Divestiture • Business Services

Sterling Bank Acquires First Capital Holdings - Factoring Portfolio

On May 8, 2015, Sterling Bank acquired business services company First Capital Holdings - Factoring Portfolio from First Harrison Bank

Acquisition Context
  • This is Sterling Bank’s 1st transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Sterling Bank’s 4th transaction in the United States.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date May 8, 2015
Target First Capital Holdings - Factoring Portfolio
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Sterling Bank
Sellers(s) First Harrison Bank
Deal Type Divestiture

Target Company

First Capital Holdings - Factoring Portfolio

United States
First Capital Holdings Inc. factoring portfolio consists of working capital financing and credit facilities.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Sterling Bank

Pearl River, New York, United States

Category Company
Founded 1888
Sector Financial Services
Employees1,457
Revenue 990M USD (2020)
DESCRIPTION

Sterling Bank is a financial services firm that specializes in the delivery of service and solutions to business owners, their families, and consumers in communities within the greater New York City area through teams of dedicated and experienced relationship managers. Sterling Bank was founded in 1888 and is based in Pearl River, New York.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 4 of 5
Sector: Business Services 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture 1 of 1
Country: United States 4 of 5
Year: 2015 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-11-05 Hudson Valley Holding

Yonkers, New York, United States

Hudson Valley Holding Corp. is the holding company for Hudson Valley Bank. Hudson Valley Bank is a commercial bank that offers many highly customized business banking products. Hudson Valley Holding Corp. was formed in 1972 and is headquartered in Yonkers, New York.

Buy $539M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-03-07 Astoria Financial

Lake Success, New York, United States

Astoria Financial Corporation is the holding company for Astoria Bank. Established in 1888, Astoria Bank is the second largest thrift depository in New York and provides its retail and business customers and local communities it serves with quality financial products and services through 88 convenient banking branch locations, a business banking office in Manhattan, and multiple delivery channels, including its flexible mobile banking app. Astoria Bank commands a significant deposit market share in the attractive Long Island market, which includes Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk counties with a population exceeding that of 38 individual states. Astoria Bank originates multi-family and commercial real estate loans, primarily on rent controlled and rent stabilized apartment buildings, located in New York City and the surrounding metropolitan area and originates residential mortgage loans through its banking and loan production offices in New York, a broker network in four states, primarily along the East Coast, and correspondent relationships covering 13 states and the District of Columbia.

Buy $2.2B

Seller Profile 1

SELLER

First Harrison Bank

Corydon, Indiana, United States

Category Company
Founded 1891
Sector Financial Services
Employees173
Revenue 43M USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

First Harrison Bank is a provider of customized and timely working capital financing solutions primarily to small and middle-market companies engaged mainly in manufacturing, distributing and business services. First Harrison Bank was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Corydon, Indiana.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector: Business Services 2 of 2
Type: Divestiture 2 of 3
Country: United States 2 of 3
Year: 2015 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-05-08 First Capital - Recourse Factoring

United States

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-05-18 First Capital - Asset Based Lending

United States

First Capital's Asset Based Lending is a provider of financial mortgage services.

Sell -