December 31, 2025 – Pillar+Aught advised The Kafafian Group, Inc., a Pennsylvania-based bank consulting group with an emphasis on strategic planning, performance measurement, and operations consulting, in its strategic acquisition by Wolf & Company, P.C., a nationally recognized accounting and consulting firm. Co-founder Ken Rollins led the Pillar+Aught team, which included Angela McGowan and Hannah […]

BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. and COXSACKIE, N.Y. , Sept. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Ballston Spa Bancorp, Inc. (OTCPK: BSPA), holding company for Ballston Spa National Bank (collectively “BSNB”), and NBC Bancorp, Inc. (OTCPK: NCXS), holding company for The National Bank of Coxsackie (collectively “NBC”), today jointly announced a strategic merger of equals whereby the banks will combine […]

Pillar+Aught co-founder and principal, Kate Deringer Sallie, was recently selected by her peers for inclusion in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® in the fields of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law. Best Lawyers has been regarded by lawyers and the public for more than 40 years as the most […]

Citizens & Northern Corp. announced it will acquire Susquehanna Community Financial Inc. in an all-stock deal valued at $44.3 million, a move that will significantly expand the bank’s presence in central Pennsylvania. Under the terms of the agreement, unanimously approved by both companies’ boards, Susquehanna Community Financial (OTCPK: SQCF) will merge into Citizens & Northern […]

HARRISBURG, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc. (“Mid Penn”) (NASDAQ: MPB) today announced that its acquisition of William Penn Bancorporation (“William Penn”) was completed after the close of business on April 30, 2025. In connection with the holding company merger, William Penn’s banking subsidiary, William Penn Bank, has been merged with and into Mid Penn’s subsidiary […]

February 21, 2025 – Pillar+Aught advised Core Business Solutions, Inc. as legal counsel in connection with its recent acquisition by LRQA.  Co-founder Kevin Gold led the Pillar+Aught team along with Angela McGowan, Jeff Kaylor and Hannah Pasco.

December 6, 2024 – Pillar+Aught advised Performance Trust Capital Partners in its role as exclusive placement agent for Victory Bancorp, Inc., holding company for The Victory Bank, in connection with the successful completion of a $4.65 million private placement of fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes.  Co-founder Ken Rollins led the Pillar+Aught team.

Pillar+Aught is proud to be selected in the 2025 Best Law Firms®, ranked by Best Lawyers®. The firm was recognized as being in the top tier of Harrisburg firms in the area of “Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law.” Best Law Firms rankings celebrate firms that have consistently demonstrated excellence in […]

MID PENN BANCORP, INC. ANNOUNCES PRICING OF $70 MILLION OFFERING OF COMMON STOCK HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA (November 1, 2024) – Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: MPB) (“Mid Penn” or the “Company”) today announced the pricing of its public offering of 2,375,000 shares of its common stock (the “common stock”), at a price to the public of […]

MID PENN BANCORP, INC. TO ACQUIRE WILLIAM PENN BANCORPORATION HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA (November 1, 2024) – Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: MPB) (“Mid Penn”) and William Penn Bancorporation (“William Penn”) (NASDAQ: WMPN) jointly announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement and plan of merger, pursuant to which William Penn will merge with and […]