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Independent Bank Corp to acquire Meridian Bancorp, Inc.

Announced Apr 28, 2021 · Closed Nov 12, 2021

Deal value$1.15B
Premium—To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA—
ConsiderationAll stock$21.74 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
Independent Bank Corp (INDB)
Target
Meridian Bancorp, Inc.
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
$21.74
Enterprise value
—
Status
Closed Nov 12, 2021

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$44.1M · 3.8%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
—
Go-shop
No-shop
Financing
—

Advisors

To the acquirer
Stifel
To the target
Raymond James

Sector context · Financials

Comparable deals
25 in the prior 24 months
Premium
Sector median 48.0%
EV / Adj. EBITDA
Sector median 21.5x
Break fee
3.8% vs. 3.7% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedApr 28, 2021
  2. Proxy filedJun 22, 2021
  3. Definitive proxyJun 22, 2021
  4. Shareholder voteAug 5, 2021
  5. ClosedNov 12, 2021
Sources
  • 8-K · Apr 28, 2021

Adj. EBITDA is operating income + D&A + impairment, restructuring, deal costs and stock compensation, less any large gain on a sale, last twelve months, from the target's filings. Calculated by Castle, so it can differ from a bank's adjusted figure.

Prepared with Castle from public SEC EDGAR filings. Figures are extracted automatically; verify against the source documents. Not investment advice.