Wall Street

Wall Street to Main Street: CEOs Dimitar Karaivanov and C.K. Lee on Strategy, Talent, and Long-Term Growth

As community banks face rising complexity, tighter margins, and higher expectations from boards and regulators, leadership backgrounds are evolving. Dimitar Karaivanov, President & CEO of…

Travillian

Amber Buker and Andrew Liesch Q&A about Bank Director’s Acquire or Be Acquired (AOBA) conference in Phoenix, where discussions focused on bank strategy, technology, and competition beyond M&A.

Banking, M&A, Tech & Innovation, Wall Street

The Technology Takeover in the Desert: An AOBA Recap with Andrew Liesch, Travillian’s Head of Bank Strategy

Bank Director’s Acquire or Be Acquired has long been known as the industry’s marquee M&A conference. But this year in Scottsdale, the conversation felt noticeably…

Andrew Liesch

Stock chart rising in front of a bank building silhouette representing differentiated banks driving outsized returns in bank stocks

Capital Markets, M&A, Wall Street

Where to Find Outsized Returns in Bank Land (Hint: Look for Differentiated Stories)

Why Some Banks Outperformed in 2025 Throughout January, I had several management teams ask me what drove some banks to…

Andrew Liesch

February 5, 2026

Capital Markets, M&A, Wall Street

Where to Find Outsized Returns in Bank Land (Hint: Look for Differentiated Stories)

Why Some Banks Outperformed in 2025 Throughout January, I had several management teams ask me what drove some banks to…

Andrew Liesch

February 5, 2026

Bank executives reviewing merger and acquisition strategy amid rising bank M&A activity

M&A, Wall Street

3 Takeaways from the Recent Surge in Bank M&A and 1 Forecast (Plus Deal-Related Stock Ideas for 2026!)

Bank M&A Activity Is Increasing as Regulatory and Economic Frictions Ease The bank M&A environment is on fire! In 4Q25 alone, there…

Andrew Liesch

January 8, 2026

M&A, Wall Street

3 Takeaways from the Recent Surge in Bank M&A and 1 Forecast (Plus Deal-Related Stock Ideas for 2026!)

Bank M&A Activity Is Increasing as Regulatory and Economic Frictions Ease The bank M&A environment is on fire! In 4Q25 alone, there…

Andrew Liesch

January 8, 2026

Bank M&A discussion featuring investment bankers Dan Flaherty of Janney Montgomery Scott and Eugene Katz of D.A. Davidson with Travillian’s Brian Love and Andrew Liesch on diligence, culture, and deal strategy.

Wall Street, M&A

The Long Game of Bank M&A: Janney and D.A. Davidson on Diligence, Culture, and What Comes Next

From Deal Volume to Deal Quality: What’s Driving Today’s Bank M&A After years of regulatory drag, valuation gaps, and general…

Travillian

December 18, 2025

Wall Street, M&A

The Long Game of Bank M&A: Janney and D.A. Davidson on Diligence, Culture, and What Comes Next

From Deal Volume to Deal Quality: What’s Driving Today’s Bank M&A After years of regulatory drag, valuation gaps, and general…

Travillian

December 18, 2025

Wall Street, Capital Markets, Investing, M&A

What Generalist Investors Miss: Piper Sandler’s Stephen Scouten on Bank Performance, Credit, and M&A

This episode brings together host Andrew Liesch, Head of Bank Strategy at Travillian, and Stephen Scouten, Managing Director and Senior…

Andrew Liesch

November 20, 2025

Wall Street, Capital Markets, Investing, M&A

What Generalist Investors Miss: Piper Sandler’s Stephen Scouten on Bank Performance, Credit, and M&A

This episode brings together host Andrew Liesch, Head of Bank Strategy at Travillian, and Stephen Scouten, Managing Director and Senior…

Andrew Liesch

November 20, 2025

Banking, Talent, Tech & Innovation, Wall Street

The New Banking Playbook: Three Themes from the NEXT Forum

Last week, more than 150 bank executives and investors filled Lincoln Hall on the second floor of the Philadelphia Union…

Travillian

October 16, 2025

Banking, Talent, Tech & Innovation, Wall Street

The New Banking Playbook: Three Themes from the NEXT Forum

Last week, more than 150 bank executives and investors filled Lincoln Hall on the second floor of the Philadelphia Union…

Travillian

October 16, 2025

Banking, M&A, Wall Street

5 Areas of Focus for Bank Stocks in the Coming Months

What a difference a few months can make! In the weeks following April earnings conference calls, the banking industry shifted…

Andrew Liesch

September 3, 2025

Banking, M&A, Wall Street

5 Areas of Focus for Bank Stocks in the Coming Months

What a difference a few months can make! In the weeks following April earnings conference calls, the banking industry shifted…

Andrew Liesch

September 3, 2025

Wall Street, Capital Markets

The Balance Sheet Moves Piper Sandler’s Scott Hildenbrand Says Banks Should Be Making Now

“All of the banks we talk to, for the most part, live and die by their spread. And I will…

Brian Love

July 17, 2025

Wall Street, Capital Markets

The Balance Sheet Moves Piper Sandler’s Scott Hildenbrand Says Banks Should Be Making Now

“All of the banks we talk to, for the most part, live and die by their spread. And I will…

Brian Love

July 17, 2025

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Wall Street, Capital Markets, M&A

Top Performing Bank Stocks YTD: 3 Names Defying the Sector Slump in 2025

Familiar Themes Emerge in the Top Performing Bank Stocks Year-to-Date At the mid-point of a rollercoaster 2025, we decided it…

Wall Street

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