Cadwalader Represents Community Bank System, Inc. in its Definitive Agreement to Acquire Steuben Trust Corporation

October 22, 2019

Cadwalader is representing Community Bank System, Inc. in its definitive agreement to acquire Steuben Trust Corporation, parent company of Steuben Trust Company, in a stock and cash transaction valued at approximately $106.8 million.

Community Bank System, Inc. operates more than 230 customer facilities across Upstate New York, Northeastern Pennsylvania, Vermont and Western Massachusetts through its banking subsidiary, Community Bank, N.A. With assets of approximately $11.6 billion, the DeWitt, N.Y.-headquartered company is among the country’s 150 largest financial institutions.  Steuben Trust provides Community Bank, N.A. with improved scale in several more Western New York markets, including Buffalo and Rochester, with total assets of nearly $580 million, deposits of $480 million and 15 branch offices across a six-county area.

The Cadwalader team is led by Bank Regulatory partner Scott Cammarn and also includes Corporate associate Shawn Fateh; and Tax partner Linda Swartz and associate Matthew Seitz.