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One agreement is for $2 billion and the other is for $1.1 billion.

The right people. With the right products. At the right time.

Brybelly Holdings Inc. had that winning combination from the start. And like many businesses, it all started with a friendly connection and an idea.

Co-founders Jeff Smith and Knute Lentz first met at an accounting firm where they both worked.

“Knute and I had a lot in common. We would get together on the weekends and play cards,” Smith said.

They noticed other people were gathering to play cards at home, too – specifically,…

Acquisitions, and the rapid growth of Stifel Bank & Trust, are producing outsized gains in the bank’s loan portfolio.

A week after he was named in a civil lawsuit by the Securities and Exchange Commission, billionaire Phillip Frost, the CEO of Opko Health and a major donor to South Florida organizations, has issued a statement denying the allegations.

On Sept. 7, the SEC filed a complaint against Frost and nine other men, plus 10 companies, including Miami-based Opko (Nasdaq: OPK), accusing them of participating in a $27 million penny stock fraud. In a scheme allegedly orchestrated by Barry C. Honig of Boca Raton,…

The acquired company is headquartered in Allen, Texas and was founded in 1998.

A credit freeze makes it harder for criminals to use stolen information to open fraudulent new accounts, or borrow money, in your name. Here's how to do it.

The Fifth Third Foundation revealed Friday afternoon that it had given $1 million to help the victims of last week’s shooting at the downtown Cincinnati headquarters of Fifth Third Bank.

The foundation hopes to raise another $1 million through donations from residents of Greater Cincinnati, many of whom asked how they could help following the Sept. 6 shooting that killed three people and wounded two.

“We have been touched and strengthened by the community rallying around us, and we wanted…

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Two executives from Columbus have been selected to a national list of notable financial executives.

The Business Journals’ Influencers: Finance spotlights 100 executives who are having an impact on business being done in communities across the nation, including Jim Merkel of Rockbridge Capital and Mark Thresher of Nationwide Insurance.

These 100 executives represent both large, nationally known lenders as well as smaller, community based institutions. The group also includes entrepreneurial…