Financial Institutions Group Investment Banking Services | Stephens

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Who We Are

What We Do

We provide investment banking, research, sales and trading, asset and wealth management, public finance, insurance, private capital, and family office services.

About Us

We are a family-owned financial services firm that values client relationships, long-term stability, and supporting the communities where we live and work.

The Stephens Story

The idea of family defines our culture, because each of us knows that our reputation is on the line as if our own name was on the door.

Leadership

Our reputation as a leading independent financial services firm is built on the stability of our longstanding and highly experienced senior executives.

Impact Initiatives

We are committed to bettering the communities where we live and operate. We do this by supporting corporate philanthropy, economic and financial literacy advocacy, and professional success.

Our Brand Ambassadors

Stephens is proud to sponsor the PGA TOUR, LPGA Tour, and PGA TOUR Champions careers, as well as applaud the philanthropic endeavors, of our Brand Ambassadors.

Stephens & Atlassian Williams Racing

Stephens is the official investment banking partner of Williams Racing, one of the most winning teams in F1 history. We share that tradition of success.

Making Connections

We host many highly informative meetings each year with clients, industry decision makers, and thought leaders across the U.S. and in Europe.

Investment Banking

Financial Institutions Group

Stephens is a proven partner to banks and other financial institutions, in helping them to realize their business objectives. As an expert in the FIG investment banking sector, we have a breadth of resources across the firm that allow us to serve these clients.

The Financial Institutions Group creates innovative solutions for a wide range of lenders, investors, insurers, and many other firms. Whether it is interest rates or liquidity requirements, our financial institutions investment banking experts grasp nuances within each subsector that are essential to the client’s investment banking needs.

Depository

Banks and thrifts, commercial finance companies, mortgage lenders, and other institutions all trust our advice.

Diversified Financials

Our bankers have been serving wealth and asset managers, broker-dealers, insurance carriers and more for decades.

Specialty Finance

We have strong relationships with public and private financing sources, and wide reach across North America and the UK.

Featured Financial Institutions Group Transactions

  • Equity Capital Markets

    Follow-On Offering

    $40 Million

    Equity Capital Markets

    Orange County Bancorp, Inc.

    JOINT BOOK-RUNNING MANAGER

    Financial Institutions

    Public Companies

    $40 Million

    06/03/2025

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  • M&A Advisory

    Has Agreed To Be Acquired By

    M&A Advisory

    Ozarks Heritage Financial Group, Inc.

    FINANCIAL ADVISOR

    Financial Institutions

    Private Companies

    Not Disclosed

    06/02/2025

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  • M&A Advisory

    Has Agreed To Be Acquired By

    $206 Million

    M&A Advisory

    First IC Corporation

    FINANCIAL ADVISOR

    Financial Institutions

    Public Companies

    $206 Million

    03/17/2025

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  • M&A Advisory

    Has Agreed To Be Acquired By

    M&A Advisory

    Community Unity Bank

    FAIRNESS OPINION

    Financial Institutions

    Private Companies

    Not Disclosed

    03/17/2025

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  • M&A Advisory

    Has Agreed To Be Acquired By

    M&A Advisory

    Lone Star Capital Bank, N.A.

    FINANCIAL ADVISOR

    Financial Institutions

    Private Companies

    Not Disclosed

    02/20/2025

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  • M&A Advisory

    Has Agreed To Merge With

    $214 Million

    M&A Advisory

    CNB Financial Corporation

    Financial Advisor

    Depository

    Public Companies

    $214 Million

    01/10/2025

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  • M&A Advisory

    Has Agreed To Be Acquired By

    $270 Million

    M&A Advisory

    Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc.

    FINANCIAL ADVISOR

    Financial Institutions

    Public Companies

    $270 Million

    12/17/2024

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  • M&A Advisory

    Has Agreed To Sell 7 Branches To

    M&A Advisory

    Vista Bancshares, Inc.

    FINANCIAL ADVISOR

    Financial Institutions

    Private Companies

    Not Disclosed

    12/12/2024

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Senior Financial Institutions Group Bankers