Molly Curl, a bank regulatory national advisory partner at Grant Thornton LLP, lays out the key considerations in an M&A transaction for both buyers and sellers.

Three best practices an acquirer can use to ensure a smooth transition of acquired loans.

Daniel Bass of FBR Capital Markets & Co., talks about how to go about acquiring fee-based businesses.

Hear from three bank directors who have completed recent transactions as they share their insight on how to handle board dynamics during the process.

While many tax attributes may be attractive to potential acquirers or investors, the application of Internal Revenue Code (IRC) section 382 may significantly reduce the benefit of these attributes.

Aaron DiRusso of Raymond James shares the pros and cons of buying and/or selling branches in today's economic environment.

A banker who successfully raised more than $400 million in the equity markets talks about how to get it done.

How to handle the formidable challenges of dealing with regulatory and shareholder concerns when it comes to M&A.

Ben Plotkin, executive vice president of Stifel, Nicolaus Weisel, discusses what the current economic environment means for the financial services industry over the next 12 months. Time: 44 mins.

The results of an email survey conducted by Bank Director and Crowe Horwath LLP shows the market for bank deals isn’t likely to change any time soon.