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First Financial Bancorp Acquires BankFinancial Corporation

January 1, 2026

Financial Services

First Financial Bancorp completed its all-stock acquisition of Chicago-based BankFinancial Corporation, adding 18 retail financial centers and expanding First Financial’s presence in the Chicago market. The acquisition brings BankFinancial’s commercial lending, equipment finance and deposit franchise onto First Financial’s platform and increases the combined company’s assets to approximately $22 billion.

GTCR Acquires Foundation Source from Incline Equity Partners

September 13, 2023

Wealth Management

GTCR, a Chicago-based private equity firm, has acquired Foundation Source, the nation’s largest provider of foundation management services, from Incline Equity Partners. GTCR is partnering with wealth-technology veteran Joseph Mrak III as CEO and has committed capital to invest in technology enhancements, acquisitions and organic growth to expand Foundation Source’s product offerings and channel partnerships.

The First Bancshares Acquires Beach Bancorp, Inc.

April 26, 2022

Financial Services

The First Bancshares, Inc. (The First) entered into and completed a definitive agreement to acquire Beach Bancorp, Inc., the parent of Beach Bank, in an all‑stock transaction valued at approximately $116.7 million based on First Bancshares’ April 25, 2022 closing price. Beach Bank — which operates seven branches across the Florida panhandle and Tampa markets — was merged into The First Bank, expanding The First’s footprint in Northwest Florida and providing an entry into the Tampa market.

First Bancorp Acquires GrandSouth Bancorporation

January 1, 2023

Financial Services

First Bancorp (parent of First Bank) completed its acquisition of GrandSouth Bancorporation (the parent of GrandSouth Bank) effective January 1, 2023 in an all-stock merger (0.91 shares of First Bancorp per GrandSouth share). The deal expands First Bank's presence in South Carolina by adding GrandSouth's eight branches and is expected to accelerate First Bancorp's South Carolina growth, creating a combined company with approximately $12 billion in assets and 118 branches.

BancPlus Corporation Acquires First Trust Corporation (First Bank and Trust)

March 1, 2022

Financial Services

BancPlus Corporation completed its acquisition of First Trust Corporation, the parent company of First Bank and Trust, with First Bank and Trust merged into BankPlus effective March 1, 2022. The deal expands BankPlus’s presence in Louisiana—notably New Orleans—creating the seventh-largest bank by deposit market share in that market and resulting in a combined company with approximately $6.4 billion in assets, $5.7 billion in deposits and $4.5 billion in gross loans.

Brickell L&A Holdings (Brickell Insurance Group / 777 Partners) to Acquire First Trinity Financial Corporation

April 27, 2023

Insurance

Brickell L&A Holdings LLC, a portfolio company of the Brickell Insurance Group and an affiliate of PE firm 777 Partners, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Tulsa-based First Trinity Financial Corporation. The deal values First Trinity at 1.17x GAAP shareholders' equity at closing (excluding AOCI), is expected to close in Q4 2023 subject to regulatory and shareholder approvals, and will keep First Trinity operating from its Tulsa headquarters under existing management and employees.