CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On April 5, 2019, Cambridge Bancorp (NASDAQ: CATC), the parent company of Cambridge Trust Company, announced that all regulatory approvals relating to the proposed merger between Cambridge Trust Company and Optima Bank & Trust Company have been received. The shareholders of Optima Bank & Trust Company approved the transaction at a special meeting held on March 14, 2019. The anticipated closing date of the merger is on April 17, 2019, effective at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, subject to closing conditions.
About Cambridge Bancorp
Cambridge Bancorp, the parent company of Cambridge Trust Company, is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Cambridge Trust Company is a 128-year-old Massachusetts chartered commercial bank with approximately $2.1 billion in assets and 10 Massachusetts locations in Cambridge, Boston, Belmont, Concord, Lexington, and Weston. Cambridge Trust Company is one of New England’s leaders in private banking and wealth management with $2.9 billion in client assets under management and administration. The Wealth Management group maintains offices in Boston, Massachusetts and Concord, Manchester, and Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Forward-looking Statements
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