First Merchants Corp. Closes On Level One Bank Acquisition

The Indiana-based lender First Merchants Bank acquired Level One Bank in November. The acquisition has cleared its legal hurdles, and First Merchants Corp.  closed on the $323.5 million purchase. The full integration of Level One into First Merchants is expected later this year. The combined bank is one of the 10 largest banks operating in Michigan. Patrick Fehring, Level One CEO, is expected to retire after the completion of the merger, but will join First Merchants’ board of directors next month. The combined bank will have 126 banking offices in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and Illinois.