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SVB FINANCIAL GROUP: M&A transaction — SVB Financial subsidiary sold $23.97B securities portfolio at $1.8B loss to Goldman Sachs on March 8
SVB FINANCIAL GROUP
- Silicon Valley Bank sold AFS securities with book value ~$23.97B for net proceeds ~$21.45B, incurring after-tax loss of ~$1.8B.
- Buyer: Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC; sale completed on March 8, 2023, prior to FDIC receivership.
- The sale reflects SVB's attempt to raise cash amid a deposit run that led to its collapse.
- Transaction occurred before the bank was closed by regulators on March 10, 2023.