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  • Doug Winget_150 An Interview with Doug Winget, Executive Vice President, Huntington National Bank and President, Huntington Business Credit
    Dec 13, 2021
    In this installment of our series of executive interviews, Charlie Perer sits with Doug Winget to discuss Huntington Business Credit’s national expansion, vertical industry specialization and state of the market, among other things.
  • Andrea PetroOct17_150x150 An Interview with Andrea Petro, Board Member of Ready Capital Corporation and Consultant to Waterfall Asset Management
    Nov 15, 2021

    In this installment of our series of executive interviews, Charlie Perer sits with Andrea Petro to talk about her new role as Board Member at Ready Capital, and to share her advice to ABL managers about consolidation, competition and the current state of the market.

  • TSL1121_Wave_Anderson Is a Corporate Default Wave Ahead In 2022?
    Nov 11, 2021

    Some turnaround and M&A leaders are predicting the second quarter of 2022 could be when the “default boom” hits. Asset-based lenders, factors, and other secured lenders will need to be at the ready to handle turnaround deals.

  • NasserAnsari_WoltersKluwer_150 How Blockchain and “DeFi” May Impact Lending in the Future
    Nov 8, 2021

    Ever since the early days of blockchain with the 2009 introduction of Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies have been prone to periods of high and low valuation. After going through another “crypto-winter,” or period of low prices, lasting three years, cryptocurrencies have once again caught the attention of a broader investor community.

    Since the second half of 2020, the sheer number of new cryptocurrency offerings and the price volatility have been breathtaking. For example, Ethereum—the number two cryptocurrency and blockchain platform by market cap—grew by 800 percent from October 2020-October 2021. As new investment vehicles for Bitcoin are introduced in the United States, the hype is at an all-time high.

  • WilliamKemp_Republic150x150 SFNet's YoPro Leadership Summit Recap: August 3-4, 2021
    Oct 27, 2021

    On August 3 and 4, YoPro members from across the country gathered to attend the SFNet's YoPro Leadership Summit 2021 in Chicago. The conference provided in-person networking opportunities and insightful panels featuring industry leaders.

    The leadership summit would not have been possible without the support of our sponsors – Event Co-Sponsor Hilco Global and Winston & Strawn LLP, Reception Sponsor, Wells Fargo, and our Supporting Sponsors, Gerber Finance and Gordon Brothers.

  • Wade M. Kennedy Pitfalls of Incorporating Term Loan Provisions into ABL Credit Agreements
    Nov 1, 2021

    When documenting an ABL facility alongside a separate term loan, borrowers and financial sponsors increasingly request that the ABL credit agreement be drafted to essentially match material terms of the term loan agreement. This understandable desire for conformity often overshadows fundamental differences between ABL and term loan facilities and can create significant issues for ABL lenders. The goal from the ABL lender’s perspective should be to understand the tradeoffs involved and provide a level of functional conformity in principal terms, while maintaining customary availability-based metrics and liquidity protections of ABL loan documentation which are often absent or inadequately covered in term loan documentation.

  • Richard Hawkins, Atlantic RMS How to avoid another Greensill: Diligence, Diligence, Diligence
    Oct 27, 2021
    Greensill seems to be the gift that keeps on giving. If, like me, you are fascinated by financial scandals, there is a continuing narrative regarding the conduct of this business, its impact on its clients and the wider implications for businesses that operate under the general heading of supply chain finance (SCF). That said, we have come to discover that classifying Greensill as a supply chain finance business is probably inappropriate
  • tim_stute_square An Interview with Tim Stute, Managing Director and Head of Specialty Finance, Hovde Group

    In this installment of our series of executive interviews, Charlie Perer sits with Tim Stute to understand his views on the ABL industry, consolidation, new trends including specialization and state of the M&A market, among other things.

  • SFNet WISF Career Corner
    This feature provides advice from WISF members to young professionals on a specific topic. We need your input. If you have a question you would like to see answered in this column, please submit to Michele Ocejo at mocejo@sfnet.com.
  • sonnenberg_heather-150 Interview with Heather Sonnenberg, Partner, Blank Rome
    WISF Committee member Heather Sonnenberg concentrates her practice in commercial finance, with a particular focus on asset-based and cash-flow financing for various industry sectors, including manufacturing, healthcare, and other service industries. She serves a wide range of clients, including banks, commercial finance companies, mezzanine lenders, and other institutional lenders, along with private equity firms, hedge funds, and publicly and privately held corporations.