• Tom O jan 06_150x150 The Distressed Organization and its Viability
    Editor's Note: This article is intended for newer entrants into the industry. Look for more content like this throughout the year.

    Most organizations move along a continuum. Diametrical opposites, the end points of the continuum reflect a very different state of affairs. At one end of the continuum is the custodial environment, which is relatively stable and resource rich. The organization is profitable with growing revenues as reflected in both margins and market share. This provides access to additional capital if required. Information provided to management is timely, relevant and reliable. It is used by a competent and stable management team.  

     

  • TAB Bank Completes $46 Million Acquisition of BAMFi’s BAM Capital Division

    TAB Bank is pleased to announce it has finalized the acquisition of BAMFi’s $46 million BAM Capital Division.  This is TAB Bank’s fourth successful completed acquisition of a working capital loan portfolio.  As part of the acquisition TAB will retain the operations and staff at BAM’s office in Dallas, TX. BAMFi, a leading provider of software for the secured lending industry, will continue to own FactorCloud™, its proprietary, all-in-one, cloud-based secured lending software solution.

     

  • MidFirst Business Credit Announces the Addition of new Senior Vice President, Business Development Officer

    MidFirst Business Credit, Inc., is pleased to announce the addition of William “Bill” Bogatay as senior vice president, business development officer. Based out of Dallas, Texas, Bill will assist with originating senior secured debt facilities for companies throughout the Southwest, including, Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas and Kansas.

  • Crystal Financial Provides $60,000,000 Senior Credit Facility for True Religion Apparel, Inc.

    Crystal Financial LLC announced the closing of a $60,000,000 Senior Credit Facility for True Religion Apparel, Inc. (“True Religion” or “the Company”).  Founded in 2002 and best known for its signature denim, the Company is a retailer and wholesaler of high-quality apparel and accessories for men, women and children.  True Religion’s products are available through www.truereligion.com, in its over 100 retail locations, and at select department stores and specialty retailers worldwide. 

  • Monroe Capital Expands Opportunistic Private Credit Team

    Monroe Capital LLC announced that it has expanded its opportunistic private credit team with the addition of four experienced professionals: Jason Starr, Darrick Ginkel, Joseph Valickus in the New York office; and Chris Spanel in the Chicago office.

  • JoeIngrassia_Capstone When Art Meets Finance

    TSL Express’ senior editor sat down with Capstone Business Credit’s managing member, Joseph Ingrassia, and Romulus Entertainment’s founder and CEO, Brad Feinstein, to discuss a unique partnership in film finance. 

  • AccessOne Closes $225 Million Credit Facility with PNC Bank

    AccessOne, a leading provider of patient financing solutions designed to help consumers manage their healthcare costs, today announced it has recently closed a $225 million financing with PNC Bank, a leading financial institution with deep ties to healthcare. The strategic move allows the AccessOne platform to serve more consumers with effective patient financing options, simplifying the way in which patients pay for healthcare and improving the overall patient financial experience.

     

  • EPSG Enters into Revolving Credit Facility with People’s United Bank and Adopts their eTreasury + Business Online Banking System and Wire Transfer Service

    EPSG, a leading integrator of payment technology solutions, announced today that it has entered into a revolving credit facility (“The Credit Facility”) with People’s United Bank (“People’s United”), N.A., a subsidiary of People’s United Financial, Inc. PBCT, -0.52%, and has adopted their eTreasury + Business Online Banking System and Wire Transfer Service (“Platform”).


  • PaulSchuldiner_Headshot_150X150 Purchase Order Financing: Then, Now and What’s Ahead
    Purchase order financing has been around nearly as long as its close relatives (factoring) and distant ones (merchant banking), but has become much more prevalent in the last decade. With better technology and other innovations accelerating manufacturing and production timelines to meet demand from e-commerce and big box customers, the global supply chain has never been under more stress. We see this with the China tariffs, Brexit and other significant changes to trade policy. Purchase order financing has never been a more valuable option for companies buying and selling around the globe.
  • Sterling Bancorp Launches New Innovation Finance Group; John Hoesley and Josh Roberts to Spearhead New Vertical

    The Innovation Finance Group will focus on providing a full suite of lending and banking products to growing technology companies across all stages of development, including asset-based solutions, recurring revenue-based revolving lines of credit, treasury management, foreign exchange and other solutions.

  • Monroe Capital Closes $454.35 Million Collateralized Loan Obligation Transaction

    Monroe Capital LLC (“Monroe”) today announced the closing of a $454.35 million term debt securitization known as Monroe Capital MML CLO IX, LTD. The term financing was Monroe’s fourth CLO completed since March 2018 and is secured by a portfolio of middle market senior secured loans.

  • Rosenthal Hires Leigh Lones, Al Foster to Southeast Team

    Rosenthal & Rosenthal, Inc., the leading independent factoring, asset based lending and purchase order financing firm in the United States, today announced the appointment of Leigh Lones as Senior Vice President, Southeast Regional Sales Manager, and Al Foster as Vice President, Business Development Officer. Lones will be based in the Atlanta office and Foster will operate remotely out of Tennessee.

  • LBC Small Cap Supports the Acquisition of Auchinachie

    LBC Small Cap, an affiliate of LBC Credit Partners, provided a senior secured term loan and equity co-investment to support the acquisition of Auchinachie by Astar Heating & Air ("Astar"), a portfolio company of Dubin Clark & Company ("Dubin Clark").

  • Smith_Brian_HollandKnight150x150 Isn’t That What it Says? -- Potential Perils of Incorporation by Reference in Finance Transactions

    Commercial lending transactions are memorialized with a comprehensive, and often voluminous, set of loan documentation. In an attempt to expedite closing, and reduce closing binder sizes, lenders (and their counsel) are always seeking ways to streamline the loan- documentation process. 

  • Fifth Third Business Capital Provides $9.4 Million for Amglo Kemlite
    Fifth Third Business Capital, a division of Fifth Third Bank, announced it acted as sole lender and administrative agent on the funding of a new $9,417,500 senior credit facility to Bensenville, Illinois-based Amglo Kemlite Laboratories, Inc. Fifth Third’s credit facility was used to support the acquisition of Amglo Kemlite by NewCastle Partners, LLC, and to provide working capital to support future growth.
  • KarabusArt The Digital Transformation is Severely Disrupting Retail: The Time for Action is Now

    The transformation of retail is creating new and significant challenges for traditional retailers. Antony Karabus, CEO of HRC Advisory, explores those obstacles and offers solutions to help retailers survive – and even thrive — during these tumultuous times.

  • SFNet Adds Chief Value Officer to Team

    The Secured Finance Network has hired Morten Kucey as Chief Value Officer, a newly created position. Prior to joining the SFNet team, Morten served as Senior Managing Director, Head of Corporate Development for SB360 Capital Partners, LLC.

  • RichardGumbrecht150x150 Interview with Rich Gumbrecht, CEO of Secured Finance Network, formerly Commercial Finance Association
    RIch Gumbrecht, CEO of the Secured Finance Network, discusses signs of financial stress, recession, tariffs and sources of capital.
  • jdepledge2 Interview with Incoming SFNet President John DePledge
    John DePledge currently serves as the head of Asset Based Lending of Bank Leumi USA. With over 35 years of ABL experience, John has built portfolios in numerous new markets and has held senior leadership roles in originations, portfolio management, underwriting, asset recovery and field examination. Here, he outlines SFNet’s 2020 goals after its recent transformation.
  • Wingspire Capital Launches Diversified Asset-Based Lending Platform

    Wingspire Capital Holdings (“Wingspire” or the “Company”) today announced its official launch as an independent diversified direct lender focused on providing asset-based loans (ABL) and related senior secured loans to U.S.-based middle market borrowers. Based in Atlanta, Wingspire focuses on the upper tier of the senior secured ABL market by providing senior secured revolving credit lines and term loans ranging in size from $20 to $200 million. 

  • Tom O jan 06_150x150 The Distressed Organization and its Viability
    Editor's Note: This article is intended for newer entrants into the industry. Look for more content like this throughout the year.

    Most organizations move along a continuum. Diametrical opposites, the end points of the continuum reflect a very different state of affairs. At one end of the continuum is the custodial environment, which is relatively stable and resource rich. The organization is profitable with growing revenues as reflected in both margins and market share. This provides access to additional capital if required. Information provided to management is timely, relevant and reliable. It is used by a competent and stable management team.  

     

  • TAB Bank Completes $46 Million Acquisition of BAMFi’s BAM Capital Division

    TAB Bank is pleased to announce it has finalized the acquisition of BAMFi’s $46 million BAM Capital Division.  This is TAB Bank’s fourth successful completed acquisition of a working capital loan portfolio.  As part of the acquisition TAB will retain the operations and staff at BAM’s office in Dallas, TX. BAMFi, a leading provider of software for the secured lending industry, will continue to own FactorCloud™, its proprietary, all-in-one, cloud-based secured lending software solution.

     

  • MidFirst Business Credit Announces the Addition of new Senior Vice President, Business Development Officer

    MidFirst Business Credit, Inc., is pleased to announce the addition of William “Bill” Bogatay as senior vice president, business development officer. Based out of Dallas, Texas, Bill will assist with originating senior secured debt facilities for companies throughout the Southwest, including, Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas and Kansas.

  • Crystal Financial Provides $60,000,000 Senior Credit Facility for True Religion Apparel, Inc.

    Crystal Financial LLC announced the closing of a $60,000,000 Senior Credit Facility for True Religion Apparel, Inc. (“True Religion” or “the Company”).  Founded in 2002 and best known for its signature denim, the Company is a retailer and wholesaler of high-quality apparel and accessories for men, women and children.  True Religion’s products are available through www.truereligion.com, in its over 100 retail locations, and at select department stores and specialty retailers worldwide. 

  • Monroe Capital Expands Opportunistic Private Credit Team

    Monroe Capital LLC announced that it has expanded its opportunistic private credit team with the addition of four experienced professionals: Jason Starr, Darrick Ginkel, Joseph Valickus in the New York office; and Chris Spanel in the Chicago office.

  • JoeIngrassia_Capstone When Art Meets Finance

    TSL Express’ senior editor sat down with Capstone Business Credit’s managing member, Joseph Ingrassia, and Romulus Entertainment’s founder and CEO, Brad Feinstein, to discuss a unique partnership in film finance. 

  • AccessOne Closes $225 Million Credit Facility with PNC Bank

    AccessOne, a leading provider of patient financing solutions designed to help consumers manage their healthcare costs, today announced it has recently closed a $225 million financing with PNC Bank, a leading financial institution with deep ties to healthcare. The strategic move allows the AccessOne platform to serve more consumers with effective patient financing options, simplifying the way in which patients pay for healthcare and improving the overall patient financial experience.

     

  • EPSG Enters into Revolving Credit Facility with People’s United Bank and Adopts their eTreasury + Business Online Banking System and Wire Transfer Service

    EPSG, a leading integrator of payment technology solutions, announced today that it has entered into a revolving credit facility (“The Credit Facility”) with People’s United Bank (“People’s United”), N.A., a subsidiary of People’s United Financial, Inc. PBCT, -0.52%, and has adopted their eTreasury + Business Online Banking System and Wire Transfer Service (“Platform”).


  • PaulSchuldiner_Headshot_150X150 Purchase Order Financing: Then, Now and What’s Ahead
    Purchase order financing has been around nearly as long as its close relatives (factoring) and distant ones (merchant banking), but has become much more prevalent in the last decade. With better technology and other innovations accelerating manufacturing and production timelines to meet demand from e-commerce and big box customers, the global supply chain has never been under more stress. We see this with the China tariffs, Brexit and other significant changes to trade policy. Purchase order financing has never been a more valuable option for companies buying and selling around the globe.
  • Sterling Bancorp Launches New Innovation Finance Group; John Hoesley and Josh Roberts to Spearhead New Vertical

    The Innovation Finance Group will focus on providing a full suite of lending and banking products to growing technology companies across all stages of development, including asset-based solutions, recurring revenue-based revolving lines of credit, treasury management, foreign exchange and other solutions.

  • Monroe Capital Closes $454.35 Million Collateralized Loan Obligation Transaction

    Monroe Capital LLC (“Monroe”) today announced the closing of a $454.35 million term debt securitization known as Monroe Capital MML CLO IX, LTD. The term financing was Monroe’s fourth CLO completed since March 2018 and is secured by a portfolio of middle market senior secured loans.

  • Rosenthal Hires Leigh Lones, Al Foster to Southeast Team

    Rosenthal & Rosenthal, Inc., the leading independent factoring, asset based lending and purchase order financing firm in the United States, today announced the appointment of Leigh Lones as Senior Vice President, Southeast Regional Sales Manager, and Al Foster as Vice President, Business Development Officer. Lones will be based in the Atlanta office and Foster will operate remotely out of Tennessee.

  • LBC Small Cap Supports the Acquisition of Auchinachie

    LBC Small Cap, an affiliate of LBC Credit Partners, provided a senior secured term loan and equity co-investment to support the acquisition of Auchinachie by Astar Heating & Air ("Astar"), a portfolio company of Dubin Clark & Company ("Dubin Clark").

  • Smith_Brian_HollandKnight150x150 Isn’t That What it Says? -- Potential Perils of Incorporation by Reference in Finance Transactions

    Commercial lending transactions are memorialized with a comprehensive, and often voluminous, set of loan documentation. In an attempt to expedite closing, and reduce closing binder sizes, lenders (and their counsel) are always seeking ways to streamline the loan- documentation process. 

  • Fifth Third Business Capital Provides $9.4 Million for Amglo Kemlite
    Fifth Third Business Capital, a division of Fifth Third Bank, announced it acted as sole lender and administrative agent on the funding of a new $9,417,500 senior credit facility to Bensenville, Illinois-based Amglo Kemlite Laboratories, Inc. Fifth Third’s credit facility was used to support the acquisition of Amglo Kemlite by NewCastle Partners, LLC, and to provide working capital to support future growth.
  • KarabusArt The Digital Transformation is Severely Disrupting Retail: The Time for Action is Now

    The transformation of retail is creating new and significant challenges for traditional retailers. Antony Karabus, CEO of HRC Advisory, explores those obstacles and offers solutions to help retailers survive – and even thrive — during these tumultuous times.

  • SFNet Adds Chief Value Officer to Team

    The Secured Finance Network has hired Morten Kucey as Chief Value Officer, a newly created position. Prior to joining the SFNet team, Morten served as Senior Managing Director, Head of Corporate Development for SB360 Capital Partners, LLC.

  • RichardGumbrecht150x150 Interview with Rich Gumbrecht, CEO of Secured Finance Network, formerly Commercial Finance Association
    RIch Gumbrecht, CEO of the Secured Finance Network, discusses signs of financial stress, recession, tariffs and sources of capital.
  • jdepledge2 Interview with Incoming SFNet President John DePledge
    John DePledge currently serves as the head of Asset Based Lending of Bank Leumi USA. With over 35 years of ABL experience, John has built portfolios in numerous new markets and has held senior leadership roles in originations, portfolio management, underwriting, asset recovery and field examination. Here, he outlines SFNet’s 2020 goals after its recent transformation.
  • Wingspire Capital Launches Diversified Asset-Based Lending Platform

    Wingspire Capital Holdings (“Wingspire” or the “Company”) today announced its official launch as an independent diversified direct lender focused on providing asset-based loans (ABL) and related senior secured loans to U.S.-based middle market borrowers. Based in Atlanta, Wingspire focuses on the upper tier of the senior secured ABL market by providing senior secured revolving credit lines and term loans ranging in size from $20 to $200 million. 

  • Tom O jan 06_150x150 The Distressed Organization and its Viability
    Editor's Note: This article is intended for newer entrants into the industry. Look for more content like this throughout the year.

    Most organizations move along a continuum. Diametrical opposites, the end points of the continuum reflect a very different state of affairs. At one end of the continuum is the custodial environment, which is relatively stable and resource rich. The organization is profitable with growing revenues as reflected in both margins and market share. This provides access to additional capital if required. Information provided to management is timely, relevant and reliable. It is used by a competent and stable management team.  

     

  • TAB Bank Completes $46 Million Acquisition of BAMFi’s BAM Capital Division

    TAB Bank is pleased to announce it has finalized the acquisition of BAMFi’s $46 million BAM Capital Division.  This is TAB Bank’s fourth successful completed acquisition of a working capital loan portfolio.  As part of the acquisition TAB will retain the operations and staff at BAM’s office in Dallas, TX. BAMFi, a leading provider of software for the secured lending industry, will continue to own FactorCloud™, its proprietary, all-in-one, cloud-based secured lending software solution.

     

  • MidFirst Business Credit Announces the Addition of new Senior Vice President, Business Development Officer

    MidFirst Business Credit, Inc., is pleased to announce the addition of William “Bill” Bogatay as senior vice president, business development officer. Based out of Dallas, Texas, Bill will assist with originating senior secured debt facilities for companies throughout the Southwest, including, Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas and Kansas.

  • Crystal Financial Provides $60,000,000 Senior Credit Facility for True Religion Apparel, Inc.

    Crystal Financial LLC announced the closing of a $60,000,000 Senior Credit Facility for True Religion Apparel, Inc. (“True Religion” or “the Company”).  Founded in 2002 and best known for its signature denim, the Company is a retailer and wholesaler of high-quality apparel and accessories for men, women and children.  True Religion’s products are available through www.truereligion.com, in its over 100 retail locations, and at select department stores and specialty retailers worldwide. 

  • Monroe Capital Expands Opportunistic Private Credit Team

    Monroe Capital LLC announced that it has expanded its opportunistic private credit team with the addition of four experienced professionals: Jason Starr, Darrick Ginkel, Joseph Valickus in the New York office; and Chris Spanel in the Chicago office.

  • JoeIngrassia_Capstone When Art Meets Finance

    TSL Express’ senior editor sat down with Capstone Business Credit’s managing member, Joseph Ingrassia, and Romulus Entertainment’s founder and CEO, Brad Feinstein, to discuss a unique partnership in film finance. 

  • AccessOne Closes $225 Million Credit Facility with PNC Bank

    AccessOne, a leading provider of patient financing solutions designed to help consumers manage their healthcare costs, today announced it has recently closed a $225 million financing with PNC Bank, a leading financial institution with deep ties to healthcare. The strategic move allows the AccessOne platform to serve more consumers with effective patient financing options, simplifying the way in which patients pay for healthcare and improving the overall patient financial experience.

     

  • EPSG Enters into Revolving Credit Facility with People’s United Bank and Adopts their eTreasury + Business Online Banking System and Wire Transfer Service

    EPSG, a leading integrator of payment technology solutions, announced today that it has entered into a revolving credit facility (“The Credit Facility”) with People’s United Bank (“People’s United”), N.A., a subsidiary of People’s United Financial, Inc. PBCT, -0.52%, and has adopted their eTreasury + Business Online Banking System and Wire Transfer Service (“Platform”).


  • PaulSchuldiner_Headshot_150X150 Purchase Order Financing: Then, Now and What’s Ahead
    Purchase order financing has been around nearly as long as its close relatives (factoring) and distant ones (merchant banking), but has become much more prevalent in the last decade. With better technology and other innovations accelerating manufacturing and production timelines to meet demand from e-commerce and big box customers, the global supply chain has never been under more stress. We see this with the China tariffs, Brexit and other significant changes to trade policy. Purchase order financing has never been a more valuable option for companies buying and selling around the globe.
  • Sterling Bancorp Launches New Innovation Finance Group; John Hoesley and Josh Roberts to Spearhead New Vertical

    The Innovation Finance Group will focus on providing a full suite of lending and banking products to growing technology companies across all stages of development, including asset-based solutions, recurring revenue-based revolving lines of credit, treasury management, foreign exchange and other solutions.

  • Monroe Capital Closes $454.35 Million Collateralized Loan Obligation Transaction

    Monroe Capital LLC (“Monroe”) today announced the closing of a $454.35 million term debt securitization known as Monroe Capital MML CLO IX, LTD. The term financing was Monroe’s fourth CLO completed since March 2018 and is secured by a portfolio of middle market senior secured loans.

  • Rosenthal Hires Leigh Lones, Al Foster to Southeast Team

    Rosenthal & Rosenthal, Inc., the leading independent factoring, asset based lending and purchase order financing firm in the United States, today announced the appointment of Leigh Lones as Senior Vice President, Southeast Regional Sales Manager, and Al Foster as Vice President, Business Development Officer. Lones will be based in the Atlanta office and Foster will operate remotely out of Tennessee.

  • LBC Small Cap Supports the Acquisition of Auchinachie

    LBC Small Cap, an affiliate of LBC Credit Partners, provided a senior secured term loan and equity co-investment to support the acquisition of Auchinachie by Astar Heating & Air ("Astar"), a portfolio company of Dubin Clark & Company ("Dubin Clark").

  • Smith_Brian_HollandKnight150x150 Isn’t That What it Says? -- Potential Perils of Incorporation by Reference in Finance Transactions

    Commercial lending transactions are memorialized with a comprehensive, and often voluminous, set of loan documentation. In an attempt to expedite closing, and reduce closing binder sizes, lenders (and their counsel) are always seeking ways to streamline the loan- documentation process. 

  • Fifth Third Business Capital Provides $9.4 Million for Amglo Kemlite
    Fifth Third Business Capital, a division of Fifth Third Bank, announced it acted as sole lender and administrative agent on the funding of a new $9,417,500 senior credit facility to Bensenville, Illinois-based Amglo Kemlite Laboratories, Inc. Fifth Third’s credit facility was used to support the acquisition of Amglo Kemlite by NewCastle Partners, LLC, and to provide working capital to support future growth.
  • KarabusArt The Digital Transformation is Severely Disrupting Retail: The Time for Action is Now

    The transformation of retail is creating new and significant challenges for traditional retailers. Antony Karabus, CEO of HRC Advisory, explores those obstacles and offers solutions to help retailers survive – and even thrive — during these tumultuous times.

  • SFNet Adds Chief Value Officer to Team

    The Secured Finance Network has hired Morten Kucey as Chief Value Officer, a newly created position. Prior to joining the SFNet team, Morten served as Senior Managing Director, Head of Corporate Development for SB360 Capital Partners, LLC.

  • RichardGumbrecht150x150 Interview with Rich Gumbrecht, CEO of Secured Finance Network, formerly Commercial Finance Association
    RIch Gumbrecht, CEO of the Secured Finance Network, discusses signs of financial stress, recession, tariffs and sources of capital.
  • jdepledge2 Interview with Incoming SFNet President John DePledge
    John DePledge currently serves as the head of Asset Based Lending of Bank Leumi USA. With over 35 years of ABL experience, John has built portfolios in numerous new markets and has held senior leadership roles in originations, portfolio management, underwriting, asset recovery and field examination. Here, he outlines SFNet’s 2020 goals after its recent transformation.
  • Wingspire Capital Launches Diversified Asset-Based Lending Platform

    Wingspire Capital Holdings (“Wingspire” or the “Company”) today announced its official launch as an independent diversified direct lender focused on providing asset-based loans (ABL) and related senior secured loans to U.S.-based middle market borrowers. Based in Atlanta, Wingspire focuses on the upper tier of the senior secured ABL market by providing senior secured revolving credit lines and term loans ranging in size from $20 to $200 million.