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Article: Leaner, wiser Union Planters back on acquisition trail. (Comment/Mergers)(Finance)
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- American Banker
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- July 31, 1991
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Leaner, Wiser Union Planters Back on Acquisition Trail
Union Planters Corp. returned to the mergers and acquisitions arena in June with the announcement of a deal to acquire Fidelity Bancshares Inc., a $1 billion-asset thrift in Nashville. The deal signals not only the Tennessee banking company's renewed focus on expansion, but also the emergence of a leaner, wiser Union Planters.
Memphis-based Union Planters, with $3.8 billion in assets, was an active player in 1989, announcing six acquisitions with a combined value of about $82.1 million between March and October of that year. Although two of the proposed deals were subsequently terminated, the four ...