March 21 (Reuters) - Pacific Premier Bancorp Inc: * Pacific Premier Bancorp announces receipt of regulatory approvals for acquisition of Heritage Oaks Bancorp * Pacific Premier Bancorp announces receipt of regulatory approvals for acquisition of Heritage Oaks Bancorp * Pacific Premier Bancorp Inc - Pacific Premier expects that Heritage Oaks Acquisition will close late in Q1 or early in Q2 of 2017 Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:
California -based Heritage Oaks Bancorp has been granted regulatory approval for its acquisition of local competitor, Pacific Premier Bancorp . It is expected the deal will close in Q2 2017 or early in Q1 .