Legacy Corporate Lending Appoints Lisa DeSantis Adams as Managing Director of Originations

February 20, 2025

By Legacy Corporate Lending


PLANO, Texas – February 20, 2025 – Legacy Corporate Lending, LLC (“Legacy”), an independent asset-based lending (ABL) company focused on serving the needs of middle market companies across North America, today announced the appointment of Lisa DeSantis Adams as Managing Director of Originations.

Ms. Adams adds over three decades of financial services leadership across ABL, leveraged finance, mergers & acquisitions, and structured finance. Prior to Legacy, she served as Senior Vice President for Business Development at Gibraltar Business Capital, where she focused on originating middle market, asset-based loan opportunities across the western United States. Ms. Adams previously held senior bank and non-bank lending roles at UMB Bank, Sterling National Bank, CIBC and Wells Fargo Capital Finance.

“Our team and our clients are both poised to benefit from Lisa’s leadership, leveraging her relationships and track record of success throughout a myriad of lending environments,” said Clark Griffith, Chief Executive Officer of Legacy. “As we continue to grow our diversified ABL offerings, we look forward to Lisa’s contributions, which we believe will provide our client base with high-quality solutions to meet the evolving needs of the modern lending market.”

Ms. Adams added, “Amidst the boom of asset-based lending within private credit, Legacy has continually provided its clients with best-in-class tailored solutions. I look forward to helping the firm continue to deepen its long-term partnerships with clients and continue to grow its book of business.”

Established in May 2023 through a strategic partnership with Bain Capital Credit, L.P., Legacy Corporate Lending specializes in providing revolving credit facilities and term loans to businesses across diverse industries. The firm aims to facilitate access to capital for companies seeking alternatives to traditional bank lending or the syndicated lending market.

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About Legacy Corporate Lending

Legacy Corporate Lending is an independent asset-based lending company providing revolving lines of credit and term loan commitments up to $40 million in transaction size. Legacy provides direct financing to middle market companies, private and public companies, across a wide spectrum of industries including automotive, business services, consumer products, distribution & wholesale, e-commerce & retail, food & beverage, manufacturing, transportation & logistics. Legacy is a portfolio company of Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. and Bain Capital Private Credit, which are externally managed by BCSF Advisors LP, an SEC-registered investment advisor. For more information, visit legacycorporatelending.com

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