Vedder is pleased to have represented Signature Bancorporation, Inc. in connection with its announced merger with Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc., a publicly traded bank holding company located in New York.
The merger will combine Esquire's established national verticals with Signature's established Chicago commercial banking franchise, enhancing their continued industry leading performance and growth metrics. At closing, the combined organization will have approximately $4.8 billion in assets.
The Vedder legal team was led by Financial Institutions Group Co-Chair Jim Morrissey, as well as Financial Institutions Group Co-Chair Dan McKay, Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits Shareholder Tom Desmond, Capital Markets & Securities Shareholder Jennifer Durham King and Financial Institutions Associates Nicholas Zlevor and Mackenzie Ellis.
Learn more about the deal here.
