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  • First Citizens Bank Provides a $1 Million Line of Credit to The Georgia Hemp Company
    Jul 24, 2023
    First Citizens Bank today announced that its Hemp Business provided a $1 million working capital line of credit to RYJO, parent entity of The Georgia Hemp Company, to help finance a major new promotional initiative.
  • RYAM Raises $250 Million of Debt to Refinance its 2024 Notes, Improving Financial Position to Support Future Growth Opportunities
    Jul 20, 2023
    Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. (NYSE: RYAM) (“RYAM”), a global leader in the production of high-purity cellulose specialties and other sustainable materials, is pleased to announce that it has obtained $250 million in aggregate principal amount of secured term loan financing (the “Term Loan”) from funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. (“Oaktree”).
  • SFNet Creates the SFNet Guide to the New York Commercial Finance Disclosure Laws and Regulations
    Jul 18, 2023

    SFNet, through its Advocacy Committee, has created the SFNet Guide to the New York Commercial Finance Disclosure Laws and Regulations.

    SFNet pleased to provide its members with what it believes is the most comprehensive Guide to complying with the controversial New York Disclosure Regulations for Commercial Finance Transactions that go into effect August 1, 2023. The Regulations apply to non-regulated commercial institutions offering financial transactions of $2.5 million or less to New York borrowers.

  • Huntington Business Credit Closes $70 Million Credit Facility for Express Funeral Funding, LLC
    Jul 17, 2023
    Huntington Business Credit acting as Administrative Agent announced it closed a $70,000,000 new credit facility with Express Funeral Funding, LLC on June 23, 2023.  Proceeds of the facility were used to refinance existing debt and provide ongoing working capital financing.
  • Nassau Financial Group Forms Nassau Global Credit
    Nassau Financial Group, L.P. (“Nassau”) today announced the formation of Nassau Global Credit (“NGC”), which combines Angel Island Capital Management (“AIC”) and Nassau Corporate Credit (“NCC”). NGC will be a subsidiary of Nassau’s asset management segment, Nassau Asset Management, and will be led by Alexander Dias as Chief Executive Officer and Jonathan Insull as Chief Investment Officer.
  • Henry Schein Enhances Liquidity Position With New $750 Million Credit Facility
    Jul 13, 2023
    Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC), the world’s largest provider of health care solutions to office-based dental and medical professionals, today announced that it has closed on a new $750 million credit facility with a maturity date of July 2026.  JP Morgan Securities LLC and U.S. Bank NA acted as Joint Lead Arrangers with respect to the new credit facility.
     
  • Arif Bhalwani_Cropped_150 Shields Up: How Secured Lenders in Canada Can Protect Against Undervaluation in Insolvency Driven Sales Processes
    Jul 11, 2023
    The present economic cycle distinguishes itself from previous credit crises due to the influence of unforeseeable elements that are driving inflationary pressures. Consequently, lenders find themselves navigating an extended period of ambiguity. Instead of encountering a swift surge of defaults, we anticipate a turbulent environment that demands the collective willingness of all involved parties to adapt terms and effectively address distress. 
  • Secured Finance Foundation Releases Latest SFNet Market Pulse Report
    Jul 11, 2023
    “The secured finance industry is far-reaching with intertwined sectors and an abundance of opportunity," said Jennifer Palmer, SFNet President and CEO and founder of JPalmer Collective. "In the last year, we’ve focused on building alliances with industry organizations and educating them about the financing options available. As a result, we’re seeing an increase in awareness – which we expect to translate to utilization – of secured finance and opportunities for many of our members.”
  • Houlihan Lokey to Acquire 7 Mile Advisors
    Jul 10, 2023
    Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI), the global investment bank, has agreed to acquire 7 Mile Advisors (7MA), an independent advisory firm that provides a range of investment banking services to clients across the IT services sector. The transaction, signed July 7, further enhances Houlihan Lokey’s deep industry expertise in IT services and expands the firm’s geographic footprint. 
  • First Citizens Bank Names Joe Kernan to Healthcare Finance Position
    Jul 5, 2023
    First Citizens Bank today announced that its Healthcare Finance business, part of the bank’s CIT division, has named Joe Kernan as its new relationship manager. Kernan is based in Pasadena, CA (Los Angeles Metro) supporting healthcare clients in the Western U.S. 
  • Monroe Capital Completes Acquisition of Horizon Technology Finance Management and Expands into Venture Debt
    Jul 5, 2023
    Monroe Capital LLC (“Monroe”) today announced it has completed the acquisition of Horizon Technology Finance Management LLC (“Horizon”), a market leader in venture debt lending. Horizon is the investment adviser to Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: HRZN).
  • Interview with Rosenthal’s Chief Lending Officer Paul Schuldiner and Director of Recourse Factoring Leigh Lones
    Jul 5, 2023

    Rosenthal & Rosenthal’s recourse factoring division, launched earlier this year, allows the company to look beyond the traditional industries served by non-recourse factoring. Here, Rosenthal’s chief lending officer, Paul Schuldiner, and director of Recourse Factoring, Leigh Lones, discuss the recourse factoring division and what they’re seeing in the industry.

  • SWK Holdings Corporation Announces New Credit Facility with $45 Million Committed at Close
    Jun 29, 2023
    SWK Holdings Corporation (Nasdaq: SWKH) ("SWK" or the "Company"), a life science focused specialty finance company catering to small- and mid-sized commercial-stage companies, announced the signing of a new four-year credit facility with First Horizon Bank ("First Horizon"). 
  • U.S. Bank Names Jimmy Whang Head of Commercial Products
    Jun 28, 2023
    U.S. Bank today announced that Jimmy Whang has been named the head of its Commercial Products group, effective June 30. In this role, Whang will lead Fixed Income and Capital Markets (Capital Markets and Sponsor Finance; Credit Fixed Income; Structured Credit; Derivatives; Foreign Exchange; Municipal Products; and ESG strategies) and Working Capital Finance (Asset Based Finance; Global Trade and Supply Chain Finance).
  • Rosenthal Names Andrew O’Day VP Business Development Officer
    Jun 27, 2023
    Rosenthal & Rosenthal, Inc., the leading factoring, asset-based lending (ABL), purchase order financing, d2c and e-commerce inventory financing firm in the United States, today announced that Andrew O’Day has joined Rosenthal as a VP Business Development Officer for the Midwest region.
  • Overall Lender Confidence Still Positive in First Quarter, But Down from the End of 2022
    Jun 27, 2023

    Non-banks more bullish, banks more bearish about new business demand, hiring and client utilization for asset-based lending

  • SFNet Wins Safe Harbor Fight in California
    Jun 26, 2023

    Last Tuesday, the California Assembly Judiciary Committee voted in favor of a measure that will amend the CA SB 1235 disclosure law to provide an explicit safe harbor protecting asset-based lenders and factors who provide a good faith estimate of APR in compliance with the regulations from any liability should that estimate differ from the actual APR.  The measure now moves to a vote in the Assembly and is expected to be signed by the governor by mid-July. This was a critically important concession given the fundamental challenges SFNet has contended exist in using APR as a basis of comparison for secured finance products.

  • Slide Insurance Raises Additional $35 Million of Capital
    Jun 22, 2023
    Slide Insurance, a full-stack insurtech focused on homeowners insurance, announced today the closing of a $35 million senior credit facility with Regions Bank.
  • TSL0623_Cybersecurity Cybersecurity: What Lenders Need to Know
    Jun 21, 2023
    Business disaster is only a click away. Cyberattacks are becoming an epidemic affecting all businesses. A single mishap can critically impair business operations or even shut down operations entirely resulting in catastrophic financial and reputational damage. 
  • Holland & Knight Strengthens Finance Practice in Los Angeles with Additions of Hamid Namazie, Yoojin Lee and Mark Spitzer
    Jun 21, 2023
    Hamid Namazie, Yoojin Lee and Mark Spitzer, three highly regarded finance attorneys in Los Angeles, have joined Holland & Knight's Financial Services Team as partners. They will also be members of the firm's Asset-Based Lending Team. Mr. Namazie, Ms. Lee and Mr. Spitzer join the firm from McGuireWoods LLP, where Mr. Namazie served as managing partner of the firm's downtown Los Angeles office.