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: While M&I successfully expanded into high-growth markets like Arizona, this same expansion into real estate markets during a downturn contributed to the company's eventual need for a merger.

: M&I shareholders received 0.1257 shares of BMO common stock for every share of M&I they owned. marshall and ilsley

: At its peak, it operated hundreds of offices across Wisconsin, Arizona, Florida, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, and Nevada. : While M&I successfully expanded into high-growth markets

: M&I was a pioneer in banking technology; its data processing arm was eventually spun off into the independent company Metavante in 2007. Final Information Statement/Prospectus - SEC.gov marshall and ilsley

: The bank was led by three generations of the Puelicher family; John "Jack" Puelicher was notably recognized for his conservative leadership from 1963 to 1992.