Buckley Sandler Advises EverBank on Acquisition of MetLife Bank's Warehouse Finance Business

On February 9, EverBank announced it had reached an agreement to acquire MetLife Bank's Warehouse Finance business. The acquisition, which is expected to close in the first half of 2012, will leverage EverBank's residential lending expertise and increase EverBank's assets by approximately $400 million. The acquisition has been approved by both parties' boards of directors and remains subject to regulatory approvals. EverBank is being advised by the law firms of Alston & Bird LLP and BuckleySandler LLP and the investment banking firm of Goldman, Sachs & Co.