M&A
confidence high
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OceanFirst to acquire Flushing Financial in 0.85 exchange ratio deal; Warburg invests $225M
OCEANFIRST FINANCIAL CORP
- Each Flushing share converted into 0.85 shares of OceanFirst common stock.
- Warburg Pincus invests $225M at $19.76/share for ~9.7M common shares plus NVCE stock and warrant for ~11.4M shares.
- Expected closing Q2 2026, subject to regulatory and shareholder approvals.
- Termination fee $21.4M from either party; OceanFirst may owe $46.3M if Warburg investment not consummated.
- Post-merger board: 17 directors; Flushing CEO John Buran non-executive chairman for 2 years.