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Activist Investor Shocks Wall Street: $10.9B Comerica Sale Sparks Bank M&A Boom

Activist Investor Shocks Wall Street: $10.9B Comerica Sale Sparks Bank M&A Boom

Activist Investors Target Underperforming Banks Until recently, regional banks drew little activist attention. That changed when HoldCo Asset Management loudly challenged Comerica’s board. In July 2025 HoldCo issued a report warning that Comerica and other midsize banks had underperformed due to poor management decisions ts2.tech ts2.tech. Within weeks, Comerica’s management began formally exploring strategic options, leading to the Fifth Third deal. HoldCo’s founders Vik Ghei and Misha Zaitzeff explained that many regional bank CEOs were overpaid and under-delivering – and they vowed to “shame” boards into action (via proxy fights if necessary) intellectia.ai ts2.tech. After Comerica, HoldCo moved on: it
31 October 2025
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Comerica’s Mega Merger Shock: Why CMA Stock Skyrocketed as Fifth Third’s $10.9 Billion Deal Reshaped Regional Banking

Fifth Third’s $10.9 B Comerica Takeover Shakes Up Banking – Will Comerica Park Get a New Name?

A $10.9 B Deal to Create a Top-10 Bank Fifth Third Bancorp, based in Cincinnati, agreed to acquire Comerica Inc. of Dallas in an all-stock transaction valued at $10.9 billion reuters.com. The merger will form the nation’s ninth-largest bank by assets, a financial giant with approximately $288 billion in total assets and a deep footprint across multiple regions reuters.com ts2.tech. Under the deal terms announced October 6, each Comerica share will be exchanged for 1.8663 shares of Fifth Third stock ir.53.com. At Fifth Third’s pre-announcement share price, that equates to $82.88 per Comerica share, representing about a 20% premium over Comerica’s recent average
6 October 2025
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Comerica’s Mega Merger Shock: Why CMA Stock Skyrocketed as Fifth Third’s $10.9 Billion Deal Reshaped Regional Banking

Comerica’s Mega Merger Shock: Why CMA Stock Skyrocketed as Fifth Third’s $10.9 Billion Deal Reshaped Regional Banking

Current Stock Performance & Market Reaction The announcement of Fifth Third Bancorp’s planned acquisition of Comerica sent CMA stock soaring. On 6 October 2025, Comerica’s investor‑relations website showed the stock opening near $81.00 and trading around $79.62–$80.56, up 9–14 % from the previous close investor.comerica.com. MarketWatch reported that CMA shares rallied 15.1 % to $81.20, a three‑year high, while Fifth Third’s shares dipped 0.3 % morningstar.com. The initial spike reflected the generous 20 % premium offered by Fifth Third and expectations that the combined bank would command more market share. Investors also reacted to a brighter regulatory outlook. Reuters noted that U.S. regulators have streamlined bank‑merger
6 October 2025
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