First Merchants Corporation and Level One Bancorp, Inc. Announce Signing of a Definitive Merger Agreement
MUNCIE, Ind. and FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Nov. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Merchants Corporation (NASDAQ:FRME) ("First Merchants") and Level One Bancorp, Inc., (NASDAQ:LEVL) today announced they have executed a definitive merger agreement by which Level One Bancorp, Inc. will merge with and into First Merchants Corporation in a stock and cash transaction currently valued at approximately $323.5 million. Upon completion of the merger, Level One Bank will merge with and into First Merchants Bank. Headquartered in Farmington Hills, Michigan, LEVL operates 16 banking center locations in the southeastern Michigan area. Since its founding in 2007, LEVL has grown to be one of the larges