PILLAR+AUGHT ADVISES PNC FIG ADVISORY IN $20.5 MILLION SENIOR DEBT ISSUANCE

Pillar+Aught advised PNC FIG Advisory, part of PNC Capital Markets LLC, in its role as exclusive placement agent for Cogent Bancorp, Inc., holding company for Cogent Bank, in connection with the successful completion of a $20.5 million private placement of fixed rate senior notes to certain qualified institutional buyers and institutional accredited investors.  Co-founder Ken Rollins led the Pillar+Aught team.