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  • Fifth Third Business Capital Provides a New $15 Million Senior Credit Facility to Support the Refinancing of Puraglobe Syntainics, LLC
    Aug 18, 2022

    Fifth Third Business Capital announced it has provided a new $15 million senior credit facility, consisting of a capital expenditure facility and revolving line of credit to support the refinancing of Puraglobe Syntainics, LLC. Puraglobe Syntainics, LLC blends, packages, and distributes sustainable, full synthetic motor oils for passenger cars and motorcycles.

  • Interview with Mark Cuccinello, Member of SFNet’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusiveness Committee
    Aug 8, 2022

    Mark Cuccinello is a senior ABL originator for J.P. Morgan Commercial Banking, where he is responsible for providing asset-based loans to middle market companies. Mark has been with the bank for 17 years and has more than 25 years of asset-based lending experience. Mark resides in New Jersey with his family.

  • LSQ Creates $18MM Facility, AR Management Program for Home Lighting Fixtures Distributor
    Aug 17, 2022

    LSQ, a leading provider of working capital finance andpayments solutions, recently originated an $18 million credit facility for a distributor of lighting and ceiling fans serving big-box retailers nationwide. The facility includes both accounts receivable and inventory financing.

    The company will use the additional capital to fund growth, innovation, new designs and improve existing products and services.

  • Eileen Wubbe 150x150 Ready, set, mentor!
    Aug 16, 2022
    The Secured Finance Foundation, in conjunction with SFNet’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee, developed and launched a Mentoring Program that provides the next generation access to the knowledge and expertise of the most talented and respected executives in the secured finance industry. The mentoring initiative was created to serve the secured finance community by bridging the gap between established veterans and those new to their careers. By focusing on inclusivity, SFNet hopes to offer a missing component in its members’ professional trajectories.
  • Gordon Brothers Supports Plainville Farms’ Operations & Continued Growth with $12M Term Loan
    Aug 16, 2022

    Gordon Brothers, the global advisory, restructuring and investment firm, has provided Plainville Farms a $12 million term loan to support the organic and antibiotic-free turkey processor and distributor’s operations.

    Plainville Farms will use the committed facility for working capital purposes and to support increased demand from customers.

  • Siena Healthcare Finance Provides a $20 Million Credit Facility to a Group Of Skilled Nursing Facilities
    Aug 15, 2022
    Siena Healthcare Finance today announced the closing of a $20MM working capital facility for an Ohio based chain of skilled nursing facilities. Siena refinanced the line of credit from a large commercial bank.
  • Fifth Third Business Capital Supports Precision Marshall with $43 Million Upsized Credit Facility for Acquisition of Kinetic Co., Inc.
    Aug 15, 2022

    Fifth Third Business Capital announced it has provided a $43 million capital expenditure facility, revolving credit facility and term loan for Kinetic in Greendale, WI. Kinetic was founded in 1948 and is recognized as one of the world's premiere manufacturers of industrial knives for the tissue, metals, plastic, wood and recycling industries and was recently acquired by Precision Marshall.

  • Juanita Schwartzkopf_150 How are inventory levels impacting cash flow and performance?
    Aug 15, 2022
    Since the COVID-19 shutdowns, discussions about supply chain and inventory levels have focused on the need to build inventories to offset supply chain risk.  Companies have replaced just in time inventory approaches with higher inventory levels to offset the supply chain problems.  In addition to building inventory quantity levels, the per unit value of the inventory has been increasing as evidenced by inflation at 40-year highs.  The June CPI was 9.1% and the June PPI was 11.3%. 
  • Atlantic Union Bank Continues to Expand Its Commercial Product Line with Asset-Based Lending
    Aug 11, 2022
    Atlantic Union Bank is expanding its asset-based lending team to help working capital intensive companies meet their financing needs. The team will now operate as a new specialty finance division, branded Atlantic Union Business Credit, and offer a full range of asset-based lending solutions specializing in loan commitments from $5 million to $30 million.
  • Crown Partners Arranges $50 Million Senior Debt Facility for Inseego Corp.
    Aug 10, 2022

    Crown Partners LP announced that Inseego Corp. (“Inseego”), has closed on a $50 million senior debt facility with Siena Lending Group LLC.  Crown Partners served as exclusive financial advisor to Inseego in connection with this transaction. 

    Headquartered in San Diego, CA Inseego (Nasdaq: INSG) is an industry leader in intelligent device-to-cloud solutions that extend the 5G network edge, enabling broader 5G coverage, multi-gigabit data speeds, low latency, and strong security to deliver highly reliable internet access.

  • Yieldstreet Closes $400 Million Credit Facility with Monroe Capital to Expand Investor Access to Private Markets
    Aug 9, 2022
    Yieldstreet, the world’s largest direct-to-consumer online platform for investing in private markets, today announced the closing of a warehouse facility that provides access to up to $400 million from Monroe Capital LLC. This financing is the largest of its kind to date for Yieldstreet and for any alternative investment platform in the industry and enables the company to scale in the coming years.
  • Terry Keating - Access Capital - Headshot -2022 Interview with Terry Keating, CEO of Access Capital
    Aug 9, 2022

    In June, Access Capital, a leading independent lender to the staffing industry, announced it named Terry Keating chief executive officer. Recently TSL Express’ senior editor met with Keating to discuss how his career trajectory helped prepare him for this role, his goals and responding to some of the challenges the industry is experiencing.

  • Huntington Business Credit Closes Credit Facility with Spirit Pharmaceuticals, LLC
    Aug 8, 2022

    Huntington Business Credit announced it closed a $20,000,000 new credit facility with Spirit Pharmaceuticals, LLC on July 6, 2022.  Spirit Pharmaceuticals, LLC, headquartered in Ronkonkoma, New York, is a packager and wholesaler of private label over the counter (“OTC”) pharmaceutical products.       

  • SFNet Announces Winners of Cross-Border Finance Essay Contest
    Aug 8, 2022
    SFNet is pleased to announce the winners of the SFNet Cross-Border Finance Essay Contest, sponsored by Goldberg Kohn Ltd. The winning essays will appear in upcoming issues of The Secured Lender and in TSL Express.  In addition, the authors of the winning essays have been invited to participate on a panel at SFNet’s 78th Annual Convention in Austin, TX, Nov. 9-11. 
  • Eastern Bank Welcomes Justin Mills As Senior Vice President, Commercial Relationship Manager, Asset-Based Lending
    Aug 8, 2022
    Eastern Bank is pleased to welcome Justin Mills as a Senior Vice President, Commercial Relationship Manager focused on asset-based lending. Based in Boston, Mr. Mills’ experience spans asset-based lending as well as broader commercial lending.
  • Latham & Watkins Advises on Multibillion-Dollar Financing to Support Ali Group’s Acquisition of Welbilt
    Aug 4, 2022

    Ali Holding S.r.l., one of the largest and most diversified global leaders in the foodservice equipment industry, has announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Welbilt, Inc.

    A cross-border Latham team represented the lead arrangers in a financing to support the transaction comprising a US$2.25 billion term loan B, a US$1.25 billion Euro-equivalent term Loan A and a US$250 million revolving credit facility, which included a banking/finance team led by New York partner Alfred Xue, London partner Hendrik Smit, Milan partners Marcello Bragliani, and Jeff Lawlis, and New York counsel Seung-Ju Paik, with associates Erika Brini Raimondi, Michela Mancini, Tulika Sinha, Simona Di Marcantonio, Deena Smith, and Ian Luby.

  • CIT Increases Lending Facility for Fashion Company to $100 Million
    Aug 3, 2022

    CIT Commercial Services , a subsidiary of First Citizens Bank, today announced that it increased a New York-based fashion company’s discretionary lending facility to $100 million to support the acquisition of an entity that specializes in children’s apparel. 

  • Siena Healthcare Finance Hires VP, Western Region Business Development Officer
    Aug 2, 2022

    Siena Healthcare Finance is pleased to announce the addition of Ashley Nelson as VP, Western Region Business Development Officer. In her new role, Ashley will be responsible for leading new healthcare originations in the Western United States.

  • Grable_Stephen 150 California Releases Regulations To Implement Detailed Disclosure Requirements To Commercial Loan Applicants
    Aug 2, 2022

    (Editor’s Note: SFNet held a webinar on the California Financial Disclosure regulations on July 7. SFNet members can watch this webinar here. SFNet’s Advocacy Committee, under the guidance of Hamid Namazie of McGuireWoods, has engaged Hudson Cook, LLP to create a compliance guide for SFNet members. If you have questions, please contact Michele Ocejo at mocejo@sfnet.com.)

    Commercial financing providers in California will soon need to comply with detailed disclosure requirements when making an offer of commercial financing to potential borrowers. The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation’s final implementing regulations for the state’s commercial finance disclosure law (CFDL) become effective on December 9, 2022. Other states that have been considering or already passed a CFDL—including New York—have been awaiting release of California’s regulations and are anticipated to soon release similar regulations.

  • Mountain Ridge Capital Announces New Executive Hires
    Aug 1, 2022
    Mountain Ridge Capital, an asset-based commercial finance company, announced the hiring of Bill Drmacich and Jay Fabian as Managing Directors of Business Development. 
    Drmacich, an industry veteran, is responsible for business in the Southeast market from Atlanta where he has been a member of the community for over 25 years. Prior to joining Mountain Ridge, Fabian was a Senior Originator with First Merchants Bank and during the 15 years before that, was a highly valued contributor at Stonegate Capital and Wells Fargo.