SVB Financial set to offload VC unit to Pinegrove affiliate

SVB Financial set to offload VC unit to Pinegrove affiliate
Brookfield and Sequoia Capital are backing the buyers.
MAY 03, 2024

SVB Financial Group, the former parent company of Silicon Valley Bank, said it reached a deal to sell its venture capital unit to a newly created affiliate of Pinegrove Capital Partners. 

The transaction will involve a combination of cash and “other economic consideration” and is subject to bankruptcy court and regulatory approval, according to a statement. The buyer is backed by capital from Brookfield Asset Management and Sequoia Heritage. 

The unit — called SVB Capital — is among the most valuable assets to emerge from Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse last year. SVB Financial had earlier explored selling the venture capital unit, which its advisers valued at as much as $572 million, according to court papers filed in January.  

Earlier this year, SVB Financial and a crucial bloc of senior bondholders agreed to a deal centered on forming a new company that would hold valuable assets like SVB Capital and tax attributes potentially worth billions of dollars, the court papers showed.

Latest News

Buried in today's jobs report: Wall Street's own backyard is shrinking
Buried in today's jobs report: Wall Street's own backyard is shrinking

The numbers show a worrying trend – should we be concerned?

Ex-broker at center of alleged NFL player investment scam dies at 24
Ex-broker at center of alleged NFL player investment scam dies at 24

Authorities investigate the death of Mohamed Coulibaly weeks after a Barron's report detailed his alleged fraud targeting ex-NFL players.

Advisor moves: LPL OSJ Private Advisor Group draws $300M Cetera team
Advisor moves: LPL OSJ Private Advisor Group draws $300M Cetera team

Also, Kestra welcomes an experienced $240 million Hightower Advisor, while $38 billion indie RIA Oxford Financial adds a managing director to its Grand Rapids, Michigan office.

Ex-UBS advisor owes firm $5.6 million in bonus loan dispute
Ex-UBS advisor owes firm $5.6 million in bonus loan dispute

UBS wins clawback of bonus money from advisor recruited from First Republic.

Carlyle swoops in as new Prime Capital backer valuing firm at $1.8 billion
Carlyle swoops in as new Prime Capital backer valuing firm at $1.8 billion

Abry Partners exits after three years as the wealth manager expands family office and tax advisory services.

SPONSORED Direct indexing webinar targets tax-loss harvesting amid market swings

Northern Trust’s Ken Lassner shows advisors how to convert volatility into after-tax portfolio gains

SPONSORED Who builds the income when the pension disappears?

Dan Biagini of American Equity says the steady decline of pensions, longer lifespans and a reset in interest rates are rewriting how advisors build retirement income