SVB Financial Group
3003 Tasman Drive
Santa Clara, California 95054
March 16, 2021
Via EDGAR
United States Securities and Exchange Commission,
Division of Corporation Finance,
100 F Street, N.E.,
Washington, D.C. 20549.
Attention: David Lin
| Re: | SVB Financial Group |
Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-253002) |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, SVB Financial Group hereby requests that the effective date of the above referenced Registration Statement on Form S-4, File No. 333-253002, as amended, be accelerated to 4:00 P.M. Eastern Time on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 or as soon thereafter as practicable.
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Please contact H. Rodgin Cohen of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP at (212) 558-3534 or by email at cohenhr@sullcrom.com or Jared M. Fishman at (212) 558-1689 or by email at fishmanj@sullcrom.com with any questions you may have. In addition, please notify Mr. Cohen or Mr. Fishman when this request for acceleration has been granted.
Very truly yours,
SVB Financial Group | ||||
| By: | /s/ GREG W. BECKER | |||
| Name: | Greg W. Becker | |||
| Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |||
| cc: | Daniel F. Duchovny |
(Securities and Exchange Commission)
H. Rodgin Cohen
Jared M. Fishman
(Sullivan & Cromwell LLP)
