Private Banking
By providing the highest level of customer service and support, we aspire to become your trusted financial partner and grow alongside you. Our clients drive the development of our Private Banking services and we specialize in creating innovative solutions for complex, and often time-sensitive, situations. The Universal Banking platform creates a unique opportunity for clients to seamlessly integrate and manage all of their banking activities and financial strategies in one place. Click on the Case Studies below to learn more.
Credit & Lending
We provide tailored loans and mortgages to our Private Banking clients and work with these clients to manage their cash flow needs, finance private asset purchases, and facilitate strategic investments.
Deposits
We take deposits from personal and commercial banking clients through a variety of channels, including our online banking platform.
Wealth Consulting & Trust Services
Through our Wealth Consulting & Trust Services group, we provide a full suite of unique, curated solutions for our Private Banking clients.
- Financial planning
- Tax and Estate planning
- Philanthropy planning
- Insurance review and coverage
- Administrative services
- Compliance and regulatory assistance
- Risk management
- Reporting and recordkeeping
- Concierge services
Online & Mobile Banking Services
At metcapbank.com, clients can securely view account balances and transaction history, transfer money and download transactions to a personal financial manager and much more. Clients can personalize their online banking experience and access their accounts 24 hours a day, seven days a week, every day of the year.
Case Studies
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Timely Line of Credit Helps High Net Worth Individual Meet Substantial Debt Obligation Avoiding Premature Liquidation of SPAC Holding
Client Background
A wealth advisor introduced MetCap to a high net worth individual seeking a line of credit to repay a private investor note that was coming due. The client, who had a large portion of his net worth concentrated in a special purpose acquisition corporation (“SPAC”), was reluctant to prematurely sell shares in advance of pending transaction that would result in a sizeable liquidity event for the client. Leveraging the client’s shares along with a personal guarantee, MetCap provided a loan enabling the client to access liquidity and pay off the note. Once the SPAC transaction was completed a few months later, the client repaid the personal loan in full using a portion of the cash proceeds from the transaction. As the client moved on to his next venture, he turned to MetCap again, looking for working capital and growth capital in a fast-growing enterprise. Despite the entity being cash-flow negative, MetCap was able to underwrite the loan using a personal guarantee from the client, allowing the company to bridge a liquidity gap and achieve growth initiatives and milestones needed for the next financing round.
SOLUTIONS DELIVERED
Commercial Banking
The SPAC transaction generated significant wealth for the client that allowed him to use it as collateral for gap financing for a newly formed business venture, without the need to go through a lengthy and arduous traditional lending process that may or may not have resulted in a financing due to the cash negative nature of the startup.
Private Banking
Seeing a path to liquidity and leveraging a personal guarantee, MetCap was able to underwrite a personal loan to the client enabling the client to achieve maximum upside potential in the SPAC transaction.
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Entrepreneur Retains Full Ownership in Startup with Private Interest Stock Loan
Client Background
A high net worth individual was a co-founder of a very successful medical testing company. A few years after forming the company, a new opportunity within the industry presented itself. With the bulk of his net worth concentrated in the former company, he needed to find additional sources of capital to help fund the new venture. Reluctant to raise outside capital that would dilute his interest and future upside, the individual was seeking debt capital. However, traditional banks were unwilling to lend to the individual because of the illiquid nature of his net worth. His wealth manager, having worked with Metropolitan Capital before on similar matters, referred MetCap to the client.
SOLUTIONS DELIVERED
Commercial Banking
MetCap was able to underwrite a loan using the entrepreneur’s interest in his other venture as collateral along with a personal guarantee. Along with a loan, the new company has a formal deposit relationship with MetCap.
Private Banking
In addition to commercial banking, the individual holds personal deposits with the bank.
Metropolitan Capital Solutions
Leveraging the Universal Banking suite of services, MetCap has been engaged by the new company to help raise growth capital.
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Entrepreneur Utilizes Full Suite of Universal Banking Services to Grow Business into $35 Million Enterprise
Client Background
Seeing an opportunity to leverage professional expertise and opportunistic timing, a successful M&A partner at a top law firm, began identifying distressed industrial and manufacturing companies to acquire following the financial downturn in 2008. However, the client initially faced capital challenges due to a negative personal net worth and needed to find a financial partner that was willing to provide the upfront capital. MetCap was able to envision the potential of the client’s entrepreneurial outlook and created an early stage line of credit in which the client could use to make the first investment.
Our client now owns four companies totaling $35MM in revenue and $10MM EBITDA and has looked to MetCap every step of the way for guidance and assistance in growing the platform.
SOLUTIONS DELIVERED
Commercial Banking
MetCap initially provided a line of credit that has now grown to $5.5MM and enabled the client to make each of the four acquisitions. MetCap continues to provide commercial banking needs for the companies and holding company.
Investment Banking
MetCap has completed two key capital raises for the client in which the proceeds from the capital raises were used to exchange the existing preferred equity for preferred debt. The client now owns 100% of the equity in the holding company.
Private Banking
The client is a private banking client and holds personal deposits for himself and family members.
MetCap Network
During each of the capital raises, MetCap was able to turn to its investor network and high networth client base to source the entirety of capital sought. The ability to offer clients proprietary and quality deal flow in addition to a full suite of financial services is a unique differentiator of Universal Banking for small and medium sized businesses.
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MetCap’s Differentiated Position as a Universal Bank for Entrepreneurs and Deep Network of Relationships Prove to be a Perfect Match for Enterprising Brothers
Client Background
Long standing clients of the bank, two entrepreneurial brothers were looking for strategic add-on acquisitions for their digital media company. In addition, they were seeking investment opportunities that would also serve to diversify their investment holdings. Finding a traditional financial partner that could assist in the sourcing, analyzing and capital facilitation of the investments was a difficult assignment. MetCap’s differentiated position as a Universal Bank for entrepreneurs and deep network of relationships proved to be a perfect match for the brothers.
The length and familiarity of the relationship with MetCap and its full spectrum of financial services allowed the clients to seamlessly work in concert within the Universal Bank to make strategic and timely investments and ultimately grow their investment portfolio.
SOLUTIONS DELIVERED
Commercial Banking
Over the years, MetCap has provided loan facilities to the clients to make investments in the real estate, bar and restaurant and digital media industries. MetCap tailored each loan to allow for the clients to retain as much equity and upside potential as possible. The clients continue to hold deposits and loans with the Commercial Bank for their companies and holdings.
Investment Banking
MetCap provides on-going assistance in evaluating the merits and portfolio alignment of new opportunities as they arise as well as buy and sell-side advisory to complete the transactions. Most recently, MetCap provided due diligence and help with structuring and closing the largest add-on acquisition to date for their digital media platform.
Private Banking
In addition to commercial deposits and loans, the clients individually hold deposits and loans with the bank.
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Innovative Loan Structure Allows Entrepreneur to Maintain Equity Control and Reach Inflection Point in Growth and Valuation
Client Background
Our client, a highly successful entrepreneur and investor, created an online incubator and angel investment platform. Using his experiences as an entrepreneur, he saw value in creating a platform that could connect startups with investors and as well as help entrepreneurs navigate the legal, tax and financial aspects of growing a business.
In order to scale the business, the company needed additional capital to fund the marketing and operations of the business as well as to build out the technology behind the platform. Because the majority of the founder’s assets were concentrated in numerous private investments and the complex nature of his personal balance sheet, banks were unwilling to lend the necessary growth capital without taking an equity stake in his company. Confident that the platform was close to reaching an inflection point in its growth and valuation, the founder was reluctant to raise outside equity that would dilute his upside potential.
Drawing on its ability to provide innovative lending solutions for business owners with non-traditional balance sheets and illiquid assets, Metropolitan Capital helped the company bridge the gap from pre-revenue to monetization without diluting the founder’s equity.
SOLUTIONS DELIVERED
Private Banking
Metcap created two separate loans, one guaranteed by the founder and the other guaranteed by the founder’s venture capital fund, totaling $11 million. Metcap’s willingness to serve as the secondary lender was critical to the success of the transaction.
Commercial Banking
Fourteen months after the initial loans were made, the platform has since transitioned to a subscription-based model and the valuation of the company has increased significantly. Because of the trusted relationship that has developed, Metropolitan Capital was asked to be the exclusive banking partner for the platform and is now serving the unique financial needs of the platform’s high-growth startups and their founders.
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Universal Banking Platform Supports Pet Boarding and Grooming Company’s Growth from $2 Million to $16 Million
Client Background
When Metcap was first introduced to a company that provides pet boarding and grooming services in 2010, the company had annual revenues of approximately $2 million and operated four locations. The company also had an ownership team with an ambitious vision for growing the operation, all with varying personal financial resources.
In order to achieve its vision, the company would need to form a banking relationship that could provide objective advice and creative solutions to address the challenges and opportunities that come with rapid expansion. On the outset, the company would need to raise additional debt and equity capital to fuel growth while accounting for shareholders’ varying financial position and goals. Additionally, the company would need to consider strategic acquisitions that could accelerate growth and expand the company’s footprint. MetCap’s complete suite of universal banking solutions proved to be an ideal fit for the company and its founders.
In growing from four locations and $2 million in revenue to 14 locations (with a 15th under construction) and more than $16 million in six years, the company has turned to Metropolitan Capital for strategic advice every step of the way.
SOLUTIONS DELIVERED
Private Banking
The relationship began with Metcap making a relatively small loan to the company’s CEO, so that he could contribute additional capital to the company and receive equity credit.
Investment Banking
As the business continued to grow, Metcap helped negotiate and complete an acquisition that tripled the size of its operations. Once the company reached a stage where it made sense to raise additional equity capital, the bank introduced its network of high net-worth individuals and family offices that were eager to invest in the growing company. Since then, Metcap has successfully completed a second equity capital raise for the company.
Commercial Banking
Metcap structured a loan facility that has grown from $300,000 to $4.5 million as the company’s capital needs increased. Additionally, the loan facility includes creative terms to account for shareholder’s varying contributions and allows individuals to invest with a personal guarantee rather than writing an additional check.
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Digital Marketing CEO Capitalizes on Full Spectrum of Universal Banking Services to Diversify, Grow and Manage Net Worth
Client Background
Our client, the CEO of a digital marketing firm, co-founded the company in his late 20s and successfully grew the business into a multimillion dollar enterprise. The success of the company has created a broad set of challenges and opportunities for the CEO.
In addition to investing in the growth of the company, the CEO used the income to build a portfolio of public equity investments. He also invested in real estate, startups, and other small private investments across the country that were brought to him by friends and family. Evaluating the financial merits of these individual private investments became increasingly challenging for the CEO, whose expertise focused on marketing and business strategy. In addition to assistance in analyzing new opportunities that were brought to him, the CEO wanted to diversify his holdings by getting access to professionally-sourced private equity and real estate investments.
The large number of different private investments held by the CEO meant that he didn’t have visibility into his total net worth and monthly cash flows. This lack of visibility made it difficult for the CEO to build a comprehensive wealth management plan and understand how the various elements of his portfolio could be working together to achieve his longer-term goals.
Utilizing a number of services and capabilities offered through the Universal Banking platform, Metropolitan Capital assisted the client in diversifying his equity holdings and generating a clear picture of his consolidated cash flows and net worth.
SOLUTIONS DELIVERED
Private Banking
Metcap issued a $2 million line of credit for the CEO so that he could increase his investment size threshold and thereby generate greater returns as well as eliminate the need to liquidate his stock holdings to access funds.
Investment Banking
The CEO has access to Metcap’s proprietary deal flow as well as the expertise to help analyze the financial merits of prospective investment opportunities as they arise.
Wealth Consulting
Metropolitan Capital’s consultative approach to private wealth management has helped the CEO gain a clear picture of his comprehensive financial situation and evaluate new private investment opportunities. Acting as the client’s outsourced personal CFO, Metropolitan Capital helps the client analyze any new investments that he is presented with. Metropolitan Capital also has created consolidated financial statements and models that give the client visibility into how various decisions will affect his net worth and future cash flows.
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Creative Lending Solution Enables Tech CEO to Satisfy Near-Term Liquidity Needs
Client Background
In 2013, Goldman Sach referred to MetCap a prospective client who was the CEO of a private, cloud-based technology company in Silicon Valley. The executive needed to access more than $500,000 in personal liquidity to retire an income-tax liability related to the sale of his previous company.
Because the CEO’s compensation was heavily weighted in favor of equity vs. cash income and the majority of his wealth was in the form of stock options, most banks were unwilling to extend a loan of this size because of the illiquid and non-traditional nature of his wealth profile. Adding to the liquidity challenge was the fact that company was majority-owned by a private equity firm and the CEO would need permission to sell any company stock. Further, the CEO’s fiduciary responsibility to his fellow shareholders prevented him from liquidating his shares at a time that would be detrimental to the company’s future.
Drawing on its ability to provide creative lending solutions for individuals with non-traditional balance sheets and illiquid assets, MetCap provided the CEO access to liquidity and a broad array of wealth consulting services.
SOLUTIONS DELIVERED
Private Banking
Metcap structured a $750,000 loan for the executive allowing him to pay off the income tax liability and access additional working capital. The loan was structured so that the options and shares were not used as direct collateral, allowing the CEO to access capital without requiring the company’s consent. At MetCap grew more familiar with the CEO and the company, the loan increased to $1.9 million.
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Long-Standing Relationships and Experience Key to Crafting Unique Loan Structure to Solve for Tech Executive’s $2.5 Million Stock Option Tax Liability
Client Background
A heavily recruited product engineer in Silicon Valley was offered a very lucrative job opportunity at a fully capitalized and high-profile tech startup. The individual held a considerable amount of vested options in his current employer, which was readying to go public. In order to exercise the options, he needed roughly $2.5 million, most of which would be needed to satisfy the tax liability associated with the stock compensation. The compensation package of the new startup was heavily loaded with stock options as well, leaving the individual with a large cash shortfall. One of the members of a venture capital firm supporting the new startup was a client of MetCap and had previously engaged the bank under similar circumstances. An introduction was made and MetCap quickly worked to tailor a loan facility that enabled the individual to exercise his options within the mandated 90 day window from leaving his old firm and enabled him to begin work at the new firm. The major challenges for MetCap in structuring the transaction were the lack of available collateral to underwrite the loan and the individual’s ability to service the monthly interest payments.
Leveraging MetCap’s long-standing relationships with NewCo’s executive team and the sponsors backing the venture, the parties worked hand in hand to craft a solution that would satisfy the collateral requirements and provide the cash flow needed to service the interest payments on the loan.
SOLUTIONS DELIVERED
Private Banking
To underwrite the loan, MetCap structured a put contract on future vested shares of NewCo between the individual and company, listing MetCap as the beneficiary. In case the loan went sideways, the company would be obligated to buy enough shares from the individual to make MetCap whole. In addition, the individual was able negotiate an annual cash bonus that would service the annual interest payments for the life of the loan. Taking these components together, along with a small pledge of an international real estate asset owned by the individual's family, allowed MetCap to gain comfort around the risk and underwrite the loan.
MetCap’s ability to step in and work fluidly with the individual, the executives at the new firm and the sponsors behind the deal to craft a mutually beneficial arrangement was well received by all the parties. Since this transaction, MetCap has been engaged to work with the parties on other various banking assignments.
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Universal Bank Offers Comprehensive Financial Solutions for Real Estate Investor’s Portfolio and Family Office
Client Background
Our client, a successful Real Estate investor, was first introduced to MetCap by a long-term relationship of the firm. As the individual continued to expand his real estate portfolio, the bulk of his wealth was concentrated in non-liquid real estate assets. To fund additional investments, our client needed a banking partner that could provide the necessary capital without the traditional upfront liquidity commitments and constraints. Further, as the wealth profile and financial needs of the client expanded rapidly, MetCap integrated scalable and tailored financial services that best served the clients evolving needs.
Initially providing a non-traditional debt facility for the client, the relationship seamlessly expanded to include a multitude of services for the client under the Universal Banking platform.
SOLUTIONS DELIVERED
Private Banking
MetCap arranged a non-traditional loan facility leveraging personal guarantees and the investor’s successful real estate investment track record that enabled the client to make additional real estate investment plays without prematurely selling or liquidating his existing portfolio.
Wealth Consulting
Due to a recent sizable liquidity event, the Client asked MetCap to find the right investment advisory team for his family office. MetCap arranged the due diligence and hiring process and is still currently retained by the Client to ensure the advisory team is working in concert together and in the Client’s best interests. MetCap has also assisted with the client’s philanthropic activities, helping to formulate the mission and vision of the client’s charitable activities.
Investment Banking
MetCap has completed several capital raise assignments for the client to date and provides on-going assistance and expertise in analyzing the financial merits of prospective private equity and venture capital investment opportunities as they arise.
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Cross-Collateralized Loans Fill Gap in Construction Financing for Bay Area Apartments
Client Background
In 2016, MetCap worked with a team of Bay Area investors to finance the acquisition of a bar in San Francisco. Five months later, the lead investor from that group came to MetCap with a new business opportunity and a new challenge.
The investor had teamed up with two other investors to purchase a vacant building in an emerging urban community in Oakland with the intent to renovate it into a 27-unit apartment complex. After purchasing the building and preparing the site for renovation, the lender would not recognize the tenant improvements when assessing the building’s collateral value. As a result, the maximum loan the bank was willing to underwrite was a $1 million short of completing the project.
The team of investors had limited options for securing the necessary funding. Raising outside equity capital was unappealing as it would dilute the investors’ shares and upside potential. Tapping their personal wealth proved challenging as the investors had outstanding margin loans against their most liquid personal assets. They needed to find a financial partner who understood the risks and could create an innovative lending solution that would enable the project to move forward.
Based on its deep experience working with real estate investors and other business owners, MetCap was able to design and underwrite a creative loan structure that allowed the investors to leverage their personal balance sheets and secure the funding needed to finish construction. With the funds from the secondary construction loan in place, the investors completed the project. MetCap has continued to work with the three investors, providing debt financing and creative financial solutions for other real estate-related projects.
SOLUTIONS DELIVERED
Private Banking
Using the securities held at the wirehouses as the primary source of collateral, MetCap created a cross-collateralized loan pool that provided the investor group a secondary construction loan. MetCap worked closely with the investors and wirehouses to create triparty agreements that repaid the margin loans and freed up the securities to be pledged as collateral.
Investment Banking
The team of investors came to MetCap again with a unique 49-unit real estate investment opportunity. MetCap was able to underwrite a loan quickly based on its long-standing relationship with the investors and allowed the investors to expedite the closing in lieu of traditional bank loan process. Additionally, the investors asked MetCap to find outside equity investors to participate in the transaction. MetCap was able to exclusively source the additional capital from its existing client network. The ability to quickly match sources and uses of capital within its network is a key component to MetCap’s value proposition.