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SVB Collapse Exposes More Vulnerabilities Among Recent IPOs

  • Less mature firms face challenges finding a new lender
  • IPOs were already embattled as higher rates weigh on growth

People line up outside the Silicon Valley Bank headquarters in Santa Clara, California.

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Recent IPOs are facing fresh scrutiny from investors concerned about the collapse of SVB Financial Group, which was a leading bank for startups.

“They’re all scrambling to find a new lender,” said Erik Gordon, professor at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. “For a lot of the companies that are smaller and unknown, they are going to have to get a new bank comfortable with them as a client — a client that may have negative cash flow is not usually the most desirable.”