Acquisition History / Huntington Bancshares / FirstMerit Corporation
Huntington Bancshares Acquires FirstMerit Corporation
Announced January 2016 — $3.40B
What happened
FirstMerit Corporation was a company, acquired by Huntington Bancshares for $3.4 billion.
- Acquirer
- Huntington Bancshares
- Target
- FirstMerit Corporation
- Announced
- January 2016
- Price
- $3.40B
- Buyer type
- Strategic acquirer
- Status
- Closed
By the numbers
Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition
When did Huntington Bancshares acquire FirstMerit Corporation?
Huntington Bancshares acquired FirstMerit Corporation on January 2016. This was Huntington Bancshares's 4th publicly tracked acquisition out of 7 we have on record.
How much did Huntington Bancshares pay for FirstMerit Corporation?
Huntington Bancshares paid $3.40B for FirstMerit Corporation.
What does FirstMerit Corporation do?
FirstMerit Corporation was a company, acquired by Huntington Bancshares for $3.4 billion.
More Huntington Bancshares acquisitions
Cadence Bank
$7.40B · 2026
Veritex Community Bank
$1.90B · 2025
TCF Financial Corporation
$6B · 2021
Sky Financial Group
$3.60B · 2007
Unizan Financial Corporation
$587M · 2006