Distribution: M&A

The impact of a significant merger or acquisition can be very challenging to measure from a network perspective. Often many markets will be affected either as market entry scenarios enlarging the footprint or filling out existing markets within the bank’s network. Isolating and analyzing each of these situations is closely tied to Novantas’s core market analytics offering. For market entry situations, Novantas evaluates new markets fit and opportunity alignment according to the acquiring banks segment focus and strategy. In an fill-in scenario, we analyze the where the acquired bank is located and if the additional branches will help core markets achieve optimal scale points, among other considerations such as adjacent branches requiring closures or 2-for-1 changes.