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Issuer:     Ameris Bancorp (ABCB)
CIK:        0000351569
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2021-12-13T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001564590-21-060071
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Ameris Bancorp acquires Balboa Capital, all-cash deal; originations >$415M in 2021
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- All-cash acquisition of Balboa Capital, a provider of online business lending solutions.
- Expected to be accretive to earnings with manageable tangible book value dilution and 4-year earn-back.
- Balboa Capital's 2021 originations expected to exceed $415M; company founded 1988, headquartered Costa Mesa, CA.
- Acquisition boosts Ameris Bank's small business lending, point-of-sale financing, and digital lending capabilities.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351569/000156459021060071/0001564590-21-060071-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351569/000156459021060071/abcb-8k_20211213.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-21-060071

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