周二盘前，哈里逊合众银行（Horizon Bancorp，股票代码：HBNC）股价大涨5.72%，投资者对该公司可能被收购的预期升温。
据报道，总部位于佛罗里达州的激进投资基金PL Capital周一晚间向哈里逊合众银行表示，他们对公司董事会和管理层失去了信心，并呼吁这家在美国中西部经营的银行应该出售。PL Capital在一份演示文稿中称："一场将永久性改变银行业格局的'并购浪潮'已经开始。这是哈里逊合众银行实现股东价值最大化和恢复被先前管理不善所破坏的价值的最佳机会。"
这一消息出现在近期银行业并购活动日益活跃的背景下。分析人士指出，由于需求被压抑，加上监管环境相对友好，银行业整合的时机已经成熟。激进投资者正在加大对地区性银行的并购压力，这可能会引发更多的银行业并购交易。投资者似乎认为，哈里逊合众银行可能成为这波并购浪潮中的潜在目标之一，推动了其股价的显著上涨。
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