SVB Financial nears deal to sell VC arm, Scaramucci leading bidder – WSJ

SVB (Silicon Valley Bank) logo is seen in this illustration taken March 10, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Acquire Licensing RightsSept 15 (Reuters) – SVB Financial Group (SIVBQ.PK) is closing in on an agreement to sell its venture-capital and credit investment business SVB Capital in order to avoid bankruptcy, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.A duo of Anthony Scaramucci’s SkyBridge Capital and Atlas Merchant Capital, as well as San Francisco private-equity firm Vector Capital, are the two front-runners competing in the bidding process for SVB Capital, the report added.SVB Financial did not immediately …
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