Porter White & Company is pleased to announce that Emma Begley has joined the firm as a Research Analyst/Financial Analyst. Emma supports the Investment Management division by researching academic literature in the areas of finance and economics, utilizing historical and… Read More >
PW&Co Completes Sale of Franklin Iron Works and Alabama Casting
Porter White & Company, a Birmingham-based investment bank, is pleased to announce that it has completed the sale of Franklin Iron Works, Inc. and Alabama Castings, LLC (collectively “Franklin Iron” or the “Company”) to Druid Capital Partners and Elyton Capital…. Read More >
Chloe’ Adkins Joins PWCO
Porter White & Company is pleased to announce that Chloe’ Adkins has joined the firm as an administrative assistant. In addition to welcoming clients, she manages schedules and electronic and physical files and handles special projects. Chloe’ is a recent… Read More >
Zac Venos Joins PWCO
Porter White & Company is pleased to announce that Zac Venos has joined the firm as a Financial Analyst primarily supporting the firm’s Investment Banking division. Zac assists the investment banking team through preparing financial analysis for mergers and acquisitions,… Read More >
PWCO Announces New Financial Analyst Hire
Ross Walker has joined the firm as a Financial Analyst primarily supporting the firm’s Investment Management practice. Ross assists the investment management team with analysis, portfolio management, and client services. Ross is a recent graduate of Wofford College where he… Read More >
PWCO Promotes Dana Crane to Office Manager
Dana Crane has been promoted to Office Manager. Dana joined the firm in 2008 as a receptionist/secretary and has steadily assumed additional responsibilities since then. In this position, she is responsible for overall general office operations, such as internal accounting,… Read More >
PWCO Announces Grace Weitkamp Achieves Certified Public Accountant License
Porter White & Company is pleased to announce that Grace Weitkamp has been awarded the CPA certificate and license after having passed the Uniform CPA Examination®. In addition to passing each of four parts of the exam, candidates in Alabama… Read More >
PWCO Promotes Brooks Blair to Vice President of Investment Management
Brooks Blair has been promoted to Vice President, Investment Management. Brooks joined the firm in February 2016 as a financial analyst. With this promotion, Brooks has assumed more responsibility with individual clients in addition to the firm’s 401k and institutional… Read More >
PWCO Promotes Michael Stone to Director of Investment Banking
Michael Stone has been promoted to Director, Investment Banking. Michael, who joined the firm in January 2011, is active in all investment banking activities including mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, valuation, municipal advisory, project finance, and strategic consulting. He has… Read More >
PW&Co Serves as Municipal Advisor to the City of Birmingham on Major Financing
Porter White & Company served as municipal advisor to the City of Birmingham on the City’s Tuesday, October 20 refunding of $179 million of general obligation debt, a substantial portion of the City’s outstanding debt to achieve significant interest savings…. Read More >
PW&Co Advises Birmingham Airport Authority on $102,130,000 Refunding
Porter White & Company (“PW&Co”), a Birmingham-based municipal advisor, is pleased to announce that it served as the municipal advisor to the Birmingham Airport Authority (the “Authority”) on the issuance of $102,130,000 Airport Revenue Bonds, Series 2020, dated July 9,… Read More >
Merger of BankFirst Capital Corporation and Traders & Farmers Bancshares Completed
On July 1, 2020 BankFirst Capital Corporation of Macon, MS and Traders & Farmers Bancshares, Inc. of Haleyville, AL announced the closing of their merger which combines two well-respected banking franchises and creates a $1.8 billion institution operating across Alabama… Read More >
Brooks Blair Awarded AIF® Designation
Porter White & Company (PW&Co) is pleased to announce that Brooks Blair has been awarded the Accredited Investment Fiduciary® (AIF®) designation from the Center for Fiduciary Studies®, the standards-setting body for Fi360. The AIF designation signifies specialized knowledge of fiduciary… Read More >
Mike Murphey Joins PW&Co
Porter, White & Company (PW&Co) is pleased to announce that Mike Murphey has joined the firm as Investment Banking Analyst primarily supporting PW&Co’s Community Banking practice. He assists the investment banking deal teams with analysis and project management. This includes… Read More >
First Southern State-Vantage Merger Complete
On October 31, 2019 First Bancshares of Stevenson, Inc. of Stevenson, AL (“FBS”) and Vantage Bancshares, Inc. of Albertville, AL announced the closing of their merger which combines two well-respected banking franchises and creates a $525 million institution. The company… Read More >
River Bank-Trinity Bank Merger Complete
On October 31, 2019 River Financial Corporation of Prattville, AL and Trinity Bancorp, Inc. of Dothan, AL announced the closing of their merger which combines two well-respected banking franchises and creates a $1.30 billion institution operating in three of Alabama’s… Read More >
CB&S Bank-PrimeSouth Bank Complete Merger
On July 31, 2019 CBS-Banc Corp. of Russellville, AL and PrimeSouth Bancshares, Inc. of Pike Road, AL announced the closing of their merger which combines two well-respected banking franchises and creates a $1.9 billion institution operating in three of Alabama’s… Read More >
PW&Co Advises First Southern State Bank in Acquisition
First Bancshares of Stevenson, Inc. of Stevenson, AL (“FBS”) and Vantage Bancshares, Inc. of Albertville, AL (“Vantage”) announced yesterday the signing of a definitive agreement under which FBS and Vantage will enter into a strategic merger to combine two well-respected… Read More >
