Independent Proxy Advisory Firm ISS Recommends Boston Private Shareholders Vote “FOR” the Proposed Transaction with SVB Financial

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: BPFH) (“Boston Private”), a leading provider of integrated wealth management, trust and banking services to individuals, families, businesses and nonprofits, today announced that independent proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”) has recommended that Boston Private shareholders vote “FOR” the proposed transaction with SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ: SIVB) (“SVB Financial”) at Boston Private’s upcoming special meeting scheduled for April 27, 2021.