Financial Services Acquisitions in New Hampshire

Camden National Corporation completed an all-stock merger to acquire Northway Financial, Inc., the parent of Northway Bank, expanding Camden National's presence in New Hampshire. The combined institution has approximately $7.0 billion in assets and 73 branches; Northway shareholders received 0.83 shares of Camden National common stock for each Northway share (cash paid for fractional shares).

ACA Group has acquired FINOP Consulting, LLC, an outsourced financial operations (FinOp) firm for broker-dealers led by Dan Beaton. The acquisition enhances ACA's FinOps capabilities and integrates FINOP Consulting's services into ACA Signature to better serve broker-dealer clients under FINRA and SEC standards; financial terms were not disclosed.

F.L.Putnam Investment Management Company has completed the acquisition of Darwin Trust Company of New Hampshire, LLC, a New Hampshire‑chartered trust company. The Darwin business will retain its name and leadership under Melissa Sommer, with Massachusetts-based Darwin employees relocating to F.L.Putnam's Lynnfield headquarters while Darwin's New Hampshire staff remain in Nashua.

Citizens Financial Group has agreed to purchase select assets and liabilities of Paladin Advisors, an independent registered investment advisor headquartered in Kensington, New Hampshire. The acquisition will fold Paladin into Clarfeld | Citizens Private Wealth, expanding Citizens' geographic presence and adding Paladin's investment allocation capabilities to its wealth management platform.

Victory Capital Holdings, Inc. agreed to acquire 100% of New Energy Capital Partners (NEC), adding NEC as its 11th investment franchise and launching an alternative investments platform focused on clean energy infrastructure. NEC, a Hanover, New Hampshire–based alternative asset manager specializing in debt and equity investments in clean energy projects, will operate within Victory Capital's centralized operating and distribution infrastructure.