Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana Announces Completion of Merger With Northwest Bancshares Corporation
SHREVEPORT, La., Feb. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (“Home Federal”) (Nasdaq: HFBL), the holding company of Home Federal Bank, announced the completion of the acquisition of Northwest Bancshares Corporation (“NWB”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, First National Bank of Benton (“FNBB”), effective as of February 1, 2023.
- SHREVEPORT, La., Feb. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (“Home Federal”) (Nasdaq: HFBL), the holding company of Home Federal Bank, announced the completion of the acquisition of Northwest Bancshares Corporation (“NWB”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, First National Bank of Benton (“FNBB”), effective as of February 1, 2023.
- Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, shareholders of NWB will receive $128.16 in cash for each share of NWB common stock they hold.
- Home Federal plans to operate the existing branch of FNBB as a Division of Home Federal Bank through May, 2023.
- Northwest Bancshares was advised by SEACAP Financial, LLC and the law firm of Butler Snow LLP.