Western & Southern Financial Group Acquires Till Financial

First Financial Bancorp to Acquire BankFinancial Corporation

January 1, 2026

Financial Services

First Financial Bancorp agreed to acquire Chicago-based BankFinancial Corporation in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $142 million. The deal is intended to expand First Financial’s presence in the Chicago market, adding 18 financial centers and BankFinancial’s consumer, trust/wealth management, and selected commercial lending capabilities.

Simplicity Group Acquires Total Financial and Insurance Services

April 26, 2023

Financial Services

Simplicity Group Holdings, Inc. has acquired California-based Total Financial and Insurance Services. As part of the transaction, Total Financial principals Diana Greenberg, Scott Whitehead and Kimberly Fleming join Simplicity as partners and will continue to run the business to help expand Simplicity's national life insurance distribution platform.

TimePayment Acquires Wheaten Financial

May 9, 2022

Financial Services

TimePayment, a Boston-based FinTech owned by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group, has acquired Wheaten Financial, a specialist equipment finance company focused on commercial and titled vehicles. Wheaten will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary out of its Irvine, California headquarters with founder Aimee McChurch remaining in place; the deal expands TimePayment’s capabilities in the specialty vehicle and titled equipment verticals as an add-on to its platform.

Till Payments Acquires ZIPS (Ziosk Integrated Payment Services)

January 27, 2022

Payments & Fintech

Till Payments has acquired ZIPS, the payment processing business unit of hospitality technology provider Ziosk, and absorbed ZIPS employees into Till’s North America operations. The deal strengthens Till’s integrated payments capabilities, creates a long-term partnership with Ziosk (which will continue using Till’s processing), and accelerates Till’s expansion across North America.

Butler/Till Acquires Digital Hyve

June 24, 2021

Marketing & Advertising

Butler/Till has acquired Digital Hyve, a Syracuse-based digital marketing agency, with Digital Hyve becoming a wholly owned subsidiary and retaining its brand and leadership. The deal adds digital capabilities (paid media, social, SEO, content, analytics, creative) and new vertical expertise while adding Digital Hyve employees to Butler/Till's employee stock ownership program.

The TIFIN Group Acquires Assets of Totum Risk and myFinancialAnswers

March 24, 2021

Financial Services

The TIFIN Group acquired the assets of risk-profiling firm Totum Risk and personal financial planning provider myFinancialAnswers to accelerate the launch of its risk and financial planning solutions. The CEOs of both businesses, Larry Shumbres and Ben Pitts, will join TIFIN; Totum's brand will be retained while the financial planning offering will launch under a new, unannounced brand. Terms were not disclosed.