Rick Childs
Partner
Confronting M&A Headwinds & Tailwinds In 2022
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Written by
Rick Childs
Partner
Rick Childs is a partner at Crowe LLP. He has over 35 years of experience in business valuation, transaction advisory services and accounting for financial services companies. Mr. Childs is the national practice leader overseeing the delivery of transaction and valuation services to the firm’s financial institutions clientele. His business valuation experience includes ASC 805 purchase price allocations including a focus on loan valuations, ASC 350 goodwill impairment testing and valuation of customer relationship intangible assets, including core deposit intangibles.
Mr. Childs is a frequent presenter for both national and state professional organizations including the SNL Financial, Bank Director, AICPA and Financial Managers Society. He has published articles on mergers and acquisitions in the ABA’s Commercial Insights, Community Banker, Bank Director and Bank Accounting & Finance.
Deal activity picked back up in 2021 – and 2022 promises a similar pace, including enhanced interest in scale-building mergers of equals, according to Bank Director’s 2022 Bank M&A Survey, sponsored by Crowe LLP. Rick Childs, a partner at the firm, explains what factors could drive and hinder deal volume. He also discusses external pressures on the banking space, and how potential buyers and sellers should incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters.
- Expectations for Deals in 2022
- What Buyers Want
- Balancing the Regulatory Burden
- Weaving ESG With M&A
The 2022 Bank M&A Survey examines current growth strategies, including expectations for acquirers and what might drive a bank to sell, and provides an outlook on economic and regulatory matters. The survey results are also explored in the 1st quarter 2022 issue of Bank Director magazine.
WRITTEN BY
Rick Childs
Partner
Rick Childs is a partner at Crowe LLP. He has over 35 years of experience in business valuation, transaction advisory services and accounting for financial services companies. Mr. Childs is the national practice leader overseeing the delivery of transaction and valuation services to the firm’s financial institutions clientele. His business valuation experience includes ASC 805 purchase price allocations including a focus on loan valuations, ASC 350 goodwill impairment testing and valuation of customer relationship intangible assets, including core deposit intangibles.
Mr. Childs is a frequent presenter for both national and state professional organizations including the SNL Financial, Bank Director, AICPA and Financial Managers Society. He has published articles on mergers and acquisitions in the ABA’s Commercial Insights, Community Banker, Bank Director and Bank Accounting & Finance.