M&A Deal Summary

SouthState Acquires Independent Bank

On May 20, 2024, SouthState acquired financial services company Independent Bank for 2.0B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is SouthState’s 4th transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is SouthState’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is SouthState’s 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is SouthState’s 1st transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2024-05-20
Target Independent Bank
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) SouthState
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 2.0B USD
Advisor(s) Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (Financial)
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (Legal)

Target

Independent Bank

McKinney, Texas, United States
Independent Bank provides a wide range of relationship-driven commercial banking products and services tailored to meet the needs of businesses, professionals, and individuals. Independent Bank was founded in 2002 and is based in McKinney, Texas.

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Buyer

SouthState

Winter Haven, Florida, United States

Category Company
Founded 1933
Sector Financial Services
Employees6,405
Revenue 1.7B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

SouthState is a holding company of South State Bank, and serves the financial needs of its local communities in 25 South Carolina counties, 15 Georgia counties and 4 North Carolina counties. SouthState was founded in 1933 and is based in Winter Haven, Florida.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 4
Sector: Financial Services M&A 4 of 4
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Texas M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 4 of 4
Year: 2024 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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