Customers Bank launches loan syndications banking solutions

By Leandra Monteiro

Customers Bank, a digital community bank with a growing number of operations across the nation announced the launch of a new Loan Syndications Banking Team, expanding the bank’s lending services for middle-market businesses and leading deals to support the bank’s existing and future national lines of business.

The Loan Syndications Banking Team primarily focuses on clients in the commercial real estate, healthcare, fund finance, technology and venture, and financial institution sectors, as well as other middle market businesses, serving as the administrative agent or joint lead arranger. The team offers customized syndication banking solutions and loan syndication process management.

“We are excited to announce the launch of this expanded team and to welcome Kyle to the bank’s financial services group, where he will bring his larger institutional expertise to our clients,” stated Sam Sidhu, President and Chief Executive Officer at Customers Bank. “Kyle will leverage our robust network of financial institutions to structure and arrange investor groups to assist with the debt financing needs of capital-intensive transactions to help our clients take on tomorrow.”

Kyle Silberman has been hired to be Managing Director and Head of Loan Syndications. He brings more than 12 years of larger institutional debt and loan syndication expertise to the bank. Previously, Silberman was head of syndications at Amerant Bank and held senior-level positions at CIBC US and Fifth Third Bank within their syndications groups.

Silberman will focus on middle-market clients and expanding the team over the coming quarters. The Loan Syndications Banking Team provides access to capital to assist clients with acquisitions, growth and expansions, leveraged buyouts, dividend recapitalization, management buyouts.