© 2016 The Texas Lawbook.
By Brooks Igo
(July 14) – Bracewell recently announced it bolstered its financial institutions practice by adding Annette Tripp as a partner in Houston.
Tripp, who lateraled over from Thompson & Knight, says she was attracted to the “ample experience” and reputation of the Bracewell financial institutions team.
“Joining Bracewell gave me the chance to wed my practice to a premier financial institutions group that has been working with Texas banks for over 40 years,” she said. “Bracewell has been #1 in both bank M&A and bank IPOs in the Southwest Region for the past 5 years [according to data by SNL Financial].”
Tripp, a University of Houston Law Center graduate, focuses her practice on representing financial institutions in regulatory matters and mergers and acquisitions. She has recently expanded her practice in the FinTech arena after advising on two mergers and acquisitions and one regulatory engagement.
“FinTech companies have been fast growing and are producing pioneering solutions to a consumer’s financial needs,” she said. “These matters provided first-hand experience with the intersection of FinTech entrepreneurs and the banking space.”
As FinTech companies continue to reshape the financial industry, Tripp expects greater compliance expectations from regulators.
Tripp says her team is fielding inquiries from buyers seeking to increase market share and from potential sellers that are tied up by the increased regulatory costs. She points to the recent Independent Bank Group subordinated debt offering in which Bracewell served as underwriter’s counsel as an example of a number of stronger financial institutions that have had a handful of capital markets offerings to support growth.
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