Hovde Organization

Founded in 1987, the Hovde Organization is an investment banking, asset management and private equity firm focused exclusively on the financial services sector. Hovde Global Asset Management, LLC is a merchant banking/investment firm focused on making investments in financial services companies and banks and thrifts in the United States. Over the past 25 years, Hovde principals and affiliates have been involved in over 300 merger and acquisition transactions for community banks with an aggregate deal value of over $25 billion and over $7.5 billion in branch transactions. The firm has also invested in bank platforms that have been successful in pursuing organic growth and acquisition strategies, including FDIC assisted transactions. The size of investments generally ranges between $500,000 to $5,000,000 and does not generally exceed 9.9% of the total capital of the bank or holding company.