Davis and Arehart Speaking at 2022 Bank Board Training Forum

Jeff K. Davis, CFA and Mary Grace Arehart, CFA are speaking at the upcoming 2022 Bank Board Training Forum sponsored by Bank Director in Nashville, Tennessee on September 12, 2022.

The annual Bank Board Training Forum is designed for both inside and outside bank directors, chairs, CEOs, and senior management who regularly interact with a bank’s board. Through a curriculum developed by industry experts, the Bank Board Training Forum provides attendees with foundational knowledge, top strategies, and the latest information on best practices in all of the critical areas that bank directors must understand. Mercer Capital is thrilled to be a part of it.

Davis and Arehart will address “Riding Bank Stocks.” In this session, attendees will find out how bank stocks and various subsectors perform in an environment that features rising rates and widening credit spreads, by comparing past similar periods to expectations for 2022 and 2023. Also, Davis and Arehart will explore how evolving markets could impact bank M&A, including how future balance sheets could affect transactions.

Jeff Davis is the Managing Director of Mercer Capital’s Financial Institutions Group. The Financial Institutions Group works with banks, thrifts, asset managers, insurance companies and agencies, BDCs, REITs, broker-dealers, and financial technology companies.

Mary Grace Arehart is a vice president with Mercer Capital. Mary Grace is experienced in the valuation of financial institutions, particularly depository institutions, business development companies, and related enterprises. As a member of Mercer Capital’s Financial Institutions Group, she prepares valuation analyses related to transactions, fairness opinions, equity compensation arrangements, shareholder agreements, and other circumstances.