FT. LAUDERDALE, FL--(Marketwire - March 18, 2011) - Stonegate Bank (
- Combined Bank's assets in excess of $750 million
- Expands Stonegate's presence in Southwest Florida to include Lee County
- Adds three additional offices bringing the total Stonegate offices to nine
Stonegate Bank (
"Culturally and financially this transaction was a very good fit for Stonegate. There will be significant opportunities for growth given our level of capitalization as well as our array of financial products that will serve the local community. The acquisition of Southwest Capital provides a good foundation for the delivery of these services." He continued, "We want to welcome all of the customers and employees of Southwest Capital to the Stonegate Bank family."
"We are excited to join the Stonegate team," said Bruce Schultz, President and CEO of Southwest Capital Bank. "This merger allows us to introduce more products and services for our customers and leverage off of a larger balance sheet while we continue to focus on serving our local business community," said Schultz.
Stonegate Bank expects the transaction to be immediately accretive to net income and earnings per share, excluding estimated merger related costs of approximately $300,000 pre tax. Estimated synergies include annual expense savings of approximately $800,000 to be achieved by the third quarter of 2011.
Stonegate Bank was represented by Jim Stokes of Burke Capital a division of Morgan Keegan Securities.
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