Pinnacle Financial Partners Completes Merger with Synovus Financial to Create $117B Regional Bank
January 2, 2026
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. completed its merger with Synovus Financial Corp., forming a combined regional bank holding company operating under the Pinnacle Financial Partners name. The holding-company merger closed on January 1, 2026, and the surviving-bank merger (Synovus Bank into Pinnacle Bank) closed on January 2, 2026, with full system and brand conversions expected in early 2027.
- Buyers
- Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc., Pinnacle Bank
- Targets
- Synovus Financial Corp., Synovus Bank
- Industry
- Financial Services
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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