List of 29 Acquired Financial Services Companies in South Carolina

Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	M&A Activity			Last 5 Years
Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	Total	Buy	Sell	Last 5 Years
Carolina Financial Corp. (CresCom Bank) Acquired United Bank 2019-11-18 $1.1B Charleston, South Carolina, United States website	Financial Services	160	3	3	-
Coastal Banking Co., Inc. Acquired First Federal Bancorp, Inc. 2018-04-02 Beaufort, South Carolina, United States website	Financial Services	78	1	1	-
The South Financial Group Acquired TD Bank 2010-05-17 $61M Greenville, South Carolina, United States	Financial Services	-	1	1	-
ACCEL Acquired Windsor Advantage LLC 2020-02-28 Charleston, South Carolina, United States website	Financial Services	-	-	-	-
Automated Trading Desk LLC Acquired Citadel Securities LLC 2016-05-16 Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, United States website	Financial Services	-	-	-	-
FAM Acquired Sequoia 2024-10-31 Charleston, South Carolina, United States website	Financial Services	-	-	-	-
FinTrust Capital Advisors Acquired Wealth Enhancement Group 2024-10-02 Greenville, South Carolina, United States website	Financial Services	-	-	-	-
Compass Municipal Advisors Acquired Willdan Group 2025-11-21 Columbia, South Carolina, United States website	Financial Services	-	-	-	-
Congaree Bancshares, Inc. Acquired Carolina Financial Corp. (CresCom Bank) 2016-01-06 $16.3M West Columbia, South Carolina, United States website	Financial Services	-	-	-	-
Provident Community Bancshares, Inc. Acquired Park Sterling Corp. 2014-05-01 $5.1M Rock Hill,, South Carolina, United States website	Financial Services	-	-	-	-
Business Carolina, Inc. (dba BCI Lending Services) Acquired United Community Bank 2014-06-27 Columbia,, South Carolina, United States website	Financial Services	-	-	-	-
Independence Bancshares, Inc. (dba nD bancgroup) Acquired First Reliance Bancshares, Inc. 2017-09-25 $11M Greenville, South Carolina, United States website	Financial Services	4,406	-	-	-
Tidelands Bancshares, Inc. Acquired United Community Bank 2016-04-04 $2.2M Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, United States website	Financial Services	18	-	-	-
Palmetto Bancshares, Inc. Acquired United Community Bank 2015-04-22 Greenville, South Carolina, United States website	Financial Services	53	-	-	-
Greer Bancshares, Inc. Acquired Carolina Financial Corp. (CresCom Bank) 2016-11-08 Greer, South Carolina, United States website	Financial Services	-	-	-	-
GrandSouth Bank Acquired First Bank 2022-06-21 $181.1M Greenville, South Carolina, United States website	Financial Services	-	-	-	-

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