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A Beach Club Dinner and Jamie Dimon’s Touch: How PacWest Was Rescued

“This is one of those deals that kind of had to happen” even though high interest rates have largely kept a lid on bank mergers so far this year, said Al Dominick, a partner at the bank consultancy Cornerstone Advisors.