• First Bank Names Donna Calderaro as Market Executive for Asset-Based Lending
    Mar 13, 2025

    First Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Donna Calderaro as Market Executive for its Asset-Based Lending (ABL) business. In this role, she will report to Michael Maiorino, President of ABL and Florida Commercial Banking.

  • TSLExpres_BobSeidenberger Selling with Experience: Bob Seidenberger on His New Role at Franklin Capital and Market Outlook
    Mar 13, 2025

    With almost 40 years in commercial finance, including recent roles at Bridgeport Capital and Bay View Funding, and a strong commitment to helping businesses secure working capital, Seidenberger brings substantial industry knowledge to Franklin Capital’s senior team. Here we sat down with Seidenberger to learn more about his new role at Franklin Capital and his predictions for the industry this year.

     

     

  • Aliah Lalani Stronger Than Ever: Women, Work and the Power of Resilience
    Mar 11, 2025
    Featuring insights from PNC’s Eileen Kowalski, Newpoint Advisors’ Carin Sorvik, Hilco’s Ervisa Ismailaj, and KPMG’s Andrea Beirne, this article delves into gender dynamics, and the hurdles women face in male-dominated sectors. Discover how these leaders have thrived and their perspectives on the progress—and remaining gaps—in achieving gender parity.
  • Wingspire Capital Provides Senior Secured Credit to Reservoir Communications Group
    Mar 10, 2025
    Wingspire Capital provided a senior secured credit facility to Reservoir Communications Group, LLC to support the health care consultancy’s growth plans, staff expansion, and technology investments.
  • Keith Broyles Industry Veteran Joins Salem Five to Lead a new Business Credit Team
    Mar 7, 2025

    Salem Five has hired an experienced banker to lead the asset-based lending (ABL) initiative, which is new to the organization, the Bank announced today. Keith Broyles, who began his banking career in 1990, has been named Senior Vice President in charge of the new Business Credit team at Salem Five. 

  • The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Leadership:
    Mar 7, 2025
    Learn from inspiring women executives who prove that empathy, active listening, and relationship-building aren’t just soft skills—they’re powerful strategies for business success, driving profitability, retention, and meaningful connections.
  • Jonathan Bloom Joins Tiger Group as Senior Director of Business Development
    Mar 4, 2025
    Jonathan Bloom—an asset-based lending and restructuring professional who brings decades of experience in commercial and industrial (C&I) and accounts receivable (A/R)assets has joined Tiger Group as Senior Director of Business Development. Bloom’s hiring further expands Tiger’s C&I and A/R category expertise as the company continues to grow its lending, valuation and disposition businesses.
  • eCapital Corp. Appoints Dan Ambrico as President, Commercial Finance to Lead Growing Division
    Mar 3, 2025
     eCapital Corp. (“eCapital”), a leading technology-enabled provider of financing for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) across North America and the U.K., announces Dan Ambrico as President of its Commercial Finance division. Following eCapital’s acquisition of LSQ in December 2024, Ambrico assumes this role to drive the division’s continued growth and further strengthen eCapital’s position as a premier provider of working capital.
  • 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.
  • Cheryl Mayo - Haversine Funding 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.

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Vincent Roldan 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.
  • 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.
  • Lon Goldstein photo 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.
  • 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.
  • 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. 
  • 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.
  • 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. 
  • 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.