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Nutter Represents Keefe Bruyette & Woods, Piper Sandler, and Brean Capital in Columbia Financial’s $1.7 Billion Subscription and Firm Commitment Offering
Print PDFNutter served as legal counsel to Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. (KBW), A Stifel Company, as agent and lead-left bookrunner, Piper Sandler & Co., as co-book running manager, and Brean Capital LLC, as co-manager, in connection with the $1.7 billion subscription and firm commitment offering of Columbia Financial, Inc. (Nasdaq Global Select Market: CLBK). The offering was completed on July 20, 2026 simultaneously with Columbia’s second-step conversion and its merger with Northfield Bancorp, Inc. The Nutter team was led by Michael Krebs and Kate Henry, and included Jinal Sharma, Alexis Yamin, Jack Lowy, and Dan Hartman. Read more about the transaction.
Columbia is a Maryland corporation and the stock holding company for Columbia Bank, a federally chartered savings bank headquartered in Fair Lawn, New Jersey. Columbia Bank operates over 100 full-service banking offices and offers traditional financial services to consumers and businesses in its market area. As of July 28, 2026, Columbia had a market capitalization of approximately $2.95 billion.
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