Bloomberg Law | Alston & Bird Adds Adam Heasley as Private Credit Partner in NY

Alston & Bird represented Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida, the holding company for Seacoast National Bank, in its $710.8 million acquisition of Villages Bancorporation, parent company of Florida-based Citizens First Bank. The transaction structure includes a unique combination of cash, common stock, and non-voting preferred stock and represents Seacoast’s largest transaction to date.

Mark Kanaly joins Olsen Palmer’s “Fireside Chat With Learned Counsel” series to discuss bank regulatory bodies on M&A under Trump 2.0, what has changed, what has not, and the impacts on bank M&A.

Alston & Bird advised Texas-based pawnbroker FirstCash Holdings and its UK subsidiary Chess Bidco on their £351 million acquisition of H & T Group, a leading publicly traded UK-based operator of pawn stores.

Bijal Vira is noted as a new partner in Alston & Bird’s Corporate & Finance Group in New York.

Alston & Bird represented Texas-based Industry Bancshares and its six subsidiary banks in their acquisition by Cadence Bank, a Mississippi-based financial services company. Under the agreement, Cadence Bank will pay between $20 million and $60 million in cash for Industry Bancshares’ outstanding common stock.

Derek Marks joined the May 5 “Lease & Loan Template Updates: Critical Clauses & E-Leasing Roundtable” during this forum hosted by Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA).

Mark Kanaly is quoted on the turbulent market’s effect on banks’ capital growth strategies.

Alston & Bird’s Intellectual Property Litigation Group (“Litigation Department of the Year, Intellectual Property”) and partners Zack Higbee, Kelsey Kingsbery, and Elaine Tapp (“On the Rise” class of 2025) are noted among Daily Report’s Southeastern Legal Awards honorees.

Bijal Vira is noted for joining Alston & Bird’s Corporate & Finance Group in New York.

Bijal Vira is noted for joining Alston & Bird’s Corporate & Finance Group as a partner in New York.