Gregory Becker – CEO, President & Director Raising money was top challenge for startup executives “The environment for our clients remains healthy, although, not without its challenges. Raising money was the top challenge identified by startup executives in our recent … Continued
SVB Financial’s (SIVB) CEO Greg Becker on Q4 2016 Results 2017 will be a year of liquidity for VC investments “As we look into 2017, we believe there are a lot of reasons to be positive. We are optimistic that … Continued
SVB Financial Group’s (SIVB) CEO Greg Becker on Q3 2016 Results Markets are healthy, record breaking year for capital raising “Overall, the markets for us and our clients are healthy, despite some lingering impact from the VC market recalibration in … Continued
SVB Financial’s (SIVB) CEO Greg Becker on Q2 2016 Results VC fundraising was lower in Q2 but still strong “Closer to the innovation space, the venture capital and technology markets remain mixed in Q2 although there were some bright spots. … Continued
SVB Financial’s (SIVB) CEO Greg Becker on Q1 2016 Results We believe that VC markets are experiencing a healthy shift “In the simplest terms, we believe the VC markets are experiencing a healthy shift, one that comes with near term … Continued
Greg Becker Expect another strong year ” We expect another year of strong growth in loans and fee income as well as continued solid credit quality. This expectation of course assumes no material change in the business environment for our … Continued
Assuming no rate rises through 2016 “Given the unusual level of uncertainty over whether the rate increases will actually materialize in 2016, we believe that it’s prudent at this time to assume no market interest rate increases between now and … Continued
Highest quarter of VC investment since 2000 “The innovation markets remained strong in the second quarter saw continued robust investment in exit activity. Venture capitalist invested $17.5 billion in nearly 1,200 deals, a 30% increase in terms of dollars and … Continued
This post is part of a series of posts called “Company Notes.” These posts contain quotes and exhibits from earnings calls, conference presentations, analyst days and SEC filings. Full transcripts can be found at Seeking Alpha Grew loans by 23%! … Continued
This post is part of a series of posts called “Company Notes.” These posts contain quotes and exhibits from earnings calls, conference presentations, analyst days and SEC filings. Full transcripts can be found at Seeking Alpha Valuations admittedly reflect high … Continued