Mercer Capital served as a financial advisor and rendered a financial opinion to Scottsville, Kentucky-based FNB Financial Corp., which announced on September 18, 2019 that it had entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by Nashville, Tennessee-based FB Financial Corporation (NYSE: FBK). The transaction is expected to close during the first quarter of 2020. The joint press release can be accessed here.
FB Financial’s President and CEO Chris Holmes stated:
We are very excited to announce the proposed combination with Farmers National. Farmers National has been a pillar of the Scottsville community for almost 100 years, and that longevity is reflected in the quality of its associates, customers and reputation. We believe that Scottsville and Bowling Green are attractive markets to bank, and we look forward to supporting the Farmers National associates as they continue to build upon the strong foundation first laid in the Scottsville community in 1923.
Mercer Capital is a leading independent business valuation and transaction advisory firm, which was founded in 1982, is regularly engaged to assist financial institutions and businesses in merging with and acquiring other entities and to analyze businesses and their securities in connection with mergers and acquisitions, private placements, corporate reorganizations, employee stock ownership plans, income and estate tax matters.
