Bank finds opportunity in industry upheaval

A fast-growing Central Florida bank brings its relationship-driven focus to Southwest Florida.

  • By Mark Gordon
  • | 8:20 a.m. September 10, 2020
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Courtesy. Brandon Box and Marty Mahan are leading Orange City-based Cogent Bank’s expansion into the Fort Myers-Naples market.
Courtesy. Brandon Box and Marty Mahan are leading Orange City-based Cogent Bank’s expansion into the Fort Myers-Naples market.
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Mergers and acquisitions consultants and attorneys in the banking sector have been as busy as lifeguards in a non-pandemic summer, working on multiple deals with an outsized impact on Florida.

 

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