Kilpatrick Counsels Bar Harbor Bankshares in Merger with Guaranty Bancorp

Bar Harbor Bankshares (NYSE: BHB) and Guaranty Bancorp, Inc. have successfully closed their merger in a transaction valued at approximately $40 million. Kilpatrick’s Financial Institutions Team is proud to have served as legal counsel to Bar Harbor Bankshares in this merger.

Founded in 1887, Bar Harbor Bankshares is headquartered in Bar Harbor, Maine and boasts asset of over $4 billion. The resultant combined institution has total assets of approximately $4.8 billion and 62 branches in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. 

Kilpatrick’s Financial Institutions Team is annually recognized among the top firms in the nation for its experience in representing financial institutions in the area of mergers and acquisitions. Among the honors it has received, the Financial Institutions Team has been recognized by Chambers USA numerous times in the area of Nationwide Financial Institutions M&A. For more information on our practice please visit our website at Financial Institutions (ktslaw.com).