Silicon Valley Bank Partners with Forge to Provide Private Market Liquidity to Innovation Economy Clients through Forge Platform
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a division of First Citizens Bank (NYSE:FCNCA), has announced a strategic partnership with Forge Securities LLC, a subsidiary of Forge Global Holdings. The collaboration aims to provide SVB clients with enhanced access to private market liquidity solutions through Forge's platform.
The partnership offers key benefits including issuer-led structured liquidity events, controlled shareholder transactions, access to over 19,000 institutional investors, and private market transactions. This initiative addresses the growing trend of companies staying private longer and their increasing need for secondary market liquidity solutions.
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), una divisione di First Citizens Bank (NYSE:FCNCA), ha annunciato una partnership strategica con Forge Securities LLC, una filiale di Forge Global Holdings. La collaborazione mira a offrire ai clienti di SVB un accesso migliorato alle soluzioni di liquidità nei mercati privati tramite la piattaforma di Forge.
La partnership offre vantaggi chiave come eventi di liquidità strutturati guidati dagli emittenti, transazioni controllate tra azionisti, accesso a oltre 19.000 investitori istituzionali e operazioni nei mercati privati. Questa iniziativa risponde alla crescente tendenza delle aziende a rimanere private più a lungo e alla loro crescente necessità di soluzioni di liquidità nel mercato secondario.
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), una división de First Citizens Bank (NYSE:FCNCA), ha anunciado una alianza estratégica con Forge Securities LLC, una subsidiaria de Forge Global Holdings. La colaboración tiene como objetivo proporcionar a los clientes de SVB un acceso mejorado a soluciones de liquidez en mercados privados a través de la plataforma de Forge.
La alianza ofrece beneficios clave que incluyen eventos de liquidez estructurados liderados por emisores, transacciones controladas entre accionistas, acceso a más de 19,000 inversores institucionales y transacciones en mercados privados. Esta iniciativa responde a la creciente tendencia de las empresas a permanecer privadas por más tiempo y a su necesidad creciente de soluciones de liquidez en el mercado secundario.
실리콘밸리은행(SVB)은 First Citizens Bank(NYSE:FCNCA)의 한 부서로서, Forge Global Holdings의 자회사인 Forge Securities LLC와 전략적 파트너십을 발표했습니다. 이번 협력은 SVB 고객들에게 Forge의 플랫폼을 통해 사모 시장 유동성 솔루션에 대한 접근성을 강화하는 것을 목표로 합니다.
이 파트너십은 발행사 주도 구조화 유동성 이벤트, 통제된 주주 간 거래, 19,000명 이상의 기관 투자자 접근 및 사모 시장 거래 등 주요 혜택을 제공합니다. 이 이니셔티브는 기업들이 더 오래 비상장 상태를 유지하는 추세와 이들의 증가하는 2차 시장 유동성 솔루션 수요에 대응합니다.
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), une division de First Citizens Bank (NYSE:FCNCA), a annoncé un partenariat stratégique avec Forge Securities LLC, une filiale de Forge Global Holdings. Cette collaboration vise à offrir aux clients de SVB un meilleur accès aux solutions de liquidité sur les marchés privés via la plateforme de Forge.
Le partenariat offre des avantages clés tels que des événements de liquidité structurés pilotés par l'émetteur, des transactions contrôlées entre actionnaires, l'accès à plus de 19 000 investisseurs institutionnels et des transactions sur les marchés privés. Cette initiative répond à la tendance croissante des entreprises à rester privées plus longtemps et à leur besoin accru de solutions de liquidité sur le marché secondaire.
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), eine Division der First Citizens Bank (NYSE:FCNCA), hat eine strategische Partnerschaft mit Forge Securities LLC, einer Tochtergesellschaft von Forge Global Holdings, angekündigt. Die Zusammenarbeit zielt darauf ab, SVB-Kunden einen verbesserten Zugang zu Liquiditätslösungen im privaten Markt über die Plattform von Forge zu ermöglichen.
Die Partnerschaft bietet wichtige Vorteile, darunter strukturierte Liquiditätsereignisse, die vom Emittenten geleitet werden, kontrollierte Aktionärstransaktionen, Zugang zu über 19.000 institutionellen Investoren sowie Transaktionen auf dem privaten Markt. Diese Initiative reagiert auf den wachsenden Trend, dass Unternehmen länger privat bleiben und ihren steigenden Bedarf an Liquiditätslösungen im Sekundärmarkt.
- Access to over 19,000 institutional investors for private companies
- Enhanced liquidity options for employees, founders, and early investors
- Strategic expansion of services for SVB clients through Forge's platform
- New revenue stream potential through referral partnership
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SVB-Forge partnership creates new revenue opportunities and addresses critical private market liquidity needs for innovation economy companies.
This partnership between Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Forge represents a strategic evolution in how private market companies can manage liquidity challenges. With companies staying private longer than historical norms, the secondary market has become increasingly critical for employee retention, investor diversification, and capital management. The partnership addresses several market inefficiencies:
By providing SVB clients preferred access to Forge's platform, the bank is filling a significant gap in its service offerings without having to build this capability internally. For Forge, this creates a powerful distribution channel into SVB's extensive client base of innovation economy companies – precisely the demographic most likely to need secondary market solutions.
The mechanics of this partnership are particularly valuable in the current market environment. SVB clients gain access to Forge's network of 19,000+ institutional investors seeking private company exposure, creating potential new capital sources. Meanwhile, the structured liquidity events (tender offers, secondary sales) provide a controlled mechanism for managing cap tables and addressing employee liquidity needs without forcing companies into premature public offerings.
For shareholders at private companies – particularly employees with concentrated equity positions – this partnership creates meaningful diversification opportunities that have traditionally been difficult to access. For First Citizens Bank, this represents a value-added service enhancement that strengthens client relationships while potentially generating referral revenues with minimal capital commitment.
SVB clients will now have preferred access to Forge's services and solutions tailored for private market liquidity management
"As we continue to see companies staying private longer, the need for secondary market liquidity has become a key need for our client base," said Marc Cadieux, President of Silicon Valley Bank. "By introducing private companies to Forge's platform, we're creating more opportunities for our clients to access the capital they need to scale with confidence and offer their valued employees liquidity options."
Benefits of the Silicon Valley Bank and Forge partnership for companies and shareholders, include:
- Issuer-led structured liquidity events, including tender offers and secondary sales
- Controlled shareholder transactions for employees, founders, or early investors
- Access to 19K+institutional investors looking to invest in private companies
- Private market transactions via a trusted platform
"Demand for trusted, flexible liquidity solutions is growing—and this partnership is a powerful response to that demand," said Eric Thomassian, Executive Vice President of Private Company Relations at Forge. "Forge is proud to work with Silicon Valley Bank to offer their clients tailored capital solutions that support long-term company growth while meeting the liquidity needs of employees, investors, and founders. Together, we're unlocking new pathways to value creation in the private market."
Forge offers a trusted trading platform and proprietary data and insights to inform investment strategies, along with custody services to help companies, shareholders, institutions and accredited investors navigate and transact in the private market. The partnership offers Silicon Valley Bank clients, some of the world's most innovative companies and investors, access to Forge's secondary liquidity solutions at scale.
About Silicon Valley Bank
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a division of First Citizens Bank, is the bank of some of the world's most innovative companies and investors. SVB provides commercial banking to companies in the technology, life science and healthcare, private equity, and venture capital industries. SVB operates in centers of innovation throughout
About Forge
Forge (NYSE: FRGE) is a leading provider of marketplace infrastructure, data services and technology solutions for private market participants. Forge Securities LLC is a registered broker-dealer and a Member of FINRA that operates an alternative trading system.
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