Understanding Your Business

Industry Expertise

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At Western Alliance Bank, we excel in providing customized financial solutions for businesses through exceptional market- and sector-specific expertise. With a customer-focused approach, our experience and entrepreneurial way of thinking helps clients in all types of industries, professions and business pursuits to meet their unique goals.

Aerospace, Defense & Government Contracting

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Western Alliance Bank’s Aerospace & Defense Banking Group provides decades of experience in the aerospace and defense industry to pinpoint your banking needs. 

Aerospace, Defense & Government Contracting

CRE & Construction

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We've built a bank that's right for real estate and construction companies, so you can keep building your business.

Commercial Real Estate & Construction

Entertainment & Media

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Our expert focus and longstanding industry experience in entertainment financing means we offer a wide range of banking resources to TV, film and music producers – with the ability to lend in multiple currencies.

Entertainment & Media

Food, Agriculture & Beverage

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Our Food & Agriculture Banking Group gives you direct access to expert bankers who understand the complexities of industries shaped by rising costs, weather risks, increasing regulations and changing consumer trends. 

Food, Agriculture & Beverage

Gaming

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Our Gaming Group provides deep industry expertise and a full suite of business banking solutions for middle-market casino gaming companies, tribal gaming enterprises, tribal governments, and more.

Gaming

Healthcare

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Making the most of changing healthcare dynamics is your expertise. Work with our knowledgeable bankers who understand this complex industry.

Healthcare

Homeowner Associations

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HOAs and community associations get called on to fix everything under the sun – for expert banking and financing solutions, call on us.

Homeowner Associations

Hotels

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As a leader in hotel lending, our Hotel Franchise Finance group specializes in meeting the growth and expansion needs of the hospitality industry from the ground up.

Hotels

Legal

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Our Juris Banking Group offerings include Settlement Services for class action, mass torts and bankruptcy attorneys, claims administrators and related businesses; Digital Disbursements to facilitate payments to claimants in these matters; and nationwide full-service banking solutions under the same umbrella.

Legal

Life Sciences

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A national practice targeting US-based life sciences companies, our Life Sciences Group is comprised of seasoned lenders who have years of experience working with various types of life sciences companies in all stages of development.

Life Sciences

Manufacturing & Logistics

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You understand supply and demand.  When it comes to smart banking and financing for manufacturers and distributers, we do too.

Manufacturing & Logistics

Municipal & Local Government

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We are a strong resource for municipalities and local governments that need specialized project financing (and always efficient everyday banking).

Municipal & Local Government

Nonprofits

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Connect with committed, knowledgeable bankers who understand and support the nonprofits that make our communities better.

Nonprofits

Private Equity & Venture Capital

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Our Equity Fund Resources group is a central hub for the Private Equity and Venture Capital communities, acting as a resource and providing services for investment funds and their portfolio companies.

Private Equity & Venture Capital

Professional Services

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Taking care of clients, patients and customers is what you do – taking care of your banking and financing needs is what we do.

Professional Services

Restaurants

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Our Franchise Finance group delivers a full spectrum of customized loan, deposit and treasury management solutions to restaurant operators and franchisees in quick-service restaurants (QSR), fast-casual, casual and chains across the nation.

Restaurants

Technology Startup Banking

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It all starts with the right bank. Startups benefit from working with our experienced, tech-focused team that understands the growing pains and opportunities of emerging growth companies.

Technology Startup Banking

Technology & Innovation

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You disrupt – we pull it all together with bankers and solutions geared to technology businesses at every stage of the growth cycle.

Technology & Innovation

Timeshare Resorts

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Great experiences start with you. Great banking and financing solutions for the hospitality and tourism industries start with us.

Timeshare Resorts