Luse Gorman is Legal Counsel to ESSA Bancorp, Inc. in its Proposed Merger with CNB Financial Corporation

January 14, 2025

On January 9, 2025, ESSA Bancorp, Inc., Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, announced the signing of a merger agreement with CNB Financial Corporation, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, pursuant to which ESSA Bancorp will merge with and into CNB Financial Corporation in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $214 million. ESSA Bancorp President and CEO Gary Olson, ESSA Bancorp Chairman Robert C. Selig, Jr. and ESSA Bancorp Director Daniel J. Henning will join the CNB Financial Corporation board of directors following the merger.

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Luse Gorman is Legal Counsel to Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. in its Merger of Equals with Brookline Bancorp, Inc.

December 17, 2024

On December 16, 2024, Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc., the holding company for Berkshire Bank, and Brookline Bancorp, Inc., the holding company for Brookline Bank, Bank Rhode Island and PCSB Bank, announced their agreement to enter into a merger of equals, with Berkshire Hills Bancorp and Brookline Bank as the surviving entities. The all-stock transaction is valued at approximately $1.1 billion.

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