M&A Deal Summary

Midland States Bank Acquires Centrue Financial

On January 26, 2017, Midland States Bank acquired financial services company Centrue Financial from Capital Z Partners for 175M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Midland States Bank’s 1st transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is Midland States Bank’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Midland States Bank’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Midland States Bank’s 1st transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-01-26
Target Centrue Financial
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) Midland States Bank
Sellers(s) Capital Z Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 175M USD
Advisor(s) Sandler O'Neill + Partners (Financial)
Howard & Howard Attorneys (Legal)

Target

Centrue Financial

Ottawa, Illinois, United States
Centrue Financial Corp. is a bank holding company. The Company operates a subsidiary, Centrue Bank (the Bank). It provides various services, establishes Company-wide policies and procedures, and provides other resources as needed, including capital.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Midland States Bank

Effingham, Illinois, United States

Category Company
Founded 1881
Sector Financial Services
Employees878
Revenue 298M USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Midland States Bancorp. is a provider of commercial and consumer banking products and services, merchant credit card services, trust and investment management, and insurance and financial planning services. In addition, commercial equipment leasing services are provided through Heartland Business Credit, and multi-family and healthcare facility FHA financing is provided through Love Funding, Midland's non-bank subsidiaries. Midland has more than 80 locations across the United States. Midland States was founded in 1881 and is based in Effingham, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 3
Sector (Financial Services) 1 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 3
State (Illinois) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 1 of 3
Year (2017) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 2
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-10-16 Alpine Bancorporation

Belvidere, Illinois, United States

Alpine Bancorporation, Inc. is a regional full-service community bank offering commercial, retail, mortgage banking and wealth management services. Alpine has 19 locations in northern Illinois and has the leading deposit market share ranking in the Rockford, IL MSA.

Buy $181M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Capital Z Partners

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1990
PE ASSETS 3.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Capital Z Partners is a private equity firm focused on the financial services sector. The Firm targets companies in the US, Bermuda, and the UK and looks to commit $25 to $100 million as a primary or co-investor partner. Specific areas of interest include insurance (property, life, health, reinsurance, and specialty markets), services (insurance distribution, claims management, asset servicing, and outsourced service providers), specialty finance (commercial finance, consumer finance, banks, and leasing), and securities (fund management, broker-dealers, and wealth management). Capital Z Partners was established in 1990 and is headquartered in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 8
Sector (Financial Services) 4 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 3
State (Illinois) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 5 of 6
Year (2017) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-11-17 Universal American

White Plains, New York, United States

Universal American is a provider of health care products and services.

Sell $800M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-10-03 Prestige Insurance Holdings

Carrickfergus, United Kingdom

Prestige Insurance Holdings is the owner of Northern Ireland’s insurance broker Abbey Insurance. Prestige Insurance is claimed to be the largest insurance broker and managing general agent (MGA) in Northern Ireland. Prestige Insurance Holdings was founded in 1973 and is based in Carrickfergus, United Kingdom.

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