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Stifel Expands Venture Banking Team to Accelerate Growth in Life Sciences and Healthcare Sectors
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF) today announced a major expansion of its Venture Banking team, welcoming a new group of senior bankers, formerly from Silicon Valley Bank, who bring deep expertise across the life sciences and healthcare ecosystem. This strategic move reinforces Stifel’s commitment to supporting innovation-driven companies and investors in sectors such as biotech, diagnostics and tools, medical devices, and healthtech. The new hires
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