July 26 (Reuters) - PacWest Bancorp's (PACW.O) shares rose nearly 38% in premarket trading on Wednesday, a day after smaller rival Banc of California (BANC.N) agreed to buy the lender for $1.1 billion in an all-stock deal.
Banc of California's shares jumped nearly 13% after the lender said it would pay 0.6569 share to PacWest stockholders for each share they own.
PacWest stock was trading at $10.47, higher than the offer price of $9.60 per share, per calculations based on Banc of California's closing price on Tuesday.
"The deal marks a structural transformation for BANC and accelerates its evolution, with a much improved profitability profile exiting 2024."
Private equity firms Warburg Pincus and Centerbridge Partners have agreed to invest $400 million in Banc of California's buyout deal.
Persons:
Raymond James, David Long, Long, Ares Management, PacWest, Omar Fahmy, Fahmy, Warburg Pincus, Niket Nishant, Manya, Shinjini
Organizations:
Reuters, PNC, Western Alliance, Warburg, Centerbridge Partners, Manya Saini, Thomson
Locations:
California, Banc, U.S, Los Angeles , California, Bengaluru