Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a division of First Citizens Bank serving companies throughout the innovation economy, has partnered with Forge Securities LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Forge Global Holdings. Forge is a leading provider of marketplace infrastructure, data services, technology, and investment solutions for the private market. The new referral partnership will provide Silicon Valley Bank clients with Forge’s private liquidity solutions to manage their cap table, diversify their investor bases and help retain employees. 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. 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.