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Worth $25.9 Million Triumph Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq:TBK) today announced that it had completed the redemption of all of the outstanding Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series T1 and Series T2 issued by its wholly-owned subsidiary, National Bancshares, Inc. The TARP Preferred Stock was redeemed for a total redemption price of $26.2 million, which reflects […]

For $16m AnchorBank, fsb, a wholly owned subsidiary of Anchor BanCorp Wisconsin Inc. (Nasdaq:ABCW), has announced that it has finalised the sale of its Richland Center branch to The Peoples Community Bank (Peoples) as previously announced. The transaction closed following receipt of the necessary regulatory approvals and satisfaction of customary closing conditions. Financial terms of […]

The last day of 2014 has become the birth day of the new Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:WBA). Walgreens, America’s leading pharmacy, has completed the acquisition of Alliance Boots, including delisting from the NYSE (it had been dual listed on the NYSE and NASDAQ) and conversion of its stock symbol from WAG to WBA. Walgreens generated […]

Details below. Douglas Dynamics, Inc. (NYSE:PLOW) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Henderson Products, Inc. for approximately $95 million in cash, subject to post-closing adjustments. The signing of the definitive purchase agreement for the acquisition was previously announced on November 24, 2014. Douglas Dynamics said the purchase strengthens its market leadership...

++BREAKING NEWS++ RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq:RFMD) and TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. (Nasdaq:TQNT) today announced they requested that The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC suspend trading and delist RFMD and TQNT common stock in connection with the companies’ previously announced merger of equals expected to close tomorrow. Trading in the common stock of the new combined company, […]

New six-year term loan with Rabobank Owens Realty Mortgage, Inc. (NYSE:ORM) announced today that it has entered into a new six-year term loan with Rabobank, N.A.of up to $14,500,000. It is anticipated that $10,445,000 will be borrowed by ORM at the first closing and up to an additional $4,055,000 will be made available in one […]

Means First NBC ticker symbol will change to “FNBC” First NBC Bank Holding Company (Nasdaq:NBCB), the holding company for First NBC Bank, and State Investors Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq:SIBC), the holding company of State-Investors Bank, jointly announced today the signing of a definitive agreement for First NBC to acquire State Investors by means of a merger. […]

Final major project of 2014 BP, on behalf of the Kinnoull field co-venturers, has announced the start of production from the Kinnoull field in the central North Sea. Kinnoull is BP’s seventh and final major upstream project start-up in 2014. The Kinnoull reservoir, developed as part of a wider rejuvenation of the Andrew field area, […]

This December 26th marks the 30th consecutive year that I have lived somewhere that does not celebrate Boxing Day. The holiday season is just not the same – well, almost not the same – without it. It’s not all that much different in the States today. What with Christmas being on a Thursday this year, […]

Without Smith & Nephew (LSE:SN.), Christmas Eve at the London Exchange would have been ho-hum, but the company turned the half-day session into a ho-ho-ho. It’s always interesting news when a stock increases 7.7% in a single day, but when Smith & Nephew’s share price increased that amount it was more than interesting. It was […]