Liberty Venture Partners has partnered with Commerce Bancorp (NYSE Symbol CBH) and Janney Montgomery Scott, Inc., in creating its second fund, Liberty Ventures II, L.P.

Commerce Bancorp, headquartered in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, has evolved into a regional financial services leader. Commerce is the largest bank serving Metropolitan Philadelphia, New Jersey, Delaware and New York. They combine the financial resources of a major institution with the personalized services and commitment to building long-term partnerships that are best delivered by a local bank.

Janney Montgomery Scott, Inc., whose parent company is Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company with over $8 billion of assets under management, is the largest Philadelphia-based regional full service brokerage firm. Janney Montgomery Scott provides capital formation and financial advisory services to meet the challenges facing emerging growth and middle market companies through its Investment Banking Group.