Holland & Knight Advises Southwestern Bancorp in Merger with Liberty Capital Bancshares

AUSTIN, Texas (March 10, 2025) – Holland & Knight advised Southwestern Bancorp Inc., the holding company for Texas Heritage Bank, in its merger with Liberty Capital Bancshares Inc., the holding company for Liberty Capital Bank, a community bank with $415 million in assets. The transaction closed on January 10.

The combined entity has $640 million in assets under management, which helps position it for further growth, larger loan capacity and competitive advantage.

Boerne, Texas-based Texas Heritage Bank is a community bank with $225 million in assets and locations in San Antonio, Boerne and Cross Plains, Texas, with 40 employees. The bank's origination dates to 1931 with the Citizens State Bank.

Holland & Knight Partner Bruce Toppin and Associate Claire Lydiard (M&A) led the firm's representation of Southwestern Bancorp.

Recently recognized as the Private Equity Law Firm of the Year by the Global M&A Network, Holland & Knight regularly ranks among the leading M&A and private equity law firms in reputable, benchmarking league tables published by Bloomberg, LSEG, Mergermarket, PitchBook and The Deal. Through the HK Deal Flow℠ program, Holland & Knight facilitates deal leads for clients and prospective clients by matching acquisition or capital raising opportunities with buyers and investors.