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First Financial Bank Mergers & Acquisitions

First Financial Bank M&A Summary

First Financial Bank has acquired 12 companies, including 2 in the last 5 years. A total of 2 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 3 assets.

First Financial Bank’s largest acquisition to date was in 2017, when it acquired MainSource Financial Group for $1.0B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2005, when it sold Fidelity Federal Savings Bank to MutualFirst Financial for $20M. First Financial Bank has acquired in 3 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include financial services (100%).

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity15
    • M&A Buy Activity12
    • M&A Sell Activity3
  • Total Sectors Invested 1
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 6

First Financial Bank

First Financial Bancorp.

255 East Fifth Street, Suite 800,
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
United States,
(877) 322-9530
www.bankatfirst.com

All (15) Buy (12) Sell (3)
Date Target Value
$mlns 		Transaction Type Acquirer Seller SRC
Link
2025-08-11 BankFinancial · Financial Services
Burr Ridge, Illinois · www.bankfinancial.com

BankFinancial is a U.S. bank holding company and national bank that offers a full range of personal and business banking, lending, wealth management, trust and treasury services to individuals, families and businesses. The institution provides deposit products (such as checking, savings, CDs), consumer and commercial loans (including commercial real estate, equipment and healthcare financing), cash-management and fiduciary services through its branch network and online platform. BankFinancial is headquartered in Burr Ridge, Illinois.

Revenue (mlns) 54 USD
Advisors: Keefe, Bruyette & Woods , Kirkland & Ellis , Luse Gorman 		142
2.6x REVENUE 		Add-on Acquisition

First Financial Bank
Advisors: Morgan Stanley , Squire Patton Boggs

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