First Busey (BUSE) and CrossFirst Bankshares (CFB) Announce Merger

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First Busey Corporation and CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. Announce Transformative Partnership

August 27, 2024 8:00 AM EDT

Creates Compelling and Diversified Commercial Banking Franchise with $20 Billion in Assets, Extending Buseys Market Presence to Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. and LEAWOOD, Kan., Aug. 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Busey Corporation (Busey) (Nasdaq: BUSE), the holding company for Busey Bank, and CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. (CrossFirst) (Nasdaq: CFB), the holding company for CrossFirst Bank, jointly announced today the signing of a definitive agreement and plan of merger, pursuant to which CrossFirst will merge with and into Busey (the Merger) in an all-common stock transaction valued... More