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Silicon Valley Bank opens London branch
Mon, 11th Jun 2012 11:02
June 11 (Reuters) - SVB Financial Group's banking unit Silicon Valley Bank said it would open
The international expansion, which comes at a time when other lenders are closing branches and facing contracting margins, highlights the bank's strategy of focusing on the needs of entrepreneurs and the venture capital industry.
The bank, which has been offering financing solutions in the UK since 2004 through an affiliate, already counts chipmaker Icera, music service Shazam and venture capital firms Index Ventures and Balderton Capital among its clients in the UK.
The new branch will offer current and deposit accounts, loans, cash management services, trade finance and foreign exchange to startups in the country, Silicon Valley Bank said in a statement.
Silicon Valley Bank also has offices in Israel, India and is expected to open a joint venture bank in China with Shanghai Pundong Development Bank Co.
Shares of the bank closed at $56.75 on Friday on the Nasdaq.
(Reporting by Jochelle Mendonca in Bangalore; Editing by Supriya Kurane) Keywords: SIVB UKBRANCH/
(jochelle.mendonca@thomsonreuters.com; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 4135 5800; Reuters Messaging: jochelle.mendonca.reuters.com@reuters.net)
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its first international branch in London, as the lender looks to tap into the technology startup sector in the United Kingdom.
The international expansion, which comes at a time when other lenders are closing branches and facing contracting margins, highlights the bank's strategy of focusing on the needs of entrepreneurs and the venture capital industry.
The bank, which has been offering financing solutions in the UK since 2004 through an affiliate, already counts chipmaker Icera, music service Shazam and venture capital firms Index Ventures and Balderton Capital among its clients in the UK.
The new branch will offer current and deposit accounts, loans, cash management services, trade finance and foreign exchange to startups in the country, Silicon Valley Bank said in a statement.
Silicon Valley Bank also has offices in Israel, India and is expected to open a joint venture bank in China with Shanghai Pundong Development Bank Co.
Shares of the bank closed at $56.75 on Friday on the Nasdaq.
(Reporting by Jochelle Mendonca in Bangalore; Editing by Supriya Kurane) Keywords: SIVB UKBRANCH/
(jochelle.mendonca@thomsonreuters.com; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 4135 5800; Reuters Messaging: jochelle.mendonca.reuters.com@reuters.net)
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The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
