Umpqua investors could net nearly $400M


Two private equity firms sold a combined $243 million of shares.

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Two private equity firms sold a combined $243 million of shares.

Thomas H. Lee Partners LP and Warburg Pincus each bought $171 million of shares of Spokane-based Sterling in 2010 as part of a critical deal to raise new capital. The shares converted to Umpqua Holdings Corp. stock when the Portland-based company purchased Sterling this year.

Now that the deal is done, the firms are exiting the investment.

Read more at Portland Business Journal




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