PacWest sells $3.5 billion loan portfolio to PE firm Ares

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The loans were sold to funds managed by Ares’ alternative credit arm, the private equity firm said on Monday, adding that Barclays (LON:BARC) provided the funding.

Over the past month, Los Angeles-based PacWest has also sold its real estate lending unit and a huge chunk of its real estate loans.

PacWest, along with other regional lenders, seems to have recovered its poise after a tense few weeks in the aftermath of the collapse of three U.S. banks. Shares of the bank rose 4.4% at $7.55 in premarket trading and were up nearly 5% over the past month.