Exhibit 21

SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT

The following is a list of the direct and indirect subsidiaries of PrivateBancorp, Inc.⁽¹⁾ as of March 2, 2015:

Entity Official Name		Jurisdiction of Formation or Organization
The PrivateBank and Trust Company		Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
	PB Real Estate, LLC	Illinois Secretary of State
	PBTC & Company LLC	Illinois Secretary of State
	Midwest Industrial Redevelopment Fund, LLC	Illinois Secretary of State
PrivateBancorp Statutory Trust II		Delaware Secretary of State
PrivateBancorp Statutory Trust III		Delaware Secretary of State
PrivateBancorp Capital Trust IV		Delaware Secretary of State
Bloomfield Hills Statutory Trust I		Delaware Secretary of State

⁽¹⁾  PrivateBancorp, Inc. and its various subsidiaries also own and use the following trade names and trademarks: The PrivateWealth Financial Strategies Group, The Palladian PrivateBank, and The PrivateWealth Group.