Pacific Western Bank Acquires Civic Financial Services from Wedgewood

Banc of California and PacWest Bancorp to Combine in All-Stock Merger with $400M Investment from Warburg Pincus and Centerbridge

July 25, 2023

Financial Services

Banc of California and PacWest Bancorp have signed a definitive agreement to combine in an all‑stock merger under which PacWest will merge into Banc of California. Concurrent with closing, affiliates of Warburg Pincus and Centerbridge will invest $400 million of newly issued equity to support balance‑sheet repositioning and scale the combined California-focused business bank.

WesBanco Acquires Premier Financial Corp

May 21, 2025

Financial Services

WesBanco, Inc. completed its acquisition of Premier Financial Corp., resulting in the merger of Premier Bank into WesBanco’s banking subsidiary. The deal expands WesBanco’s regional footprint across nine states and transitions approximately 400,000 consumer and 50,000 business relationships to WesBanco branding and operations.

PDL Community Bancorp Acquires Mortgage World Bankers

June 3, 2020

Financial Services

PDL Community Bancorp (the holding company for Ponce Bank) received regulatory approval from the New York State Department of Financial Services to acquire 100% of Mortgage World Bankers, a mortgage banking firm headquartered in Astoria, New York. The deal is intended to expand Ponce Bank's mortgage origination capacity, offer competitive consumer mortgage products and provide a channel to the secondary mortgage markets; it was expected to close on or about July 1, 2020.

Civista Bancshares Acquires Vision Financial Group

September 30, 2022

Financial Services

Civista Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: CIVB) signed a definitive agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of Pittsburgh-based Vision Financial Group, Inc., a privately held equipment leasing and finance company founded in 1991. Vision Financial Group will become a subsidiary of Civista Bank and continue operating under its name, with management and employees remaining in place; the deal consideration includes cash, Civista common stock and potential earn-out stock payments.

Bluejay Capital Partners Acquires Pacific West

December 22, 2021

Transportation

Bluejay Capital Partners has completed the acquisition of Pacific West, LLC, a Salt Lake City–based niche rail and industrial services firm. The transaction was financed with unitranche debt and an equity co-investment from Southfield Mezzanine; terms were not disclosed and Pacific West COO Dustin Hall retains a meaningful ownership stake. Bluejay intends to expand Pacific West's service offerings and geographic reach across the western United States.

Columbia Banking System to Acquire Pacific Premier Bancorp

September 2, 2025

Financial Services

Columbia Banking System, Inc. (Columbia) entered into a definitive all-stock merger agreement to acquire Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. Columbia will receive Pacific Premier in a stock-for-stock exchange (0.9150 Columbia shares for each Pacific Premier share). The transaction received required regulatory approvals and was later reported as closed as of August 31, 2025.