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Ohio-based Fifth Third Bancorp agreed to buy Chicago's MB Financial Inc. for $4.7 billion.
Based on the most recent closing price, the deal values MB Financial at a 24 percent premium.
MB Financial reportedly has $20 billion in assets.
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