Robert N. Flowers

Robert Flowers focuses his practice on corporate and regulatory representation of small to large regional and national financial institution franchises and privately held companies. He counsels clients on M&A transactions involving both bank and non-bank entities, as well as provides representation on securities offerings, capital planning, and corporate restructuring, and lending matters for bank and non-bank entities. He also advises financial institutions and financial service providers on various regulatory and compliance issues, corporate governance matters, and employee matters.

• STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLANNING

  • Strategic planning for financial institutions, including capital planning, and overall business strategy.

    Structuring and raising equity and debt through public or private offerings.

    Structure changes and expansionary activities such as de novo formations, trust company formations, charter conversions, holding company formations, expansion of existing lines of business (trust, insurance, securities and non-banking activities).

• ACQUISITIONS TRANSACTIONS

  • Advises clients on all matters related to the acquisition or sale of existing financial institutions and their non-bank subsidiaries and the acquisition, sale, establishment and relocation of branch offices.

    Mergers and acquisitions of banks with nonbank entities, such as mortgage companies, credit unions, fintechs, and investments in banks by third parties, such as platform acquisitions.