ST. LOUIS, Aug. 26, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire B&F Capital Markets, Inc. (“B&F”), an industry leader in providing regional and community banks with extensive interest rate swap capabilities. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed and it is expected to close in the third quarter of 2019.
Founded in 2003, B&F is headquartered in Cleveland, OH, and maintains seven offices nationwide with 27 employees. B&F enters into strategic partnerships with regional and community banks throughout the U.S., ranging in asset size from $500 million to over $30 billion, providing a fully operational and professionally staffed client interest rate risk management group. Through these strategic partnerships, B&F initiates, develops, and grows interest rate derivative programs to hedge interest rate risk for the bank’s commercial borrowers.
“The addition of B&F’s significant expertise in interest rate risk management for bank’s commercial borrowers further strengthens Stifel’s industry leading capabilities within the financial services sector. We believe that the combination of B&F’s unique product offering and Stifel’s expansive client base of regional banks will offer significant growth opportunities,” said Ronald J. Kruszewski, Chairman and CEO of Stifel.
“From both a strategic business and cultural point of view, the B&F team views Stifel as the ideal partner for our firm. With B&F’s expertise and a platform capable to handle significant growth, our partnership with Stifel will provide access to a broad network of banking clients. In addition, this partnership enables us to bring a broad suite of capital markets and advisory solutions to our current client base,” said Alistair Fyfe, Co-founder and Principal of B&F.
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, A Stifel Company acted as financial advisor and Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP acted as legal advisor to Stifel in the transaction. Sheumack & Co. GMA, LLC acted as exclusive financial advisor and Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP acted as legal counsel to B&F Capital Markets, Inc.
Stifel Company Information
Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF) is a financial services holding company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, that conducts its banking, securities, and financial services business through several wholly owned subsidiaries. Stifel's broker-dealer clients are served in the United States through Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated; Keefe Bruyette & Woods, Inc.; Miller Buckfire & Co., LLC; and Century Securities Associates, Inc., and in the United Kingdom and Europe through Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited. Stifel Financial Corp.’s broker-dealer affiliates provide securities brokerage, investment banking, trading, investment advisory, and related financial services to individual investors, professional money managers, businesses, and municipalities. Stifel Bank & Trust offers a full range of consumer and commercial lending solutions. Stifel Trust Company, N.A., and Stifel Trust Company Delaware, N.A., offer trust and related services. To learn more about Stifel, please visit the Stifel website at www.stifel.com.
About B&F Capital Markets, Inc.
Founded in 2003 in Cleveland, OH, B&F Capital Markets, Inc. has seven office located throughout the U.S. is a privately held firm focused on providing regional and community banks nationwide with interest rate derivative programs through a combination of experienced professionals and proprietary software. To learn more, visit www.bfcmi.com.
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