Finance Monthly M&A Awards 2019 - Winners Edition

18 Legal Adviser to SunTrust Legal Adviser to SunTrust Legal Adviser to BB&T BB&T AND SUNTRUST MERGE $27.9BN USA MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS Banking INTRODUCTION BB&T Corporation and SunTrust Banks, Inc., announced Truist as the name for the combined company to be created through their merger of equals. Truist will be the sixth-largest U.S. bank holding company serving more than 10 million households in the U.S., with a leading presence in many of the most attractive, high- growth markets in the country. DEAL OF THE YEAR 2019 Financial Adviser to BB&T