CIT, a division of First Citizens Bank, today announced that its Asset-Based Lending business has provided a $35 million revolving credit facility to Utopia Deals.

Based in Plainview, N.Y., Utopia Deals is a leading seller of linens, towels, bedding and other products to consumers and to business customers in the hospitality, healthcare, restaurant, fitness and spa sectors, among others. The company also has a strong presence on leading online retail platforms. 

SFNet’s Annual Convention was held in Austin from November 9-11.  This article provides an overview of the key topics addressed. 

Listening to Convention keynoter Peter Zeihan’s geopolitical perspectives is a reminder of the many global and economic disruptors possible and all that one can’t control. However, in keeping with the event’s theme of "Mastering Disruption, Putting Capital to Work in the New Global Environment,” the breakout sessions triggered healthy discussion about what a new global environment for lending could look like, how data could be more strategically used to protect cross-border interests or prevent fraud, and how new supply chain models are forming. The factoring and asset-based lending sessions presented ways to master their markets while facing recessionary headwinds.

Besides the many opportunities to network with peers and clients, attendees in Austin, TX, could absorb others’ views on economic conditions affecting the industry and dive into niche topics of strategic importance.

The global trade credit market continues to grow with increased international business opportunities and carriers making trade credit more accessible to the market. You may be asking – what is trade credit insurance? Trade credit insurance (TCI) insures your accounts receivables against losses due to bankruptcy, unforeseen insolvency, or protracted default. But, trade credit insurance is more than just insurance. Once your A/R is insured, it is a secured asset, and can be used to leverage many ROIs.

Why do companies acquire a trade credit insurance policy? Trade credit can help build a healthy pipeline of new revenue, increase access to capital, prevent a catastrophic loss, and strengthen an organization’s balance sheet. Here are the top four motivating factors for trade credit Insurance.

Specialty finance provider Mitsubishi HC Capital America announced today that it has entered into a $20 million facility to provide supply chain financing for an IT value-added reseller (VAR) serving the life sciences sector. With the VAR’s end customer requiring a sales cycle that could extend as long as two years, the VAR needed a stable source of working capital to ensure that the highly specialized technology can be identified, purchased and delivered via a customer roll out schedule.

Gordon Brothers, the global advisory, restructuring and investment firm, has provided Everlane Inc. a $25 million term loan that’s secured by the sustainable apparel, accessories and footwear retailer’s digitally native brand and working capital assets. Everlane will use the loan to support over a decade of continued growth.

Robert Brownell has joined SLR Business Credit (SLRBC) as vice president of business development.

Robert has 14 years of lending and business development experience. He began his career in the factoring sales division of a regional South Florida based bank and has been working in the commercial finance industry ever since.

Many ABL professionals have little to no workout or bankruptcy experience thanks to the past ten years of relative calm. This article details the anatomy of an ABL workout and serves as a primer for many readers and a refresher course for more experienced lenders.

Axiom Bank, N.A., a Maitland-based bank, has expanded its team with the hiring of Todd A. Davock as Senior Vice President, Business Development Officer in its asset-based lending division headquartered in Dallas.

Davock brings nearly 25 years of experience in asset-based lending and commercial finance. In this new role with Axiom Bank’s Commercial Finance division, he will oversee development of the business in the New England area.

O2 Sponsor Finance, a division of Old Second National Bank, today announced that it provided $13,350,000 in senior secured credit facilities to support West Edge Partners acquisition of Dakotaland Autoglass (“DAG” or the “Company”).

DAG is a leading distributor and service provider of aftermarket automotive replacement glass, paint & body equipment. The Company has been a leading supplier to autobody shops and glass installation businesses in the Midwest for over 40 years. DAG operates 12 locations across North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa, with its main distribution center and headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD.

H.I.G. Capital, LLC ("H.I.G."), a leading global alternative investment firm with over $52 billion of capital under management, is pleased to announce that Daniel Rosenthal Ayash, Bernice Berschader and Micael Hagelin have joined the firm’s Capital Formation Group, based in H.I.G.’s London office.

Daniel joins as a Managing Director and is responsible for managing H.I.G.’s European client partnerships for the firm’s global private equity platform. Prior to H.I.G., Daniel was a Managing Director in Eaton Partners’ Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) private funds group. Prior to joining Eaton, he was Head of European Fundraising for Patria Investimentos, where he was responsible for all European fundraising.

The way an organization handles change is critical to its success, particularly during periods of uncertainty. In the year 500 B.C., the Greek philosopher Heraclitus observed that life was in flux, with everything constantly on the verge of becoming something else. He noted that resisting this natural flow was a hindrance to progress and growth in all aspects of life.

Resistance, however, has proven to be a very normal human response to change over the centuries and in organizations today, often manifests itself in the form of the formidable Change-Prevention Committee. 

 Bell Bank announces the launch of Bell Business Credit, a national specialty lending team providing asset-based lending and factoring services ideally suited for working capital intensive companies that generate $2 million to $120 million in annual revenue. 

Led by industry veterans Kei Lehigh, who serves as president, and Matt Howe, director of credit and operations, Bell Business Credit further expands Bell Bank’s commercial finance and specialty lending areas. Lehigh and Howe bring to Bell more than 50 years of combined commercial lending experience in this niche.