Farmers & Merchants Bancorp Acquires Peoples-Sidney Financial Corporation

Farmers & Merchants Bancorp Acquires Ossian Financial Services, Inc.

December 21, 2020

Financial Services

Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (F&M) agreed to acquire Ossian Financial Services, Inc. (OFSI), the holding company of Ossian State Bank, in a cash deal valued at approximately $20.0 million (approximately $67.71 per share). OFSI operates two full-service offices in northeast Indiana with about $122 million in assets; the transaction, unanimously approved by both boards and subject to regulatory and shareholder approvals, was expected to close in Q2 2021.

Peoples Financial Services Corp. Completes Merger with FNCB Bancorp, Inc.

July 30, 2024

Financial Services

Peoples Financial Services Corp. (PFIS) completed the merger with FNCB Bancorp, Inc., effective July 1, 2024, and merged FNCB Bank into Peoples Security Bank and Trust Company (PSBT). PFIS executives rang the Nasdaq closing bell on July 30, 2024 to commemorate the combination, which PFIS says will expand its market presence and strengthen service capabilities across its community banking footprint.

Peoples Bancorp Acquires Limestone Bancorp

April 30, 2023

Financial Services

Peoples Bancorp Inc. (Nasdaq: PEBO), parent company of Peoples Bank, completed its acquisition of Limestone Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: LMST) and Limestone Bank, Inc., effective April 30, 2023. The transaction adds Limestone's ~20 branches across Kentucky (about $1.5 billion in assets) to Peoples' footprint, expanding Peoples' Kentucky franchise and customer base.

Southern Missouri Bancorp Acquires Citizens Bancshares for $140M

September 20, 2022

Financial Services

Southern Missouri Bancorp Inc., the parent of Southern Bank, agreed to acquire Kansas City–based Citizens Bancshares Co. in a stock-and-cash transaction valued at approximately $140 million. The deal, unanimously approved by both boards, gives Citizens shareholders a choice of shares or $53.50 cash per share, will add 14 branches in Missouri and is expected to be accretive to Southern Missouri Bancorp's EPS over the following fiscal years, subject to customary approvals.

Peoples Bank (Peoples Bancorp) Acquires Vantage Financial

February 16, 2022

Financial Services

Peoples Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Peoples Bancorp Inc., acquired Vantage Financial for $54 million in cash and agreed to repay approximately $21 million of Vantage recourse debt; the deal closed in March 2022. Vantage will continue to operate under its name as a subsidiary, with the majority of its leadership staying in place while co-founder Bob Murphy retires.

SouthPoint Bancshares Acquires Merchants Financial Services

January 6, 2022

Financial Services

SouthPoint Bancshares, Inc. completed a strategic merger with Merchants Financial Services, Inc., with SouthPoint as the surviving entity. Merchants Bank of Alabama was merged into SouthPoint Bank as a division, creating a combined organization with over $1.0 billion in assets, approximately $0.9 billion in deposits and 10 branches, extending SouthPoint’s franchise along the I‑65 corridor into Cullman, Hanceville and Arab, Alabama.