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Press and Events

Square 1 Bank Announces Launch of Square 1 Asset Management

April 4, 2013 - Square 1 Bank, the premier banking partner to entrepreneurs and the venture capital community, today announced the launch of Square 1 Asset Management, a registered investment advisor.  A subsidiary of Square 1 Bank, the firm is a cash management solution designed exclusively for corporations and their institutional investors.  Read More

Square 1 Bank Names New Chief Credit Officer

October 15, 2012 - Square 1 Bank today announced the appointment of Diane Earle as its new Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer. In this role, Ms. Earle will lead Square 1's credit function, overseeing the Bank's credit risk management, credit approval and credit analysis functions, and ensuring the overall quality of the Bank's lending portfolio is maintained. She will also lead the Bank’s Asset Based Lending business.Read More

When Fund-Of-Funds for Venture Work

October 9, 2012 - Fund-of-funds have fallen out of favor in recent years due to strategic and structural issues.  Historically, fund-of-funds have focused too much on diversification, to the detriment of their performance.  With too much diversification, many have mimicked the average of their asset class of focus and, in venture capital, the average has struggled to justify the illiquidity over the last ten years.  Further, fund-of-funds charge an additional layer of management fees on top of those charged by their portfolio funds.  While these fees are gratuitous when performance merely achieves the asset class index, they are easily offset with outperformance of just 1% annualized above the index (analysis to follow).  Fund-of-funds also remain prudent for particular asset classes, including venture capital, and for particular investors, including those with either too low or too high a level of assets under management to diversify appropriately.Read More

Square 1 Financial Announces $20.6 Million Capital Raise

October 1, 2012 - Successful Capital Raise Reflects Square 1’s Strong PerformanceRead More

Adrian Wilson Appears on Carolina Business Review

July 20, 2012 - Adrian Wilson appears in the July 20th episode of the Carolina Business Review to discuss private equity’s role in the nation’s economy.Read More

Square 1 Ventures Adds Will McLean and Andreas Ritter to Investment Committee

April 18, 2011 - Square 1 Ventures, the private equity platform of Square 1 Bank, proudly announces the additions of Will McLean, Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of Northwestern University, and Andreas Ritter, past Private Equity Investment Manager for DUMAC (Duke University’s endowment), as independent members of the Square 1 Ventures Investment Committee.Read More