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Park Sutton Advisors represents Peapack-Gladstone Bank on its acquisition of Quadrant Capital Management

New York, NY – September 14, 2017 – Park Sutton Advisors, LLC (“Park Sutton Advisors”) is pleased to have served as financial advisor to Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select Market: PGC), the parent company of Peapack-Gladstone Bank, on its pending acquisition of Quadrant Capital Management, LLC, a boutique wealth management firm based in Fairfield, NJ, with over $400 million in assets under management. Terms were not disclosed and the acquisition, independent of transaction costs, is expected to be accretive to PGC earnings in the first year.

“Quadrant and Peapack-Gladstone Bank are both committed to helping clients manage their wealth, plan for the future, navigate risk and provide for future generations,” said John P. Babcock, President of Private Wealth Management at Peapack-Gladstone Bank.  He continued, “Quadrant has a high-quality team of professionals with a deep understanding of the investment management and financial planning processes.  Fundamentally our philosophies are the same, and we are excited to be able to attract this team of professionals to be part of Peapack-Gladstone Bank’s growing wealth management organization.”

“We are delighted to join forces with Peapack-Gladstone Bank.  This combination enhances Quadrant’s ability to meet client needs through access to trust and banking services while assuring our clients of long term continuity in the management of their financial affairs,” said both Jeff Fisher and Jim Kearney from Quadrant.

The private wealth management division of Peapack-Gladstone Bank is one of the largest trust companies and asset managers in New Jersey, with approximately $4.7 billion of assets under management and administration at August 31, 2017.

About Park Sutton Advisors

Park Sutton Advisors is a leading investment banking boutique specializing in the financial services industry. The senior team of Park Sutton Advisors share over 50 years of aggregate experience and have worked in many facets of the financial services industry, including investment banking, asset management and mutual funds, and funds evaluation. Advisory services encompass mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, strategic alliances, joint ventures, valuations, fairness opinions, succession planning, expert witness testimony, and other strategic consulting projects. Our clients consist of traditional and alternative asset managers, wealth managers, broker-dealers, fund administrators, and other related financial services businesses.

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