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Culain Capital Acquires Quickpay Funding to Bolster Nationwide Funding with Transportation and Agricultural Factoring Expertise
Mar 3, 2025
Culain Capital today announced its strategic acquisition of Quickpay Funding, marking a significant milestone in expanding the firm’s capacity to support small and medium-sized businesses across the nation. This union amplifies both companies' abilities to deliver robust financing solutions and deepens their factoring expertise—a critical service for businesses in the logistics, transportation, service, and produce industries.
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Key Takeaways from SFNet’s Asset-Based Capital Conference
Feb 27, 2025
SFNet's Asset-Based Capital Conference was held February 11-12, 2025, at the Wynn in Las Vegas, NV. Now in its 17th year, it is the premier event for those in the middle-market leveraged finance and asset-based finance world. Attendees walked away with up-to-date market insights from industry leaders, with panels ranging from the current state of the economy and industry, while benefitting from networking opportunities with key decision makers. Here, conference attendee Cheryl Mayo of Haversine Funding shares some of the key conference takeaways.
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Moritt Hock & Hamroff Bolsters Its Creditors' Rights, Litigation & Restructuring Group By Adding New Associates
Feb 25, 2025
Moritt Hock & Hamroff announced today the addition of two new attorneys to its Garden City office. Joseph Townsend joins the firm's Litigation and Creditors' Rights Practice Groups as an associate and Deborah Turofsky joins the firm's Creditors' Rights, Restructuring and Bankruptcy Practice Group as an associate.
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Top Gun: Maverick and a New Generation of Lenders
Feb 24, 2025
There is a generational change going on in the BDO role with more NextGen BDOs getting promoted and doing the job in their own way while at the same time still learning from the “Maverick” BDOs who pioneered the role.
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Interview with Vincent Roldan, Member of SFNet’s Inclusiveness Committee
Feb 24, 2025
Vincent J. Roldan is a Partner in Mandelbaum Barrett PC's Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights, and Banking and Financial Services groups. He has represented parties in interest in various aspects of bankruptcy proceedings and out of court workouts across the U.S. Here we spotlight Vincent as a member of SFNet's Inclusiveness Committee.
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Legacy Corporate Lending Appoints Lisa DeSantis Adams as Managing Director of Originations
Feb 20, 2025
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.
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President Trump's Executive Orders Impact Financial Regulation and the Broader Economy
Feb 20, 2025
President Trump's recent executive orders are reshaping the landscape for financial services through significant changes to financial regulation, trade policy, and digital assets. At SFNet's Asset-Based Capital Conference in Las Vegas last week, industry leaders and policy experts gathered to analyze these changes and their implications for the lending market.
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Iron Horse Welcomes Neil Wolfe as CEO
Feb 19, 2025
Iron Horse Credit (“Iron Horse”), a non-bank lender, is pleased to announce the appointment of Neil Wolfe as CEO. A seasoned executive that will leverage more than 20 years of experience and leadership to execute on the transformation from a niche specialty finance lender to a premier commercial finance company.
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Republic Business Credit Hires Chris Costello as Senior Vice President, Underwriter
Feb 18, 2025
Republic Business Credit is proud to announce the hiring of Chris Costello as SVP, Underwriter. Costello will join Republic’s New Orleans office, reporting directly to the Head of Underwriting, Brian Daray.
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Cannabis Lending: Are You Ready to Fire It Up?
Feb 18, 2025
When Federal and State laws collide, doing business is complicated and fraught. In this article, Riemer and Braunstein LLP commercial finance attorneys Lon M. Singer and Lyle P. Stein explore the background, evolution, and emerging landscape applicable to financing industry – with practical guidance for the cannabis1 both the lending and legal communities.
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Is Your ABL Collateral Covered? Why Action and Close Monitoring Are More Critical Now Than Ever Before
Feb 10, 2025
As the market grapples with increased restructurings and rising bankruptcy costs, asset-based lenders face significant risks if they fail to understand the true position of their collateral within a timely manner. Across industries, asset values are declining rapidly. This necessitates more active and frequent collateral and borrowing-base monitoring. This article explores the challenges and evolving trends across asset classes and the implications for asset-based lenders.
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Apollo Plans to Build the First Marketplace for Private Credit
Feb 6, 2025
The alternative asset manager is in discussions to partner with banks, exchanges and fintech firms to deliver real-time information and intraday prices for private credit deals, according to Eric Needleman, head of Apollo Capital Solutions.
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Interview with Otterbourg Attorneys: Over 100 Years of Providing Legal Expertise to the Secured Finance Industry
Feb 5, 2025
TSL’s editor-in-chief sat down with Otterbourg attorneys Allen Cremer, Dan Fiorillo, Pauline McTernan and Lena Surilov, to discuss the firm’s secret to success over the past 100 years, what lenders should look out for in 2025 and possible implications of the election. Based in New York City, Otterbourg represents financial institutions (including banks, asset-based lenders, hedge funds, finance companies and insurance companies) and corporations and other business enterprises.
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Tiger Group Bolsters Leadership Team with Executive-Level Promotion
Feb 4, 2025
Tiger Group today announced an executive-level promotion that positions the company for further growth at a time of rising demand for its financial, disposition, asset-valuation and advisory services.
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Wingspire Capital Continues to Soar After Five Years With Diversified Solutions and a Long-Term View
Feb 3, 2025
The Secured Lender’s editor-in-chief sat down with David Wisen, founder & CEO of Wingspire Capital, to discuss Wingspire’s evolution and keys to success as well as his outlook for the future.
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Hilco Global Announces Business Development Appointments of Kyle Murphy and Kate Madine
Feb 3, 2025
Hilco Global, a leading international financial services company specializing in valuation, monetization, and advisory solutions, announces two key business development appointments. Kyle Murphy has been named Head of Financial Sponsor Coverage & Managing Director for Hilco Global Advisors, and Kate Madine joins as Senior Vice President, Northeast Region for Hilco Global Advisors.
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PKF Clear Thinking Integrates with PKF O'Connor Davies
Jan 29, 2025
As part of this transition, PKF Clear Thinking's Chief Executive Officer, Stuart H. Kessler, will assume the role of Senior Advisor, continuing to provide strategic guidance and expertise. In addition, Partners Patrick Diercks and Joseph Marchese will step into key leadership roles, overseeing the newly formed Turnaround and Restructuring Services practice.
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Interview with Sameer Kapoor, Member of SFNet’s Inclusiveness Committee
Jan 27, 2025
Sameer Kapoor is a seasoned Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Creditor Rights partner at Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs LLP, who provides legal support and advice to clients in defaulted loan workouts, various types of creditors’ rights litigation matters, and bankruptcy cases. Sameer’s client-first approach focuses on providing practical legal advice that efficiently and effectively mitigates the various types of risk faced by lenders.
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Gordon Brothers Expands & Strengthens Executive Group with Key Promotions
Jan 23, 2025
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Otterbourg Appoints Six as Equity Members, Most in Firm’s History; Three Promoted to Counsel
Jan 21, 2025
Otterbourg P.C. is pleased to announce the election of six new equity members, the most the firm has ever promoted in one year. The new Shareholders are David Castleman, Pauline McTernan, Nicholas Palazzolo, Michael Regina, Michael Rich and Lena Surilov. In addition, Otterbourg has named Gabriela Leon, Michael Maizel and Michael Pantzer to counsel.