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Business · Week of Oct 26, 2026

Bank margins widen as cash takeovers pile up: the week in business

Regional banks reported higher third-quarter earnings on wider margins, while Surgery Partners, High Liner Foods and Logan Energy agreed to all-cash sales.

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Three regional lenders reporting on Oct. 26 pointed to net interest margin gains as a driver of quarterly results. HBT Financial says its tax-equivalent margin rose 2 basis points to 4.40%, Bank of Marin Bancorp cites higher loan yields and lower deposit costs, and MainStreet Bancshares reports a 3.55% margin, also up two basis points. MainStreet paired that with a $1.9 million provision for credit losses tied to commercial real estate, a sector its chief executive says the bank is managing through "with eyes wide open." Easterly Government Properties, a REIT, reported lease renewals and debt reductions.

The week's other thread was cash takeovers. HealthSpan Partners agreed to acquire Surgery Partners at an enterprise value of approximately $5.7 billion, Ovintiv agreed to buy Logan Energy for approximately $890 million (C$1.26 billion) including expected net debt, and High Liner Foods agreed to be acquired by Umios for C$27.00 per share. iQSTEL announced a smaller debt financing tied to its Ultranet telecom platform.

  1. HBT Financial, Inc.

    HBT FINANCIAL, INC. ANNOUNCES

    HBT Financial reported third-quarter 2026 net income of $31.4 million, or $0.86 diluted earnings per share, up from $27.8 million in the second quarter and $19.8 million a year earlier. The company says its tax-equivalent net interest margin rose 2 basis points to 4.40% as maturing fixed-rate loans repriced higher and securities cash flows were reinvested at higher rates.

  2. Bank of Marin Bancorp

    Bank of Marin Bancorp

    Bank of Marin Bancorp reported third-quarter 2026 net income of $9.9 million, or $0.62 diluted earnings per share, compared with $9.2 million in the prior quarter and $7.5 million a year earlier. The company attributes the gains largely to net interest margin expansion from higher loan yields and reduced deposit costs, alongside loan growth that included a loan pool purchase.

  3. Easterly Government Properties, Inc.

    EASTERLY GOVERNMENT PROPERTIES

    Easterly Government Properties reported third-quarter net income of $5.7 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, and Core FFO of $38.0 million, or $0.78 per share. The REIT says it used $6.4 million to extinguish a mortgage note, removed the SOFR credit spread adjustment from two credit facilities, renewed USCIS - Lincoln on a new 15-year lease and received full repayment of the $35.6 million Bedford construction loan.

  4. MainStreet Bancshares, Inc.

    MainStreet Bancshares, Inc.

    MainStreet Bancshares reported third-quarter net income of $3.6 million, or $0.43 per common share, with net interest income rising to $18.8 million for a fourth consecutive quarterly increase. The bank added a $1.9 million provision for credit losses, which it says reduced earnings per share by $0.21, as it works through nonperforming assets in commercial real estate.

  5. High Liner Foods Incorporated

    High Liner Foods Enters into Agreement to Be Acquired by Umios for C$27.00 per Share in Cash

    High Liner Foods agreed to be acquired by Umios for C$27.00 per share in cash. The company says the fully financed offer carries a substantial premium and that the combination pairs Umios' global sourcing with High Liner Foods' processing operations and brands in North America.

  6. Surgery Partners, Inc.

    HealthSpan Partners to Acquire Surgery Partners, Establishing a Leading Outpatient Surgical Care Platform

    HealthSpan Partners, an affiliate of Bon Secours Mercy Health, agreed to acquire Surgery Partners in an all-cash deal valued at an enterprise value of approximately $5.7 billion, with shareholders other than Bain Capital affiliates receiving $23.50 per share. Bain Capital affiliates will roll over their shares and remain a significant partner, and the companies say the deal will create one of the country's largest outpatient surgical care platforms.

  7. Ovintiv Inc.

    Ovintiv Inc.

    Ovintiv agreed to acquire Logan Energy in an all-cash transaction valuing Logan at approximately $890 million (C$1.26 billion) including expected net debt at closing. Ovintiv says the deal adds approximately 420 net oil well locations, about 266,000 net acres in the Montney oil window and current production of approximately 20 MBOE/d near its existing operations.

  8. iQSTEL

    IQST - IQSTEL Closes Two-Year Non-Convertible Financing for Ultranet, a Profitable $131 Million-Revenue West African Telecom Platform Expected to Make IQSTEL Cash-Flow Positive on a Consolidated Basis

    iQSTEL closed up to $3 million in two-year senior secured, non-convertible promissory notes for Ultranet, a West African telecom platform. The company says Ultranet generated $130.9 million in 2025 revenue, up 30%, with $5.0 million in EBITDA and $4.6 million in net income, and that it expects the business to make iQSTEL cash-flow positive on a consolidated basis.

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