Commercial real estate concentrations and a potential rise in rates could impact M&A in 2017.

Midwest dominates M&A market but pace slacks off in Southwest.

These tips for buyers and sellers can help your board and management team ensure they’re crafting the best deal.

It's a buyer's market for small banks as acquirers prefer scale.

Pearl Meyer looks at how some banks are offering transaction bonuses.

It can be tough to overcome the cultural issues in a bank merger of equals but well worth it financially. Here’s the math.

Experience shows that the mergers most likely to succeed are implemented according to a well developed integration plan that includes employee communications.

What every community bank CEO should know when entering an M&A transaction.

The regulatory environment may impact contract provisions. Here's what to watch.

The M&A dilemma for banks lies in the tradeoff between current tangible book value per share dilution and higher future returns.