M&A
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.75
LINKBANCORP to acquire Partners Bancorp in stock-for-stock merger; raises $10M in private placement
LINKBANCORP, Inc.
- Partners shareholders receive 1.150 LINK shares per share; deal valued at ~$6.5M termination fee.
- LINK issued 1,282,052 shares at $7.80/share in private placement, grossing $10M.
- Post-merger board set at 22 directors: 12 from LINK, 10 from Partners; Partners chairman to become vice chairman then chairman in Sept 2024.
- Employment agreements entered with four Partners executives, including CEO John W. Breda.
- LINK and Partners executives amended employment to exclude transaction from change-in-control triggers.