Signature Bancorporation, Inc.
private/Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc.ESQEsquire to acquire Signature Bancorporation in stock deal
Key takeaways
- Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. acquires Signature Bancorporation, Inc. — $348M aggregate (stock).
Deal value
$348M
stock
Per-share offer
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Premium
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Days to close
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Term fee
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Announced
Apr 24, 2026
Preliminary Proxy
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Definitive Proxy
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Record date
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Shareholder vote
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Expected close
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No regulatory or closing-conditions data extracted yet. The merger agreement Exhibit 10.1 contains this in the “Conditions to Closing” and “Regulatory Approvals” articles.
No closing-condition data extracted.
No competing-bidder, activist, or dissident-proxy signals in the database for this target.
Acquirer side· Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc.
Legal
- · John J. Gorman
- · Marc P. Levy
- · Gregory M. Sobczak
“Copies to: John J. Gorman, Esq. Marc P. Levy, Esq. Gregory M. Sobczak, Esq. Luse Gorman, PC 5335 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Suite 780 Washington, D.C. 20015”
- · James W. Morrissey
- · Jennifer Durham King
“James W. Morrissey, Esq. Jennifer Durham King, Esq. Vedder Price P.C. 222 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2600 Chicago, Illinois 60601”
Target side· Signature Bancorporation, Inc.
None on record
| Firm | Role | Side | Deals in DB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luse Gorman, PC | Legal | Acquirer | 3 | View deals → |
| Vedder Price P.C. | Legal | Acquirer | 1 | View deals → |
- Apr 24, 2026this filing
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Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. agreed to acquire Signature Bancorporation, Inc. in a stock-for-stock merger pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger signed on March 11, 2026. Signature shareholders will receive 2.630 shares of Esquire common stock for each share of Signature common stock they own, valued at approximately $260.48 per share and $348.4 million in aggregate as of the announcement date. The transaction qualifies as a reorganization for federal income tax purposes and requires approval from both companies' shareholders.