Driver Management Pushes Small-Bank M&A

Abbott Cooper’s new fund targets First United.

(Bigstock photo)

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A new hedge fund is on its first activist play in an overlooked sector: small-cap bank M&A.

Driver Management, launched by former investment banker Abbott Cooper in July, has been pressing First United of Oakland, Maryland to sell itself to another bank for months.

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