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Alston & Bird advised EverBank Holdings on a $150 million private offering of its 8.375% fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due 2034. A Florida-based bank holding company, EverBank Holdings conducts its banking operations through its wholly owned subsidiary, EverBank N.A.

Corporate Control Alert – a service of The Deal that provides analysis of key Delaware case law, trends in dealmaking, activism, and regulation – has ranked Alston & Bird third among counsel to financial advisors on U.S. M&A transactions with a value of $100 million or more announced between Jan. 1 and June 30, 2024.

he number of Alston & Bird attorneys recognized and honored by Best Lawyers and Ones to Watch has grown in key markets around the world. Notably, the 244 Alston & Bird attorneys recognized by the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® includes 26 first-time honorees; ten of the firm’s U.S. offices and 67 practice areas are represented.

Alston & Bird represented The First Bancshares in its $1.2 billion merger with Renasant Corporation, combining two of the largest banks headquartered in Mississippi and creating a six-state Southeast banking franchise with approximately $25 billion in total assets. The all-stock transaction is expected to be completed in the first half of 2025, subject to customary closing conditions.

Alston & Bird has been recognized as one of America’s “Best Workplaces for Millennials.”