Company News

SANTA CLARA, CA - January 7, 2002 - Silicon Valley Bancshares (the "Company"), parent company of Silicon Valley Bank (the "Bank"), today announced the appointment of Lauren Friedman as its Chief Financial Officer. In making the announcement, Silicon Valley Bank President and CEO Kenneth P. Wilcox sa...

SANTA CLARA, CA - January 7, 2002 - Silicon Valley Bank (the "Bank"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Silicon Valley Bancshares, today announced the appointment of Jane Lodato as the Head of Marketing. Ms. Lodato will assume a newly created position that reflects the Bank's commitment to branding and c...

Chicago location enables Bank to serve clients more effectivelyCHICAGO - December 20, 2001 - Silicon Valley Bank (the "Bank"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Silicon Valley Bancshares, today announced the opening of its new downtown Chicago office at 230 West Monroe, Suite 720. The new location will b...

New credit facility better suited to Verso's business objectivesATLANTA, Georgia (December 19, 2001) - Verso Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq NMS: VRSO), an integrated switching solutions company that is adapting cost savings of IP networks to the unique requirements of voice, today announced that it...

Food Donations Will Support Local Food Banks Throughout The United StatesSanta Clara, CA - December 10, 2001 - Silicon Valley Bank collected the equivalent of 87 tons of food in just five days during its Annual National Holiday Food Drive Challenge benefiting the Second Harvest Food Bank and other l...

SANTA CLARA, CA - November 19, 2001 - Silicon Valley Bank (the "Bank"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Silicon Valley Bancshares, announced today the opening of its South Bay Division's satellite office in Fremont, California at 39141 Civic Center Drive, Suite 220.The new office will su...

SANTA CLARA, CA - November 16, 2001 - Jim Hori, senior relationship manager in Silicon Valley Bank's South Bay Division, and Shamini Dhana, director of the Bank's International Venture Capital Group, will both be participating in panels at siliconindia's upcoming Annual Conference on November 16 &am...

LAS VEGAS - November 12, 2001 -Todd Parsons, division manager of Silicon Valley Bank's Online Business Services, will participate in a panel discussion at the COMDEX Fall 2001 conference on November 13 in Las Vegas. The panel is called "Lessons Learned from B2B-Focused Companies." Discussion will fo...

BOSTON - Silicon Valley Bank (the "Bank"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Silicon Valley Bancshares, will co-sponsor MASS Opportunities: A Biotechnology Investment Conference - the third annual Investor Conference hosted by the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council (MBC). The conference ...

SANTA CLARA, CA -- October 29, 2001 -- Silicon Valley Bank (the "Bank"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Silicon Valley Bancshares, today announced that through its alliance with Tokyo-based Aozora Bank, it has facilitated $2.8 million in financing for Genus Japan, Inc.The Genus Japan financing is the ...