b1BANK - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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b1BANK M&A Summary

b1BANK has acquired 2 companies, including 2 in the last 5 years.

b1BANK’s largest acquisition to date was in 2024, when it acquired Oakwood Bancshares for $86M. b1BANK has acquired in 2 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include financial services (100%).

b1BANK Business Overview

Where is b1BANK headquartered?

b1BANK is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

What is b1BANK’s revenue?

b1BANK disclosed revenue of 247M USD for 2023 and 228M USD for 2022.

How many employees does b1BANK have?

b1BANK has 751 employees.

What sector is b1BANK in?

b1BANK is a financial services company.

When was b1BANK founded?

b1BANK was founded in 2006.

M&A Summary

M&A Total Activity2
- M&A Buy Activity2
Total Sectors Invested 1
Total Countries Invested 1
M&A Advisors 1

b1BANK

Business First Bancshares, Inc.

500 Laurel Street, Suite 101,
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70801
United States,
(225) 248-7600
www.b1bank.com

b1BANK provides commercial and personal banking, treasury management and wealth solutions services to small to midsize businesses. b1BANK was founded in 2006 and is based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year		≤ '19	'20	'21	'22	'23	'24	T
Buy (0.4/yr)	#	-	-	1	-	-	1	2
Buy (0.4/yr)	vol						$86M	$86M
Sell (0.0/yr)	#	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
								2

Most Recent M&A

Company	Date	Value	Type
Oakwood Bancshares, Inc.	2024-04-25	86M USD	Add-on Acquisition
Dallas, Texas · www.oakwoodbank.com
Smith Shellnut Wilson LLC	2021-03-22	-	Add-on Acquisition
Ridgeland, Mississippi
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M&A by Sector

Sector		Buy #	Value	Sell #	Value
Financial Services		2 (100%)	86M (100%)	-	-
Total		2	$86M	-	-

By Geo

State/Country		Buy	Value	Sell	Value
United States		2	86M	-	-
	Texas	1	86M	-	-
	Mississippi	1	-	-	-
Total		2	$86M	-	-

Top M&A Advisors

Legal	Deals
Hunton Andrews Kurth	1

Deal Values

buy	#	Total
< $100M	1	$86M
TOTAL		$86M
Largest	Oakwood Bancshares, Inc. $86M (2024-04-25)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Financial Services

Revenue

247 9%	2023
228 23%	2022
186 25%	2021
149 64%	2020
91 30%	2019
70 40%	2018
50	2017
(millions of USD)	Show More Show Less

Employees

751

Established

2006

Public

NASDAQ: BFST

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b1BANK - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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