Law Firm Brower Piven Announces Investigation of CapitalSource, Inc. Proposed Merger

STEVENSON, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The securities litigation firm of Brower Piven, A Professional Corporation, has commenced an investigation into possible breaches of fiduciary duty to current shareholders of CapitalSource, Inc. (“CapitalSource” or the “Company”) (NYSE: CSE) and other violations of state law by the board of directors of CapitalSource relating to the proposed merger of the Company with PacWest Bancorp. The firm’s investigation seeks to determine, among other things, whether the board of directors of CapitalSource breached their fiduciary duties by failing to maximize shareholder value.