Mergers & Acquisitions.

• Position: Announcements - MB Financial Inc. acquires First National Bank of Lincolnwood; First Republic Bank acquires Starbuck, Tisdale & Associates - Brief Article

MB Financial Inc. of Chicago has acquired First National Bank of Lincolnwood, Ill, and its parent company, First Lincolnwood Corp., pending regulatory and shareholder approval.

First Republic Bank of San Francisco acquired Starbuck, Tisdale & Associates, a Santa Barbara investment management firm, which...