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AP reporters & Holly Williams, PA Business Editor & Alistair Houghton

Silicon Valley Bank UK arm is sold to HSBC with all deposits 'safe and secure'

The UK arm of collapsed American lender Silicon Valley Bank has been sold to HSBC - with the Bank of England saying all deposits are now 'safe and secure'.

The bank's collapse sparked fears for the future of many tech and scientific firms that banked with it. But this morning Chancellor Jeremy Hunt confirmed all customer deposits have been protected under the deal, with no taxpayer cash involved.

In a statement, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said: “The UK’s tech sector is genuinely world-leading and of huge importance to the British economy, supporting hundreds of thousands of jobs.

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