Middle-market U.S. investment bank Piper Jaffray has agreed to buy privately held Sandler O’Neill for $485 million, the two firms said on July 9. The combined company will be called Piper Sandler.
Owners of Sandler O’Neill will receive $350 million in cash when the deal closes. In addition, the target’s “employee partners” will receive $135 million in primarily restricted stock. Piper Jaffray is also setting aside $115 million for long-term retention incentives, mostly in restricted stock.
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