Univest to Acquire Girard Partners

nivest Corporation of Pennsylvania UVSP, parent company of Univest Bank and Trust Co. and its insurance, investments and equipment financing subsidiaries, entered into an agreement today to acquire Girard Partners, Ltd., a registered investment advisory firm with more than $500 million in assets under management. Univest anticipates completion of the acquisition, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions, in January 2014. See full press release