United Bank - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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United Bank M&A Summary

United Bank has acquired 22 companies, including 3 in the last 5 years. It has also divested 1 asset.

United Bank’s largest acquisition to date was in 2019, when it acquired Carolina Financial for $1.1B. United Bank has acquired in 8 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include financial services (96%) and insurance (5%).

United Bank Business Overview

Where is United Bank headquartered?

United Bank is headquartered in Charleston, West Virginia.

What is United Bank’s revenue?

United Bank disclosed revenue of 1,047M USD for 2023 and 1,040M USD for 2022.

How many employees does United Bank have?

United Bank has 2,716 employees.

What sector is United Bank in?

United Bank is a financial services company.

When was United Bank founded?

United Bank was founded in 1982.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity23
    • M&A Buy Activity22
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 1
  • M&A Advisors 7

United Bank

United Bankshares, Inc.

300 United Center 500 Virginia Street, East,
Charleston, West Virginia 25301
United States,
(304) 424-8716
www.ubsi-inc.com

United Bank is a bank holding company with full service banking offices in West Virginia, Virginia, Washington, DC, Maryland, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. United Bank was founded in 1982 and is based in Charleston, West Virginia.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 20 - 1 - - 1 22
vol $3.8B $303M $267M $4.4B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
  23

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Piedmont Bancorp, Inc. 2024-05-10 267M USD Add-on Acquisition
Peachtree Corners, Georgia · www.piedmont.bank
Community Bankers Trust Corp. 2021-06-03 303M USD Merger
Richmond, Virginia · www.cbtrustcorp.com
Carolina Financial Corp. (CresCom Bank) 2019-11-18 1.1B USD Merger
Charleston, South Carolina · www.haveanicebank.com
Cardinal Financial Corp. 2016-08-18 912M USD Merger
McLean, Virginia · www.cardinalbank.com
Bank of Georgetown 2015-11-09 269M USD Add-on Acquisition
Washington, District of Columbia · www.bankofgeorgetown.com
Virginia Commerce Bancorp Inc. 2014-01-31 467M USD Add-on Acquisition
Arlington, Virginia · www.vcbonline.com
Liberty Bancshares, Inc. 2013-06-25 - Divestiture
Springfield, Montana
Centra Financial Holdings Inc. 2011-07-08 185M USD Add-on Acquisition
Morgantown, West Virginia
McIntosh Financial Services, Inc. 2011-06-17 - Add-on Acquisition
Jackson,, Georgia · www.mcintoshbancshares.com/mfs.asp
Premier Community Bankshares Inc. 2007-07-14 200M USD Add-on Acquisition
Winchester,, Virginia
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Financial Services 21 (95%) 4.4B (100%) 1 (100%) -
Insurance 1 (5%) - - -
Total 22 $4.4B 1 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 22 4.4B 1 -
  Virginia 7 2.1B - -
  West Virginia 5 312M - -
  Georgia 3 360M - -
  District of Columbia 2 339M - -
  Montana 1 12M 1 -
  South Carolina 1 1.1B - -
  Maryland 1 112M - -
Total 22 $4.4B 1 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Sandler O'Neill + Partners LP
 4
Keefe, Bruyette, & Woods, Inc.
 2
Raymond James - Investment Banking
 1
Legal Deals
Bowles Rice
 17
Sullivan & Cromwell
 2
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $1.1B
$100M to $1B 9 $2.9B
< $100M 11 $380M
TOTAL $4.4B
Largest Carolina Financial Corp. (CresCom Bank)
$1.1B (2019-11-18)

M&A Connections

Deals
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Financial Services

Revenue

1,047   1% 2023
1,040   4% 2022
1,007   3% 2021
1,031   42% 2020
727   2% 2019
713   6% 2018
679   38% 2017
494   2016
(millions of USD) Show More Show Less

Employees

2,716

Established

1982

Public

NASDAQ: UBSI

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