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Tim Anderson of Hilco Valuation Services discusses Omnichannel appraisals, which are now more common than traditional brick-and-mortar appraisals.  

FTC Commercial Corporation was launched in 2002 with a strong focus on small and medium-size enterprise. Co-founder Ken Wengrod tapped into his experience, having worked in factoring and retail to create a company that understands the entire trade cycle of manufacturing and importing.

Wells Fargo Equipment Finance (WFEF), a division of Wells Fargo Commercial Capital (WFCC), announced the appointment of three key leaders in its Specialty Industries business unit, led by Executive Vice President Byron Payne.   

Gordon Brothers, the global advisory, restructuring, and investment firm, announced today the appointment of Laurence Sax as Chief Operating Officer.

As COO, Sax will lead Gordon Brothers’ finance, accounting, treasury, financial planning, corporate development, and information technology functions.  He brings over 30 years of operating, finance, and turnaround and restructuring experience to the firm.

MGP Ingredients, Inc. (MGPI), a leading supplier of premium distilled spirits and specialty wheat proteins and starches, today announced it has entered into a five-year $300 million revolving credit facility with a syndicate of lenders led by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (“Wells Fargo”). The new facility replaces the Company's $150 million credit facility with Wells Fargo and increases its credit availability by $150 million.

On April 30, 2020, the Federal Reserve announced that it is expanding eligibility to participate in the Federal Reserve’s Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility (the “PPPLF”) to all lenders eligible to originate Paycheck Protection Program loans.[1]  The PPPLF permits eligible PPP lenders to pledge PPP loan notes to the Federal Reserve in exchange for a low interest, non-recourse loan from the Federal Reserve in the amount of the pledged PPP loan note. 

Program Update

When originally announced, the PPPLF was only available to PPP lenders that are depository institutions.  Now, all PPP lenders approved by the SBA, including banks, credit unions, Community Development Financial Institutions, members of the Farm Credit System, small business lending companies licensed by the SBA, and some financial technology firms, are eligible to participate in the PPPLF. 

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 credit facility totaling $700 million, with JP Morgan Securities LLC and U.S. Bank NA serving as Joint Lead Arrangers.

The new facility represents $700 million in committed financing that increases and replaces $200 million in uncommitted financing from the same lenders. The Company’s liquidity position now totals $1.7 billion.

Bobbi Acord Noland is a partner at Parker Hudson Rainer & Dobbs LLP in Atlanta, Georgia. As head of the Commercial Finance practice, Bobbi guides global banks, regional banks and finance companies through domestic and cross-border transactions ranging from $5 million to more than $1 billion. She has handled practically every aspect of commercial lending, from single-lender deals to syndicated facilities involving multiple lenders, borrowers, creditors and multi-tiered debt tranches. In addition, Bobbi frequently advises her clients on workouts and restructurings.

The following interview is a transcript from SFNet YoPro Committee member Matt Gillman, interviewing Andrew Bertolina of Finvoice in late 2019.  We hope you enjoy getting to know the industry’s young professionals. 

The bank syndicate supporting the credit facility is comprised of ten participants acting in various capacities, with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Administrative Agent, Bank of America, N.A. and Citizens Bank, N.A. as Co-Syndication Agents, Keybank National Association, TD Bank, N.A., BMO Harris Bank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as Co-Documentation Agents, and J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., Bank of America, N.A. and Citizens Bank, N.A. as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book Runners.

On March 9-11, we will bring ABCC to you live online, with the great content and opportunities for networking that you have come to expect from the conference. The Conference will be accessible through our acclaimed SFNet Connect Platform, offering hours of dedicated and facilitated meeting time each day. This year, we will be offering more insightful sessions than ever before.

“While we are all disappointed that we won’t be able to get together in person for this year’s event, the move to a virtual format has opened up many new possibilities for the actual content,” said Barry Bobrow, managing director, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and ABCC Conference Chair. “ABCC has always been known for having rich and important content for attendees.  Without the requirement for our presenters to be in attendance in Las Vegas we have been able to significantly broaden and strengthen our content for 2021, with significantly more segments than we have been able to include in prior ABCC events. 

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