The Deal by S&P Global

Activist Investing Today: Banking Insurgent on M&A, Majority Votes

• The Deal

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New community banking activist Abbott Cooper offers his thoughts on his M&A pushes at Community Bankers Trust and First United, two middle-market financial institutions. In a wide ranging conversation, Cooper discussed what he considers to be strong and weak majority vote standards, why there isn’t much succession planning at small financial institutions and his thesis about consolidation in the fragmented banking sector.