Financials

Old Second Bancorp, Inc. and Greater Chicago Financial Corp. jointly announced the signing of a definitive agreement and plan of merger (the "Agreement") whereby Old Second Bancorp, Inc. will acquire Greater Chicago Financial Corp. and its wholly-owned bank subsidiary,...

Hub International Limited (Hub), a leading global insurance brokerage, announced that it has acquired the assets of Contractor's Services, Inc. and Surety Services, LLC . Terms of the acquisitions were not disclosed. Headquartered in Timonium, Maryland, CSI and SS provide...

Totten Insurance Group , a leading national insurance managing general agency, announced today that it has acquired the shares of Canadian Resources Insurance Solutions, Inc. (CRIS), a Sudbury, Ontario-based insurance wholesaler. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. This...

GSO Diamond Portfolio Fund LP , a newly formed $950 million investment fund sponsored by GSO Capital Partners LP, the global credit investment platform of Blackstone, successfully closed on the previously announced acquisition of approximately $2.4 billion in corporate...

Direct Line Insurance Group plc ("Direct Line Group" or the "Group") announces a 15% equity stake in Canopy, a rental market disruptor founded in 2016, which is targeting the traditional rental market head-on. Canopy offers an alternative to costly security...

Navient, a leading provider of asset management and business processing solutions, announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Earnest, a leading financial technology and education finance company. “Combining Earnest’s best-in-class data science, digital marketing, and technology with Navient’s...

WaterStone Bank announced a new partnership with FCTI, Inc., a nationwide ATM network company, and Pick 'n Save, the largest of four grocery banners of Roundy's Supermarkets, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), to offer...