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First Citizens Bank (NASDAQ:FCNCA) and Merlo America LLC have announced a new vendor finance agreement to provide leasing and lending solutions for Merlo's construction and agricultural equipment customers. Merlo America, the North American subsidiary of Italy-based Merlo S.p.A, is known for producing telehandlers and machinery for agricultural, tree care, industrial, and construction applications.

Through this partnership, First Citizens Bank Equipment Finance will offer financing options to help Merlo customers acquire equipment for their business operations. The agreement leverages First Citizens Bank's Equipment Finance group's capabilities, including their sales coverage model, technology platforms, and structuring expertise.

Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a First Citizens Bank division, and Setpoint have provided UpEquity with a significant warehouse facility worth up to $200 million in financing capacity. The facility is expected to support $1 billion in originations over the next two years. UpEquity, an Austin-based mortgage technology company, offers innovative 'buy before you sell' solutions for homebuyers and has demonstrated impressive growth, with revenue tripling annually since October 2023. The company plans to maintain this growth trajectory through expanded partnerships with mortgage lenders, real estate brokers, and home builders. The new facility strengthens UpEquity's ability to provide seamless home transition services while marking an expansion of their existing relationship with Setpoint, which began in 2023.

Soltage, a leading independent power producer, has secured a $260 million construction and term debt financing facility to support its 2+ GW solar and storage project pipeline across the United States. The innovative financing structure includes revolving construction loan, tax equity bridge loan, and term loan facility, led by National Bank of Canada and First Citizens Bank (FCNCA), with BankUnited, Cadence Bank, and Siemens Financial Services as joint arrangers. The facility will enable the construction of 250 megawatts of distributed solar and storage projects. This financing demonstrates Soltage's ability to secure significant capital for clean energy infrastructure development and strengthens its position in delivering renewable energy solutions nationwide.

Silicon Valley Bank's latest report reveals a 47% year-over-year increase in venture capital investment in frontier technology, driven by AI computing demands, defense innovations, and industrial automation growth. Hardware-focused VC funds received 33% of fundraising dollars, marking a 10-year high. Defense and aerospace VC investment reached $4 billion in 2024 and is projected to hit $12 billion by 2025. The report highlights that over 50% of frontier tech unicorns have secured funding in the past two years. Notable trends include increased investment in AI compute infrastructure and industrial robotics, with defense technology VC investment surpassing DARPA's annual budget since 2019, indicating a significant shift in defense innovation funding patterns.

First Citizens BancShares (FCNCA) reported Q1 2025 earnings with net income of $483 million, down from $700 million in Q4 2024. Net income available to common stockholders was $468 million ($34.47 per share), compared to $685 million ($49.21 per share) in the previous quarter.

Key financial metrics include:

• Net interest income: $1.66 billion, down $46 million from Q4
• Net interest margin: 3.26%, decreased from 3.32%
• Total loans: $141.36 billion, up 3.3% annualized
• Deposits: $159.33 billion, increased 10.7% annualized
• Share repurchases: $613 million (302,683 shares)

The bank maintained strong capital ratios with estimated total risk-based capital at 15.23% and completed issuance of $500 million senior unsecured notes and $750 million subordinated notes.

First Citizens BancShares (Nasdaq: FCNCA) has announced its dividend distributions for Q2 2025. The company declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $1.95 per share for both Class A and Class B common stock. Additionally, three preferred stock dividends were announced:

- Series A (5.375% non-cumulative perpetual): $13.4375 per share ($0.335938 per depositary share)
- Series B (fixed-to-floating rate non-cumulative perpetual): $21.56925 per share
- Series C (5.625% non-cumulative perpetual): $0.351563 per share

All dividends will be paid on June 16, 2025, to shareholders of record as of May 30, 2025.

Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has released its Future of Climate Tech 2025 Report, revealing six consecutive months of growth in US climate tech investments. The sector is outperforming overall VC with a 9% higher internal rate of return (IRR) in the 2020-2024 fund vintage.

Key findings show that 57% of US VC-backed climate tech companies need to raise capital in the next year, while valuations are recovering from 2023 lows. Series B and C+ rounds hit decade highs of $30M and $60M respectively in 2024. Clean energy deals reached an all-time high with 382 deals totaling over $7B in 2024, marking a 15% year-over-year increase.

The report highlights improved profit margins, particularly in software companies, which showed 30% higher profit margins than hardware companies for those with over $50M in revenue. M&A activity has returned to 2020 levels, with financial buyers increasing their share of transactions from 15% to 40% between mid-2023 and early 2024.

First Citizens BancShares (NASDAQ: FCNCA) has scheduled its 2025 first quarter earnings release and conference call for Thursday, April 24, 2025. The financial results will be released before U.S. markets open, followed by a conference call and webcast at 9 a.m. Eastern time.

Participants can pre-register for the webcast through the provided link, while those joining by phone can dial 1-833-470-1428 (North America) or 1-929-526-1599 (other locations) using access code 627829. The investor presentation and webcast link will be available on the company's investor relations website, with a replay accessible after the event.

Venture capital investment in women's health startups reached a record $2.6 billion in 2024, marking a 55% increase from 2023. When including funding for related diseases affecting women disproportionately, total investment rose to $10.7 billion.

Key trends highlighted in SVB's 2025 Innovation in Women's Health Report include:

• Healthtech solutions investment dropped from 54% (2021) to 38% (2024)
• Biopharma investment increased from 12% (2021) to 34% (2024)
• Seed and Series A deals represented 70% of women's health investments in 2024
• Precision medical startups received $3.6 billion in VC funding, up from $1.4 billion in 2023

While exits remain challenging in the sector, recent IPOs and M&A activity suggest potential breakthrough opportunities in the broader healthcare market.