BMO Financial Group, and its subsidiaries BMO Financial Corp. and BMO Harris Bank N.A. (together, "BMO"), announced it has completed the acquisition of Bank of the West from BNP Paribas.BMO's acquisition of Bank of the West brings nearly 1.8 million...
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February 02, 2023, 07:55 AM
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BMO Financial Group, and its subsidiaries BMO Financial Corp. and BMO Harris Bank (together, "BMO"), received all regulatory approvals required to complete its acquisition of Bank of the West from BNP Paribas. BMO anticipates the acquisition will...
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January 18, 2023, 08:00 AM
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Bank of the West, part of BNP Paribas Group, led the financing for the acquisition of A to Z Wineworks by Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, owned by private equity firm Sycamore Partners. BNP Paribas acted as the exclusive financial advisor to A to Z...
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September 08, 2022, 07:48 AM
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BMO Financial Group, and its indirect wholly owned Chicago-based subsidiary BMO Harris Bank announced the signing of a definitive agreement with BNP Paribas to acquire Bank of the West and its subsidiaries, with assets as of Sept. 30, 2021, of...
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December 20, 2021, 08:05 AM
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According to a Bloomberg report, Bank of Montreal has expressed interest in buying BNP Paribas SA’s U.S. banking arm, according to people familiar with the matter. BMO has held initial talks about an acquisition of BNP Paribas’s Bank of the West unit...
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December 17, 2021, 08:03 AM
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TTEC Holdings, one of the largest, global CX (customer experience) technology and services innovators for end-to-end digital CX solutions, announced that on November 23, 2021 it amended and extended its credit facility, increasing the total...
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November 30, 2021, 07:20 AM
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Bank of the West, part of BNP Paribas Group, led the financing for the acquisition of Ste. Michelle Wine Estates by the private equity firm Sycamore Partners Management (SPM). SPM purchased Ste. Michelle Wine Estates for $1.2 billion, making it the...
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November 18, 2021, 07:52 AM
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Reuters reported that BNP Paribas is working with advisers to assess a sale of its U.S. arm Bank of the West as it seeks to retreat from the American retail banking market after struggling to compete with larger and better capitalized rivals, three...
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November 16, 2021, 08:05 AM
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TTEC Holdings amended its credit facility by exercising its accordion feature to increase the total commitments by $300 million to $1.2 billion. Incremental commitments were provided by a syndicate of banks arranged by Wells Fargo, including Bank of...
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March 30, 2021, 06:00 AM
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M.D.C. Holdings, one of the nation's leading homebuilders, announced an increase in the aggregate commitment and maturity under its unsecured revolving credit facility. MDC increased the aggregate commitment under its existing $1.0 billion unsecured...
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December 29, 2020, 08:10 AM
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Opus Bank announced that John Norawong has joined Opus as Senior Managing Director – Commercial Banking - Pacific Northwest Region. Mr. Norawong, a 24-year banking veteran, is responsible for expanding Opus’ commercial and corporate client base, as...
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October 31, 2017, 08:00 AM
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Erickson Incorporated, a leading global provider of aviation services, announced today that it and certain of its subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy...
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November 10, 2016, 07:48 AM
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Truett-Hurst, Inc. announced that it renewed its credit facilities with its lender Bank of the West. The renewal provides maintains the $10 million revolving commitment and provides an additional $500 thousand of available credit for equipment...
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August 01, 2016, 07:46 AM
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Group 1 Automotive, Inc., an international, Fortune 500 automotive retailer, today announced that it has completed a $1.8 billion five-year revolving syndicated credit facility with 24 financial institutions that will expire in June 2021 and can be...
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June 20, 2016, 07:48 AM
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MarineMax, Inc. has expanded its financing facility to, among other things, provide for borrowings of up to $300 million from the previous limit of $260 million.The expanded facility has a three-year term, expiring in October 2019 and it has two, one...
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June 15, 2016, 07:19 AM
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The New Home Company Inc. announced that it amended and restated its senior unsecured revolving credit facility. In connection with the amended and restated agreement, the company increased the total commitment from $200 million to $260 million and...
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May 11, 2016, 07:27 AM
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Bank of the West announced that Kalee Chrissanthos has joined the Bank's Commercial Banking Group as the Asset-Based Lending (ABL) team's managing director and business development officer. In this role, Chrissanthos will be responsible for...
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March 04, 2016, 08:02 AM
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Bank of the West announced today the appointment of Ryan Jaeger as vice president and regional manager for the Midwest Business Banking Group. In his new role, Jaeger will manage an existing team of business bankers who specialize in working with...
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November 23, 2015, 08:07 AM
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Bank of the West announced the publication of "Made Here: The Business Outlook for U.S. Manufacturing," a paper by the Bank's Chief Economist Dr. Scott Anderson, which highlights the bright economic outlook for small to midsized U.S. manufacturers...
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May 07, 2015, 07:26 AM
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Bank of the West announced Matthew Weidle has been promoted to director and market manager in the bank's Commercial Banking Group, focused on private and public businesses in Illinois and the Midwest. In his new role, Weidle will lead strategy for a...
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December 19, 2014, 07:23 AM
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Bank of the West announced several promotions and new hires supporting its growing National Banking Group in Chicago. The office, which was established in 2011, is focused on serving middle-market companies with annual revenues of $25 million or more...
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December 09, 2014, 07:36 AM
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As Bank of the West approaches its two-year anniversary in Chicago, it announced that Phil Kain, a well-respected specialist in the development of leveraged finance loans for middle-market private equity sponsors, joins Bank of the West as director...
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December 02, 2014, 07:56 AM
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Bank of the West announced that Diane Marshall has been appointed as a vice president, national banking officer in its Commercial Banking Group (CBG). In her new role, Marshall will be responsible for new business development, due diligence...
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November 25, 2014, 07:47 AM
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The Ryland Group, Inc. entered into a $300 million unsecured revolving credit facility. The facility, which matures in 2018, has an accordion feature under which the aggregate commitment may be increased up to $450 million, subject to availability of...
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November 24, 2014, 07:23 AM
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Hanmi Financial Corporation, the holding company for Hanmi Bank, announced that Randall G. Ewig has joined Hanmi and the Bank as Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer ("CCO"). As the CCO, he will be responsible for the overall quality of...
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June 02, 2014, 07:36 AM
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UTi Worldwide Inc. announced the successful closing of its senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility (the "ABL Facility") with Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. and Bank of the West. The ABL Facility...
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March 28, 2014, 07:49 AM
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For the first time in more than six years consumer spending will lead U.S. economic growth as we enter 2014, Bank of the West Chief Economist Scott Anderson, PhD, said during his 2014 Economic Outlook press briefing. Strong exports, capital spending...
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December 19, 2013, 07:31 AM
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Bank of the West announced today that John C. Thurston, the bank's Commercial Banking Regional Manager in Chicago, will now also head the bank's Private Equity Team.In addition to his role of developing and managing relationships with middle-market...
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August 20, 2013, 07:41 AM
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Unified Grocers, the largest wholesale grocery distributor in the western United States, has successfully completed a refinancing of its senior credit facilities. The refinancing included both the replacement of the existing revolving credit facility...
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July 03, 2013, 07:57 AM
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Group 1 Automotive, Inc., an international, Fortune 500 automotive retailer, completed a $1.7 billion five-year revolving syndicated credit facility with 25 financial institutions that will expire in June 2018 and can be expanded to $1.95 billion...
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June 21, 2013, 07:51 AM
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American Vanguard Corporation announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Amvac Chemical Corporation, as borrower, and affiliates (including American Vanguard), as borrowers/guarantors, have entered into an amended and restated credit facility which...
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June 19, 2013, 07:32 AM
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Erickson Air-Crane, a leading global provider of aviation services to a diverse mix of commercial and government customers and the vertical manufacturer and operator of the powerful, heavy-lift helicopter, the Erickson S-64 Aircrane, entered into a...
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May 03, 2013, 08:03 AM
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