SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwire - May 10, 2012) - Bridge Capital Holdings (
"Geary LSF Group is continuing to expand its digital marketing services to a rapidly growing client base," said Daniel Laury, president and chief executive officer of the Geary LSF Group. "We're very pleased with the credit solutions that Bridge Bank has provided to us, and with how their team made great efforts to understand our business model, including our plans for growth." LSF Network recently merged with the Geary Group, Inc.; the newly combined entity offers a full suite of digital marketing solutions to its advertisers under the form of a "digital customer engagement path."
"We're very pleased to have been selected as a preferred credit provider by Geary LSF Group," said Mike Lederman, senior vice president in Bridge Bank's Technology Banking Group based in San Francisco. "We're quite confident in their business model, and their opportunities for future growth." Geary LSF Group will use the bank's credit facilities as a source of working capital to help finance growth-oriented projects.
Established in 1999, the Geary LSF Group is a global pioneer in digital advertising and online performance marketing and a full service digital agency providing brands with integrated digital marketing campaigns to engage consumers along their Internet purchase discovery process. From the very outset, Geary LSF Group's core strength has been its ability to continually deliver high-quality traffic, leads and customers to meet or exceed clients' targets. Geary LSF Group is headquartered in San Francisco and has U.S. offices in San Diego, Philadelphia, Chicago, St. Louis, and international offices in Paris, Belgrade and the Philippines.
Bridge Bank is dedicated to meeting the needs of technology companies throughout the nation, with offices in the Silicon Valley, Dallas, Reston and Boston. Most recently, the bank expanded its presence to the Southeast and also launched a new banking practice -- the Energy and Infrastructure Group -- to serve developers and firms throughout the country who are focused on sustainable energy projects.
About Geary LSF Group
Geary LSF is an integrated full service online marketing group that delivers more results per campaign by uniquely optimizing the digital customer engagement path. It provides advertisers with comprehensive services all under one roof: from Strategy to Development, Media Planning to Placement, SEO, SEM, Analytics, Social, Local and Mobile media services. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, the 220-people strong Geary LSF Group has offices on three continents and manages campaigns for more than 250 brands worldwide including Club Med, Career Education Corporation, WD-40, Bosch Siemens Home Appliances (BSH), Bumble Bee Foods, MobiTV, Covad Communications,(now Megapath) Aramark Refreshment Services, UniGroup, Kelly Services, LastMinuteTravel.com, Le Figaro and several more. For more information, please visit http://www.GearyLSFGroup.com
About Bridge Capital Holdings
Bridge Capital Holdings is the holding company for Bridge Bank, National Association -- a full-service professional business bank dedicated to meeting the financial needs of small, middle market and emerging technology businesses. Bridge Capital Holdings was formed on October 1, 2004 and holds a Global Select listing on the NASDAQ stock market under the trading symbol BBNK. For additional information, visit the Bridge Capital Holdings website at www.bridgecapitalholdings.com.
About Bridge Bank, N.A.
Bridge Bank, National Association, is a full-service professional business bank headquartered in Silicon Valley, and with offices located nationwide. The bank is dedicated to meeting the financial needs of small, middle market and emerging technology businesses. Bridge Bank provides its clients with a comprehensive package of business banking solutions delivered through experienced, professional bankers. Bridge Bank's Technology Banking Division serves venture-backed and non-venture-backed companies from inception through IPO, and offers products including growth capital, equipment and working capital credit facilities and treasury management solutions along with a full line of international banking services. For additional information, visit www.bridgebank.com.
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