Recent Representative Transactions

Bank Formations

• Mission Community Bank, N.A.
• Southwest Community Bank
• California United Bank
• First Vietnamese American Bank
• Rancho Bernardo Community Bank
• Southland Business Bank
• Ramona National Bank
• Pacific Commerce Bank, N.A.
• Discovery Bank

Bank Holding Company Formations

• VIB Corp
• Community West Bancshares
• California Financial Group
• Pacific Coast Bankers
• Bancshares
• Southwest Community Bancorp

Securities Offerings (Issuers)

• $35.0 million - California United Bank
• $22.4 million - Trust Preferred Securities - VIB Corp
• $4.0 million - Brentwood Bank of California
• $5.2 million - Valley Independent Bank
• $2.9 million - Discovery Bank
• $5.0 million - Southwest Community Bank

Securities Offerings (Underwriters)

• Hoefer & Arnett - Wilshire State Bank ($7.5 million)
• Torrey Pines Securities - Las Vegas Business Bank ($3.1 million)
• Western Financial Corp - Valley de Oro Bank ($4.7 million)
• Western Financial Corp - Cuyamaca Bank, N.A. ($3.0 million)

Mergers and Acquisitions

• Fremont Thrift & Loan branch office, Hemet, California, acquired by Valley Independent Bank
• Los Robles Bancorp acquisition by Pacific Capital Bancorp
• First Valley National Bank merger with Valencia Bank and Trust
• Kings River State Bank acquisition by VIB Corp
• High Desert National Bank merger with Business Bank of California
• Golden Pacific Bank acquisition by individuals
• Brentwood Bank of California branch office, Malibu, California, acquired by First Bank, California
• Israel Discount Bank of New York branch offices, Ridgecrest and Mammoth Lakes, California, acquired by Mojave Desert Bank, N.A.
• Bank of Stockdale acquisition by VIB Corp
• Central California Bank acquisition by Western Sierra Bancorp
• VIB Corp acquisition by Rabobank