Bank M&A 2023
M&A activity was depressed for a second consecutive year in 2023 as M&A pricing fell to multi-decade lows excluding the Great Financial Crisis (GFC) years. At some point, we expect an explosive rebound though a recession—especially a deep one— would delay the liftoff. In the interim, recap transactions may increase as seen with the recently announced $150 million recapitalization of Blue Ridge Bancshares Inc. (NYSEAM: BRBS).
As of December 21, only 96 bank and thrift deals had been announced, which equated to about 2.0% of the number of charters as of January 1 – a level that is equivalent to the recession years of 1991 and 2009. The aggregate deal value for transactions that included disclosed pricing was only $4.6 billion, by far the lowest deal value since 1990 when an equivalent amount of non-assisted deals was announced. Adjusted for inflation, deal value was ~40% of 1990.
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