John Adams is a featured speaker at conferences throughout the country for both state and national organizations. See John at one of these upcoming conferences. For more information, contact Amy Seiford at aseiford@smslp.com or 512-703-1595.
February 2025
SWGSB Assemblies for Bank Directors
Date: February 13-16, 2025
Location: Palm Springs, CA
Session Title: State of Banking
Speaker: John Adams, Principal & Head of Investment Banking, Sheshunoff & Co. Investment Banking
March 2025
CEO Affiliation- Park City, UT
Date: March 10-12, 2025
Location: Stein Eriksen Lodge, Park City, UT
Session Title: Industry and Bank Pricing Trends
Speaker: John Adams, Principal & Head of Investment Banking, Sheshunoff & Co. Investment Banking
Session Description:
The banking industry confronts an uncertain year with regards to interest rates and possible regulatory changes post-election. Net interest margin expansion will be paramount as banks work to decrease their deposit costs. A long-awaited rebound in bank stocks in late 2024 lost steam in early 2025 but could still lead to improved bank M&A prices, as well as increased deal volume, reversing the trends seen since 2023 which began with a few high-profile bank failures in March of that year. To better inform banks as they plan strategically for the future, we will study the current trends in bank performance and valuation levels for bank stocks and M&A transactions after a period of historically weak M&A volume and pricing in 2023 and 2024.
In this session we will:
- Evaluate community bank performance trends including loan and deposit growth, NIM changes
- Analyze asset quality, both lagging and forward indicators, for signs of change
- Examine publicly-traded bank stocks and AOCI bond losses and the likely implications for M&A pricing and activity
- Discuss the outlook for bank M&A from the perspective of both buyers and sellers
- Consider what to expect from bank stocks and M&A in 2025
CEO Affiliation- Scottsdale, AZ
Date: March 24-26, 2025
Location: The Phoenician, Scottsdale, AZ
Session Title: Industry and Bank Pricing Trends
Speaker: John Adams, Principal & Head of Investment Banking, Sheshunoff & Co. Investment Banking
Session Description:
The banking industry confronts an uncertain year with regards to interest rates and possible regulatory changes post-election. Net interest margin expansion will be paramount as banks work to decrease their deposit costs. A long-awaited rebound in bank stocks in late 2024 lost steam in early 2025 but could still lead to improved bank M&A prices, as well as increased deal volume, reversing the trends seen since 2023 which began with a few high-profile bank failures in March of that year. To better inform banks as they plan strategically for the future, we will study the current trends in bank performance and valuation levels for bank stocks and M&A transactions after a period of historically weak M&A volume and pricing in 2023 and 2024.
In this session we will:
- Evaluate community bank performance trends including loan and deposit growth, NIM changes
- Analyze asset quality, both lagging and forward indicators, for signs of change
- Examine publicly-traded bank stocks and AOCI bond losses and the likely implications for M&A pricing and activity
- Discuss the outlook for bank M&A from the perspective of both buyers and sellers
- Consider what to expect from bank stocks and M&A in 2025
April 2025
CEO Affiliation- Kiawah Island, SC
Date: April 14-16, 2025
Location: The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island, Kiawah Island, SC
Session Title: Industry and Bank Pricing Trends
Speaker: John Adams, Principal & Head of Investment Banking, Sheshunoff & Co. Investment Banking
Session Description:
The banking industry confronts an uncertain year with regards to interest rates and possible regulatory changes post-election. Net interest margin expansion will be paramount as banks work to decrease their deposit costs. A long-awaited rebound in bank stocks in late 2024 lost steam in early 2025 but could still lead to improved bank M&A prices, as well as increased deal volume, reversing the trends seen since 2023 which began with a few high-profile bank failures in March of that year. To better inform banks as they plan strategically for the future, we will study the current trends in bank performance and valuation levels for bank stocks and M&A transactions after a period of historically weak M&A volume and pricing in 2023 and 2024.
In this session we will:
- Evaluate community bank performance trends including loan and deposit growth, NIM changes
- Analyze asset quality, both lagging and forward indicators, for signs of change
- Examine publicly-traded bank stocks and AOCI bond losses and the likely implications for M&A pricing and activity
- Discuss the outlook for bank M&A from the perspective of both buyers and sellers
- Consider what to expect from bank stocks and M&A in 2025