Investar revisits bank purchase it terminated during pandemic's early days.

M&A January 25, 2021 Investar Holding in Baton Rouge, La., has agreed for a second time to buy Cheaha Financial Group in Oxford, Ala. Investar originally agreed to buy Cheaha in December 2019, but the deal was terminated six months later because of the unpredictable market conditions tied to the coronavirus pandemic. [Extracted from the article]

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