Jan 16 (Reuters) - Firstsun Capital Bancorp:

* FIRSTSUN CAPITAL BANCORP AND HOMESTREET, INC. ANNOUNCE TRANSFORMATIONAL STRATEGIC MERGER AND $175 MILLION EQUITY RAISE

* HOMESTREET INC: HOMESTREET SHAREHOLDERS WILL RECEIVE 0.4345 OF A SHARE OF FIRSTSUN COMMON STOCK FOR EACH SHARE OF HOMESTREET COMMON STOCK

* HOMESTREET INC: PROPOSED DEAL FOR $14.75 PER SHARE

* HOMESTREET INC - DEAL RESULTS IN 30%+ ACCRETION TO FSUN'S 2025 ESTIMATED EPS

* HOMESTREET: MOLLIE HALE CARTER, EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF FIRSTSUN, & NEAL ARNOLD, CEO OF FIRSTSUN, WILL RETAIN CURRENT ROLES AT COMBINED CO

* HOMESTREET: MARK MASON, EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT & CEO OF HOMESTREET, WILL SERVE AS EXECUTIVE VICE CHAIRMAN AT COMBINED CO

* HOMESTREET INC - THREE CURRENT HOMESTREET DIRECTORS, INCLUSIVE OF MASON, WILL JOIN COMBINED COMPANY BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT CLOSING

* HOMESTREET- IN EQUITY CAPITAL RAISE TRANSACTION, FIRSTSUN WILL SELL ABOUT 2.46 MILLION SHARES OF ITS COMMON STOCK AT $32.50 PER SHARE AT DEAL ANNOUNCEMENT

* HOMESTREET INC -IN EQUITY CAPITAL RAISE TRANSACTION, FIRSTSUN WILL SELL ABOUT 2.92 MILLION SHARES OF ITS COMMON STOCK AT $32.50 PER SHARE AT DEAL CLOSING

* HOMESTREET INC - COMBINED ENTITY IS EXPECTED TO BE LISTED ON NASDAQ UPON CLOSING Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: