(L to R) Bradley Houser and William Sherman

Holland & Knight and Alston & Bird advised on the sale of Palm Beach Community Bank to Seacoast Banking Corp.

Holland & Knight represented Palm Beach Community Bank, and Alston & Bird represented Seacoast and its wholly owned subsidiary, Seacoast National Bank, which purchased Palm Beach Community Bank for about $71.6 million in cash and stock.

Each share of Palm Beach Community Bank common stock was converted into the right to receive 0.924 of a share of Seacoast common stock and $6.26 in cash—a total value of $28.57 per share of Palm Beach Community Bank common stock.

Palm Beach Community Bank, which maintains four branches in Palm Beach County and was organized in 2008, had about $320 million in assets, $265 million in deposits and $270 million in loans, according to Seacoast.

Palm Beach Community Bank was represented by Holland & Knight partners Bradley Houser in Miami and Bill Sherman in Fort Lauderdale, along with associates Gabriela Botifoll in Miami and Kevin Hall in Fort Lauderdale.

Seacoast's counsel consisted of Alston & Bird partner Randolph Moore III, senior attorney Sarah McElroy and associate John Gerl—all based out of Atlanta.

(L to R) Bradley Houser and William Sherman

Holland & Knight and Alston & Bird advised on the sale of Palm Beach Community Bank to Seacoast Banking Corp.

Holland & Knight represented Palm Beach Community Bank, and Alston & Bird represented Seacoast and its wholly owned subsidiary, Seacoast National Bank, which purchased Palm Beach Community Bank for about $71.6 million in cash and stock.

Each share of Palm Beach Community Bank common stock was converted into the right to receive 0.924 of a share of Seacoast common stock and $6.26 in cash—a total value of $28.57 per share of Palm Beach Community Bank common stock.

Palm Beach Community Bank, which maintains four branches in Palm Beach County and was organized in 2008, had about $320 million in assets, $265 million in deposits and $270 million in loans, according to Seacoast.

Palm Beach Community Bank was represented by Holland & Knight partners Bradley Houser in Miami and Bill Sherman in Fort Lauderdale, along with associates Gabriela Botifoll in Miami and Kevin Hall in Fort Lauderdale.

Seacoast's counsel consisted of Alston & Bird partner Randolph Moore III, senior attorney Sarah McElroy and associate John Gerl—all based out of Atlanta.