Bank M&A
01/26/2025

The M&A Debate

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Naomi Snyder
Editor-in-Chief

Tom Michaud, CEO of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, opened Bank Director’s Acquire or Be Acquired Conference Sunday with a strong case for a wave of mergers and acquisitions in 2025, due to expectations for lower interest rates and stronger pricing. However, as Bank Director Editor-in-Chief Naomi Snyder explains, some others at the event expressed skepticism about whether M&A could return to its glory days.

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Naomi Snyder

Editor-in-Chief

Editor-in-Chief Naomi Snyder is in charge of the editorial coverage at Bank Director. She oversees the magazine and the editorial team’s efforts on the Bank Director website, newsletter and special projects. She has more than two decades of experience in business journalism and spent 15 years as a newspaper reporter. She has a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Illinois and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan.