Advisers Behind the Billion-Dollar Deal
Evercore and BofA Securities are serving as financial advisers to Huntington, while Keefe Bruyette & Woods is advising Cadence.
Huntington’s legal team at Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz is led by Edward D. Herlihy, Nicholas G. Demmo, and Brandon C. Price, joined by partners Michael J. Schobel, Richard K. Kim, and Joshua M. Holmes.
On the other side, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP’s lineup features top-tier partners H. Rodgin Cohen, Mitchell S. Eitel, Marc Treviño, Jameson S. Lloyd, and Mehdi Ansari.
A Defining Moment in Regional Banking
Once finalized, the merger will not only reshape Huntington’s balance sheet but also redefine the competitive landscape across the Southern and Midwestern U.S.
With this acquisition, Huntington is betting big on regional expansion, resilience, and reinvention, signaling that the race for America’s next banking giant has just intensified.
