Pacific Mercantile Bank Provides Financing for Expansion of MonkeySports Capital

COSTA MESA, Calif., Nov. 06, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pacific Mercantile Bank (“the Bank”), the wholly owned subsidiary of Pacific Mercantile Bancorp (NASDAQ:PMBC), today announced that it has provided a $7.8 million owner-occupied commercial real estate loan to finance the expansion of MonkeySports Capital, a sporting goods retailer.  In addition to the financing, MonkeySports utilizes Pacific Mercantile Bank’s depository products and treasury management services. 

is a leading retailer of ice hockey, lacrosse, baseball and softball equipment.  MonkeySports operates 11 retail stores in California, Texas, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Colorado, New Hampshire, Sweden and Canada.  The company also runs six online stores, including its flagship site , the largest e-commerce hockey site as measured by traffic, product offering and sales.  Founded in 1999, the company has leveraged its reputation as a premier provider of hockey equipment to steadily expand into additional sports.

“We are seeing attractive opportunities to expand the MonkeySports brand both nationally and internationally,” said John Naaman, CEO of MonkeySports.  “The financing provided by Pacific Mercantile Bank will enable us to expand our warehouse and increase our presence in the Northeastern United States and Canada, two of the largest markets for hockey and lacrosse equipment sales.  We spoke with a number of banks and Pacific Mercantile demonstrated the strongest understanding of our cash flow cycle, and provided us with flexible and timely solutions.  They made the process of obtaining financing very simple so that we could devote more of our attention to operating the business and moving ahead with our growth strategies.”

“MonkeySports has grown from one small hockey equipment store in 1999 to a burgeoning international omni-channel franchise,” said Jim Roby, Senior Vice President at Pacific Mercantile Bank.  “We are excited to work with the company and support the continued growth of the MonkeySports brand.”

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About Pacific Mercantile Bank

Pacific Mercantile Bancorp (NASDAQ:PMBC) is the parent holding company of Pacific Mercantile Bank, which opened for business March 1, 1999. The Bank, which is an FDIC insured, California state-chartered bank and a member of the Federal Reserve System, provides a wide range of commercial banking services to businesses, business professionals and individual clients. The Bank is headquartered in Orange County and has seven locations in Southern California, located in Orange, Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Bernardino counties. The Bank offers tailored flexible solutions for its clients including an array of loan and deposit products, sophisticated treasury management services, and comprehensive online banking services accessible at .

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