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Texas Capital Bank’s $3.4 Billion Sale of BankDirect Capital Finance to Truist

September 06, 2022

On September 6, 2022, Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (“Texas Capital”) announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell BankDirect Capital Finance, LLC (“BankDirect”), its insurance premium finance subsidiary, to AFCO Credit Corporation (“AFCO”), an indirect wholly‑owned subsidiary of Truist Financial Corp. (“Truist”), in an all‑cash transaction for a purchase price of approximately $3.4 billion. This transaction represents the divestiture of the entire business unit including the equity interests of BankDirect and the associated loan balances held by Texas Capital Bank and no parent funding, deposits or capital will be transferred. Cravath is representing Texas Capital in connection with the transaction.

The Cravath team is led by partners Mark I. Greene, G.J. Ligelis Jr. and Bethany A. Pfalzgraf and includes associates Maria Ricaurte, Connor F. O’Neill and Caroline B. Bowman on corporate matters; partners Andrew J. Pitts and George E. Zobitz and associate Carol S. Lin on financing matters; partner Ronald E. Creamer Jr. and associate Sonia Katharani‑Khan on tax matters; partner Eric W. Hilfers and associates Tiffany B. Wong and Brendon J. Rivard on executive compensation and benefits matters; partner Sasha Rosenthal‑Larrea and associate Kathryn‑Ann Stamm on intellectual property matters; foreign associate attorney Stijn de Jong on regulatory matters; partner Matthew Morreale on environmental matters; of counsel Kimberley S. Drexler on corporate governance matters; senior attorney Will C. Giles and associate Caroline B. Shinkle on bank regulatory matters; and senior attorney Joyce Law and practice area attorney Lauren Piechocki on real estate matters.

Related Practices & Industries

  • Corporate
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Financial Institutions Group (FIG)
  • Capital Markets
  • Banking and Credit
  • Tax
  • Executive Compensation and Benefits
  • IP and Strategic Tech Transactions
  • Antitrust
  • Environmental
  • Corporate Governance and Board Advisory
  • Financial Services and Insurance

People

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Mark I. Greene
Title
Corporate
Title
Partner
Email
mgreene@cravath.com
Phone
+1-212-474-1150
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    Education

    • J.D., 1993, University of Pennsylvania Law School
    • B.A., 1989, Cornell University

    Admitted In

    • New York
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    G.J. Ligelis Jr.
    Title
    Corporate
    Title
    Partner
    Email
    gligelisjr@cravath.com
    Phone
    +1-212-474-1892
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      Education

      • J.D., 2009, Harvard Law School
        cum laude
      • A.B., 2006, Princeton University
        Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude

      Admitted In

      • New York
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      Bethany A. Pfalzgraf
      Title
      Corporate
      Title
      Partner
      Email
      bpfalzgraf@cravath.com
      Phone
      +1-212-474-1728
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        Education

        • J.D., 2014, Columbia Law School
          Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
        • B.A., 2010, Boston College
          College of Arts and Sciences Honors Program, cum laude

        Admitted In

        • New York
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        Andrew J. Pitts
        Title
        Corporate
        Title
        Partner
        Email
        apitts@cravath.com
        Phone
        +1-212-474-1620
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          Education

          • M.B.A., 1995, Boston University
            with High Honors
          • J.D., 1994, Boston University School of Law
            summa cum laude
          • B.A., 1988, Trinity College

          Admitted In

          • New York
          Name
          George E. Zobitz
          Title
          Corporate
          Title
          Partner
          Email
          jzobitz@cravath.com
          Phone
          +1-212-474-1996
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            Education

            • J.D., 1995, New York University School of Law
              with Honors, cum laude
            • B.A., 1991, Franklin & Marshall College

            Admitted In

            • New York
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            Ron Creamer
            Title
            Tax
            Title
            Partner
            Email
            rcreamer@cravath.com
            Phone
            +1-212-474-1010
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              Education

              • M.P.P.M., 1991, Yale University
              • J.D., 1991, Yale Law School
              • A.B., 1987, Princeton University

              Admitted In

              • New York
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              Name
              Eric W. Hilfers
              Title
              Executive Compensation and Benefits
              Title
              Partner
              Email
              ehilfers@cravath.com
              Phone
              +1-212-474-1352
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                Education

                • J.D., 1998, University of Chicago Law School
                  with Honors
                • A.B., 1995, Princeton University

                Admitted In

                • New York
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                Sasha Rosenthal-Larrea
                Title
                Corporate
                Title
                Partner
                Email
                srosenthal-larrea@cravath.com
                Phone
                +1-212-474-1967
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                  Education

                  • J.D., 2010, Columbia Law School
                    Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
                  • A.B., 2007, Brown University

                  Admitted In

                  • New York
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                  Matthew Morreale
                  Title
                  Corporate
                  Title
                  Partner
                  Email
                  mmorreale@cravath.com
                  Phone
                  +1-212-474-1534
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                    Education

                    • J.D., 1997, Columbia Law School
                      Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
                    • M.S., 1994, University of Pennsylvania
                    • B.A., 1990, University of Pennsylvania
                    • B.A.S., 1990, University of Pennsylvania

                    Admitted In

                    • New York
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                    Kimberley S. Drexler
                    Title
                    Corporate
                    Title
                    Partner
                    Email
                    kdrexler@cravath.com
                    Phone
                    +1-212-474-1434
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                      Education

                      • J.D., 1997, Yale Law School
                        Coker Fellow
                      • B.A., 1993, University of Virginia
                        Highest Distinction, Echols Scholar, Phi Beta Kappa

                      Admitted In

                      • New York
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                      Name
                      Kathryn-Ann Stamm
                      Title
                      Corporate
                      Title
                      Of Counsel
                      Email
                      kstamm@cravath.com
                      Phone
                      +1-212-474-1979
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                        Education

                        • J.D., 2016, Cornell Law School
                        • LL.M., 2016, City University of Hong Kong
                        • Master II, 2016, University Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne
                        • Master I, 2013, University Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne
                        • LL.B., 2013, University Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne
                        • LL.B., 2013, King's College London
                          First Class Honors.

                        Admitted In

                        • New York
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                        Joyce Law
                        Title
                        Corporate
                        Title
                        Of Counsel
                        Email
                        jlaw@cravath.com
                        Phone
                        +1-212-474-1066
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                          Education

                          • J.D., 1997, Boston University School of Law
                          • B.Comm., 1994, University of Alberta
                            Distinction

                          Admitted In

                          • New York
                          Name
                          Lauren Piechocki
                          Title
                          Corporate
                          Title
                          Practice Area Attorney
                          Email
                          lpiechocki@cravath.com
                          Phone
                          +1-212-474-1875
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                            Education

                            • J.D., 2012, Hofstra University School of Law
                            • B.A., 2005, Syracuse University
                              Dean's Scholar Maxwell Citizen Education Conference Scholar, cum laude

                            Admitted In

                            • New York

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