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M&A · Financials · National Commercial Banks

Banc of California, Inc. to acquire PacWest Bancorp

Announced Jul 25, 2023 · Closed Nov 30, 2023

Deal value$1.45B
Premium25.0%To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA—
ConsiderationAll stock$12.30 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
Banc of California, Inc. (BANC)
Target
PacWest Bancorp
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
$12.30
Enterprise value
—
Status
Closed Nov 30, 2023

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
—
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
—
Go-shop
No-shop
Financing
—

Advisors

To the acquirer
JPMorgan
To the target
Piper Sandler

Sector context · Financials

Comparable deals
65 in the prior 24 months
Premium
25.0% vs. 30.0% sector median
EV / Adj. EBITDA
Sector median 24.7x
Break fee
Sector median 3.0%

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedJul 25, 2023
  2. Proxy filedOct 23, 2023
  3. Definitive proxyOct 23, 2023
  4. Shareholder voteNov 22, 2023
  5. ClosedNov 30, 2023

Valuation · fairness opinions

Trading comparables$6.49$17.70
Trading comparables$17.28$18.58
Discounted cash flow$10.75$13.68
Discounted cash flow$11.58$16.17
Discounted cash flow$10.23$13.86
Offer $12.30

Implied value per PacWest Bancorp share by analysis · DCF discount rate 10%–12%.

Sources
  • 8-K (EX-99.1) · Jul 25, 2023
  • 8-K · Jul 31, 2023

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.