Together, the three layers of connective tissue that protect the  brain and spinal cord are called the cerebral meninges. The three  layers of the meninges are the pia materâ¦, arachnoid mater, and dura  mater. Making the world better, one answer at a time.
BMO buys U.S. bank for $4.1 billion. Bank of Montreal is taking a bigger stake in the U.S. banking industry with the acquisition of Marshall & Ilsley Corp., a stock deal that could signal a new wave of takeovers in the U.S. regional banking industry. Bank of Montreal CEO Bill Downe.
BB&T completed the acquisition of Coastal Financial Corporation of Myrtle Beach, S.C., in 2007. BB&T announced it would purchase the personal and business deposits of Haven Trust Bank of Atlanta in an FDIC-assisted deal in December 2008.