Atlanta –– Silicon Valley Bank, financial partner to technology and life science
companies of all sizes worldwide, recently closed a transaction to provide eVestment Alliance (eVestment) with $19
million in new credit facilities. eVestment, providers of the financial
industry's premier
institutional investment database and best-in-class technology solutions, will
use the new financing to further invest in its global expansion and product
development. In addition to the
financing, which is comprised of a considerable term loan and revolving line of
credit, Silicon Valley Bank will provide the Atlanta-based company with a full
suite of collection, disbursement and investment services.
"eVestment has
experienced incredible growth and industry attention in the past few years and
this new financing enables us to continue on that trajectory," said Tom
Williams, Chief Financial Officer of eVestment Alliance.
"Silicon Valley Bank stood out to us as a bank that took the time to
understand our business and our global expansion goals and provide us with the
right mix of financing. We look forward
to working with SVB now and in the future."
The financing
follows eVestment's consistently strong performance and recent introduction of
new products, including the release of its latest-generation, multi-currency
analytics platform and the launch of its institutional Asset Flows report and global
data offering. The company was also
recently named in Inc. Magazine's
annual list of America's
Fastest Growing Companies, The Inc. 5000, for the fourth consecutive year.
"We're
proud to enter into this new relationship with eVestment and provide them with
the financing they need to continue to serve the investment community with the
most comprehensive and timely global industry, investment manager and deal flow
data available," said Dale Kirkland, senior relationship manager with Silicon
Valley Bank in Atlanta. "Silicon Valley
Bank is focused on helping unique, entrepreneurial companies like eVestment,
achieve their goals. As the company
continues to grow, we'll be ready with the best solutions to help them
succeed."
Silicon
Valley Bank's experienced bankers offer a comprehensive suite of financing
solutions, treasury management, corporate investment and international banking
services to its clients worldwide.
About Silicon
Valley Bank
Silicon
Valley Bank provides commercial bankingservices
to emerging growth and mature companies in the technology, life science,
private equity and premium wine industries. Through its focus on specialized markets
and extensive knowledge of the people and business issues driving them, Silicon
Valley Bank provides a level of service and partnership that measurably impacts
its clients' success. Founded in 1983 and headquartered in Santa
Clara, Calif., the company serves
clients around the world through 27 U.S. offices
and five international operations. Silicon Valley Bank is a member of global
financial services firm SVB Financial Group (Nasdaq: SIVB), along with SVB
Analytics, SVB Capital, SVB Global and SVB Private Client Services. More information on the company can be found
at www.svb.com.
Banking services are provided by Silicon Valley
Bank, a member of the FDIC and the Federal Reserve System. SVB Financial Group
is also a member of the Federal Reserve System.
About eVestment Alliance
eVestment Alliance (eVestment) is an innovative,
web-based provider of comprehensive investment information and analytic
technology. With better data, true global coverage, more flexible analytics and
custom automation and delivery platforms, eVestment's robust tools enable
clients to conduct more thorough research, generate more insightful analysis,
and significantly improve their overall efficiency.
Through its online eVestment Global Database, eVestment captures the most
comprehensive dataset in the industry and distributes all information via its
fully web-based eVestment Analytics system, the platform which has set the
software standard for online manager comparisons, research, and competitive
intelligence. Drawing upon its extensive data management expertise, eVestment
also offers its powerful eVestment Exchange system to automate the
transformation and precise update of manager data to multiple databases and
address the industry's redundant data request problems. eVestment's recent launch of eVestment Asset
Flows represents the industry's first comprehensive source of high-end
institutional information on assets gained and lost among investment managers
and global asset classes.
Named "Most Influential Database" by FundFire
in 2009, ranked #1 in the Top 10 list of "Must Be In" databases by Money Management Letter and
iisearches in 2010, and recognized the last four consecutive years in the
Inc. 5000, eVestment is committed to providing unparalleled client service to
many of the world's foremost financial organizations, including leading
investment consultants, asset managers, plan sponsors and other diverse
financial clients. eVestment was founded
in 2000 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia with offices in London,
England and Sydney,
Australia and U.S.
regional sales offices in Boston, Seattle and Raleigh. More information on the company can be found
at www.evestment.com.