Amalgamated Bank Announces Agreement To Acquire Amalgamated Bank Of Chicago
Sep 22, 2021•about 4 years ago
Acquiring Company
Amalgamated Bank
Acquired Company
Amalgamated Bank
Financial ServicesFinancial Services
Description
Amalgamated Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: AMAL), the holding company for Amalgamated Bank (“AMAL”), America’s socially responsible bank, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Amalgamated Investments Company, the holding company for Amalgamated Bank of Chicago (“ABOC”), for approximately $98.1 million, which includes an earnout of up to $1.1 million, in an all-cash transaction. Although the two entities have Amalgamated in the name, AMAL and ABOC are not currently affiliated.
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