Beau Hurtig is a Minneapolis financial services regulation attorney with extensive experience in bank mergers and acquisitions and national trust bank formation and operations. Beau serves clients in the bank, financial institution, and Fintech sectors. His primary goal is to achieve his clients' business objectives through open communication, solid work ethic, and a practical approach.
Beau has experience handling mergers, acquisitions, and securities offerings in the heavily regulated bank and financial institutions sector. As general counsel at Discovery Benefits, Inc. (DBI), an affiliate of Bell Bank that administered third-party employee benefit plans for approximately 11,000 employers nationwide, Beau helped orchestrate the $425 million acquisition of DBI by Wex, Inc., a publicly traded, global Fintech company. During his time with Dayforce, a human capital management software provider, he obtained approval from the Office of the Comptroller of Currency to establish Dayforce National Trust Bank and interfaced with both C-Suite executives and regulators to oversee various regulatory matters, including anti-money laundering compliance, examinations, the creation and implementation of banking-as-a-service contracts, and other financial services licensing. In these roles, Beau acquired unique insight on client perspective and implementing actionable solutions. Beau was also in private practice for 13 years prior to joining DBI, where he facilitated dozens of bank mergers and acquisitions and advised on regulatory matters.
Professional Highlights
Recognition & Accomplishments
The Best Lawyers in America, Banking and Finance Law, 2016, 2017
Speaking Engagements
“A Look at the Community Bank M&A Landscape,” Bank Holding Company Association Seminar at Honey Creek Resort in Iowa, March 15, 2016
“Introduction to Legal Issues Affecting Bank Directors and Leadership,” Siouxland Bankers Association Meeting, January 19, 2016
“What Banks Need to Know about the M&A Market,” EideBailly Annual Bankers’ Seminar, October 29, 2015
Publications
“The 2002 Farm Bill: One Small Step for Family Farmers, One Giant Leap Towards Corporate Production in Iowa,” 29 J. Corp. L. 199 (2003)
September 2007 Contributing Author, Legal Link, Independent Community Bankers of Minnesota (2006-2009)
“Bank Secrecy Actions: Confidentiality Issues in the M&A Process,” BankBeat, March 1, 2016
Credentials
Education
University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 2004)
Iowa Journal of Corporate Law, Articles Editor
Iowa Journal of Corporate Law, Articles Editor
Grinnell College (B.A. 2001)
Admissions
Minnesota