Mercantile Bancorporation

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Mercantile Bancorporation was the largest bank holding company in Missouri when it was acquired by Firstar Corporation in 1999.[1]

The Mercantile Bank of St. Louis was founded in St. Louis, Missouri in 1850.

In 1996 its chief executive Thomas H. Jacobsen began a series of 24 acquisitions over three years pumping up its asset from $15.9 billion to $35.8 billion.[2] One of the biggest acquisitions was that of Mark Twain Bancshares in 1996. During the acquisition

At the time of its acquisition Mercantile was a $36 billion multi-bank holding company headquartered in St. Louis operating 500 locations in Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Illinois, Arkansas and Kentucky. Its individual components were[3]

  • Mercantile Bank, N.A., St. Louis, Missouri
  • Mercantile Bank, Overland Park, Kansas
  • Mercantile Bank of Arkansas, N.A.
  • Mercantile Bank Midwest in Iowa
  • Mercantile Bank of Kentucky
  • Mercantile Bank of Trenton in Missouri
  • Mercantile Bank of Illinois
  • Mercantile Trust Company, N.A. in St. Louis

[edit] References

  1. ^ profile in International Directory of Company Histories, Vol. 33. St. James Press, 2000 - via fundinguniverse.com
  2. ^ Mercantile Bancorporation, Long a Buyer, Will Be Bought - New York Times - February 23, 2008
  3. ^ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1999_July_28/ai_55286372 Firstar Corporation Shareholders Approve Merger With Mercantile Bancorporation, Inc Business Wire, July 28, 1999]