Founded in 1985, First Republic Bank and its subsidiaries provide private banking, private business banking and private wealth management to individuals, families, businesses, nonprofits and foundations. First Republic clients work with a single relationship manager who coordinates a team of lending, deposit, investment management, trust and brokerage professionals. Preferred banking and wealth management offices are located in San Francisco, Palo Alto, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Newport Beach, San Diego, Portland (Ore.), Boston, Greenwich and New York City. Publicly traded under the NYSE stock symbol "FRC," First Republic is a component of the S&P Total Market Index, the Wilshire 5000 Total Market IndexSM, the Russell 1000®, Russell 3000® and Russell Global indices, and six Dow Jones indices. The Bank exceeds all of the current regulatory guidelines to be well-capitalized and is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) and an Equal Housing Lender

Founded in 1979, Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. is an SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm is the investment banking and brokerage arm of Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB). They provide investment products, underwriting, financial advisory services, mergers and acquisition advisory, brokerage services and financial advice. Deutsche Bank Securities focuses primarily on the consumer, energy, utilities, chemicals, financial institutions, financial sponsors, healthcare, hospitality, leisure, industrials, media, natural resources, real estate, technology and telecommunications sectors. The firm is a member of FINRA and the SIPC.

Silicon Valley Bank is the California bank subsidiary and the commercial banking operation of SVB Financial Group. Banking services are provided by Silicon Valley Bank, a member of the FDIC and the Federal Reserve System. SVB Private Bank is a division of Silicon Valley Bank. SVB Financial Group is also a member of the Federal Reserve System.