Houston's Prosperity Bancshares has been on a merger tear in the past 18 months, announcing seven deals including one on Monday. But the latest - an agreement worth nearly $380 million to buy First Victoria National Bank - has been brewing for years. Dan Bass, managing director of investment banking with Performance Trust, called Prosperity one of the "darlings" of the banking industry right now because of its ability to negotiate deals at a good price and successfully integrate companies. "They are a machine. They are striking while the iron is hot and doing a number of transactions," Bass said of Prosperity. "This is not the biggest deal they have done, but it is a sizable deal. They are starting to see bigger deals now and those move the needle more. They are getting larger quickly."
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Prosperity Bancshares stays in a buying mood
July 01, 2013
