Capital Access

This article in CFO.com explains why commercial banks have to diversify their risks, boost profit margins, and innovate in their legacy businesses.

Self-funding capital needs by aggressively managing cash and front-loading revenues — thereby removing the need for outside equity capital — is an attractive way to finance a business’s growth.

Continued Rebound: Trends in Life Science M&A" examines merger and acquisition trends for private, venture capital-backed biotech and medical device companies. The analysis of the data shows positive momentum in life science exits, positioning life science as an attractive investment opportunity now and in the future.

Understanding why and how banks arrive at their answers will greatly improve a company's chances of success when seeking a loan. Despite how attractive a borrower or transaction is, external macro and internal micro considerations can, and do, have an impact on bankers' decisions.

Selling internationally can tie up large amounts of capital, but there are ways to minimize the impact...

Leverage can be a powerful tool, but optimizing its application requires some calculus of cost versus benefit. Adding term debt or a revolving credit facility can lift a transaction size or working-capital liquidity beyond what precious equity capital can achieve alone. Finding that perfect, simple leverage tool is critical to a company's growth and future success. So, how can a CFO make the best decisions about debt for the business?

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This guide is designed to outline the common techniques of export financing and to provide our SVB Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) clients with an overview of the services we provide for our clients selling overseas.

At a recent event hosted by Silicon Valley Bank, microfinance innovator Grameen America’s CEO Steve Vogel announced plans to open a Silicon Valley branch of his organization ...

If your growing company is anticipating a important milestone on the horizon, such as an acquisition or a significant capital investment, you may benefit from a certain kind of syndicated loan.