Firm News May 9, 2024
Troutman Pepper Advises Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. on Successful Merger Completion with Summit Financial Group, Inc.
RICHMOND, Va. – Troutman Pepper client Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. and Summit Financial Group Inc. recently announced the completion of the merger of Summit Financial Group, Inc. with and into Burke & Herbert and the merger of Summit Community Bank, Inc., with and into Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Company, effective May 3, 2024. Read a company press release about the transaction.
Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Company is the oldest continuously operating bank under its original name headquartered in the greater Washington DC Metro area. The bank offers a full range of business and personal financial solutions designed to meet customers’ banking, borrowing, and investment needs and, following the merger, has over 75 branches across Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. The combined bank will focus on delivering increased value for its clients with an experienced board, a seasoned management group, and a team of people dedicated to exceptional service.
The multidisciplinary team advising Burke & Herbert was led by Gregory Parisi, and included attorneys Zayne Tweed, Jason Langford, Seth Winter, Danilo Castelli, David Kaplan, Sheri Adler, Emily Davidson, Joel Post, Mark Goldsmith, David Constine, and Adrianna ScheerCook.
Troutman Pepper’s Financial Services Group provides comprehensive support to all types of financial services businesses in today’s challenging and ever-changing environment. The team includes more than 250 attorneys who regularly advise global, national, regional, and community banks, financial technology companies, payments companies, consumer and commercial lenders, and a wide variety of other financial services businesses on the most crucial aspects of their business, from structuring major transactions to dealing with regulatory scrutiny and litigation.
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