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Amerant Bancorp Inc.

AMTBNYSECompleted

Formerly Mercantil Bank Holding Corp

Spin-offSpun off from MSF

The two companies

Parent
MSF
↓ spun off ↓

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Sector
Financials
Industry
National Commercial Banks
Exchange
NYSE
State of incorporation
FL
Record date
April 2, 2018
Distribution date
Ratio
1:1
Parent sector
Form
10-12B/A
Filed
August 2, 2018

Financials — parent vs spin-off

SEC XBRL · latest year
MSF

No XBRL financials available.

Amerant Bancorp Inc.FY25
Revenue
Operating income
Net income
$52M
Total assets
$9.78B
Equity
$939M

Latest reported figures from each company's own SEC filings — the parent after the separation and the spin-off as a standalone. Full multi-year history on each company hub.

Spin-off signals

score 0/4 favorable · factors, not advice
  • Leverage (liabilities/assets)90%

    A heavy debt load loaded onto the spin-off is a known risk; a clean balance sheet is favorable.

  • Tax-basis reportNone found

    A Form 8937 (basis allocation) accompanies tax-free §355 spin-offs — favorable for taxable holders.

  • Insider buying (post-spin)None recorded

    Officers/directors buying their own newly independent shares (Form 4) has historically preceded outperformance.

  • Time since spin-off7.8 years

    Studies find the spin-off return premium concentrates in roughly the first one to three years.

Factors the spin-off research literature (Greenblatt; Cusatis-Miles-Woolridge; Desai-Jain) associates with outcomes — computed from this company's own SEC filings, shown as factors, not a recommendation. The premium is debated and not guaranteed. How we compute these ↗

Filings & documents

Every entry traces to SEC EDGAR. The Information Statement is the primary source; the links below open the full filing and each company's complete filing history.