HBT Financial in Bloomington, Illinois, has agreed to buy Tri-County Financial Group in Mendota, Illinois. The $6.7 billion-asset HBT said in a press release that it will pay $204.6 million in cash and stock for the $1.6 billion-asset Tri-County. The deal, which priced Tri-County at 131% of its tangible book value, is expected to close in the first quarter.
M&A News is reported by Paul Davis and reprinted with permission as an adaptation of the material from TheBankSlate.com.










