We advised the bank on numerous issues leading up to the sale of deposits and certain assets to Flagstar Bank by the FDIC

Davis Polk advised Signature Bridge Bank on various legal, regulatory and corporate governance matters related to its creation, operation and exit from bridge bank status. Substantially all of its deposits and certain of its assets were acquired by Flagstar Bank, a subsidiary of New York Community Bancorp, Inc., from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

The Davis Polk team was led by Margaret E. Tahyar, head of the firm’s financial institutions practice, and financial institutions partner Gabriel D. Rosenberg. The financial institutions team also included counsel Daniel E. Newman and associates Kirill Lebedev, Tyler X. Senackerib, Eric Wall, Mary Jane Dumankaya, Leon Jiang and Zachary T. Stone. The capital markets team included associate Rahul K. Patel. All members of the Davis Polk team are based in the New York office.

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