc. |
| Harleysville Mutual Insurance Company |
Amended the intercompany pooling agreement with stock subsidiaries of Harleysville Group, Inc. |
| Harleysville Mutual Insurance Company |
Announced its intention to combine with Nationwide Mutual Insurance |
| Harleysville National Corp. |
Acquired Cornerstone Companies |
| Harleysville National Corp. |
Sale of Cumberland Advisors, Inc. to David R. Kotok and Associates, Inc. |
| Health Benefits Direct Group |
$12.5 million PIPE transaction jointly with Oppenheimer & Company |
| HomeTowne Heritage Bank |
Acquired by National Penn Bancshares, Inc. |
| Lancaster Mortgage Services Company |
Acquired by American Home Bank, N.A. |
| Lebanon Mutual Insurance Company |
Issued a $2.1 million surplus note to Tuscarora Wayne Insurance Company |
| Leesport Financial Corp. |
Acquired First Affiliated Investment Group |
| Leesport Financial Corp. |
Acquired Madison Bancshares Group |
| Leesport Financial Corp. |
Acquired The Boothby Group |
| Leesport Financial Corp. |
Branch divestiture |
| Legacy Bank |
Acquired by F.N.B. Corporation |
| Mercer Mutual Insurance Company |
Valuation and advisory services in connection with mutual-to-stock conversion |
| Meridian Bancorp, Inc. |
Acquired certain deposits of Bell Federal
Savings Bank |
| Meridian Bancorp, Inc. |
Acquired certain deposits of Security Federal
Savings Bank |
| Meridian Bancorp, Inc. |
Acquired Cherry Hill National Bank |
| Meridian Bancorp, Inc. |
Acquired Commonwealth Bancshares Corp. |
| Meridian Bancorp, Inc. |
Acquired First Bath Corporation |
| Meridian Bancorp, Inc. |
Acquired United Counties Bancorporation |
| Meridian Bancorp, Inc. |
Acquired Marcus, Stowell & Bye |
| Meridian Bancorp, Inc. |
Acquired by CoreStates Financial Corp. |
| Meridian Bancorp, Inc. |
Acquired Peoples Bancorp, Inc. |
| Meridian Bancorp, Inc. |
Acquired McGlinn Capital Management Inc. |
| Millennium Bank |
Acquired Cumberland Advisors, Inc. |
| National Penn Bancshares, Inc. |
Acquired Peoples First, Inc. |
| NBT Bancorp Inc. |
Acquired four former Legacy Bank branches from Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. |
| Northern State Bank |
Private Placement of Common Equity |
| Northway Financial, Inc. |
Participated in the Small Business Lending Fund |
| Old Guard Group, Inc. |
Subscription offering of common stock in
connection with merger/conversion |
| Partners Mutual Insurance Company |
Entered into an affiliation agreement with Penn National Insurance |
| Patriot Bank Corp. |
Acquired by Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. |
| Penn Millers Mutual Holding Company |
Converted from a mutual company to the stock form of ownership |
| PennRock Financial Services Corp. |
Acquired by Community Banks, Inc. |
| PFM Group |
Was provided senior credit facilities by Susquehanna and TriState Capital for recapitalization and working capital financing |
| PFM Group |
Recapitalized by ICV Capital Partners and related private equity investors |
| Promistar Financial Corporation |
Acquired by F.N.B. Corporation |
| PSB Bancorp, Inc. |
Acquired by Contestoga Bancorp, Inc. |
| Public Financial Management |
Management MBO |
| Realpoint, LLC |
Acquired by Morningstar, Inc. |
| Schuylkill Savings & Loan Association |
Acquired by Northeast Pennsylvania Financial Corp. |
| Sheboygan Falls Mutual Insurance Company |
Acquired by Donegal Mutual Insurance Company |
| Slippery Rock Financial Corp. |
Acquired by F.N.B. Corporation |
| Southern Mutual Insurance Company |
Acquired by Donegal Mutual Insurance Company |
| Sterling Banks, Inc. |
Merged with Roma Financial Corporation |
| Sterling Financial Corp. |
Aquired Pennsylvania State Bank |
| VIST |
Private Placement of 644,000 shares of common stock |
| WRM America Holding Company |
Formation of new P&C insurance company; structured and financed with a $75 million private equity placement from Aquiline Capital Partners |
