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May 2006OUT OF THE VAULT — Unlocking the Value of IP Assets If you are interested in ordering any of the articles from this issue of ABF Journal, please visit the Article Directory. The Article Directory is a comprehensive listing of all ABF Journal print articles. It also includes a reprint order form. Features Northern Expansion… Canadian Companies Gain Operational Flexibility with Asset-Based Loans By Ira Kreft and Junior Del Brocco, Bank of America Business Capital From 2003 to 2004, Canadian asset-based loan volume increased more than 38% to U.S. $10.5 billion, the highest growth rate of any region worldwide. Bank of America Business Capital’s Ira Kreft and Junior Del Brocco examine this phenomenon of northern expansion. Retention Payments & Severance Bonuses are Alive— If Not Exactly Well By Forrest B. Lammiman and Patrick M. Jones, Lord, Bissell & Brook The BAPCPA has been widely criticized as a poorly drafted patchwork of amendments designed to appease special interests and eliminate the pet peeves of individual legislators. Pat Jones and Forrest Lammiman discuss one such pet peeve regarding the common practice of paying bonuses to key executives at the outset of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case. Tapping the Untapped —The ‘Ins & Outs’ of Intellectual Property Finance By Michael Bunis, Fish & Richardson PC As interest rates increase, operating companies are looking more and more to reduce the cost of credit as a way to fund growth. One virtually untapped source of collateral is the company’s intellectual property assets. In the past, such assets have been housed in some back office to collect dust. All that is beginning to change… A Different Kind of Service… Transcap Trade Finance By Kara A. McDonald, Assistant Editor Recently, ABF Journal spent some time with Paul Schuldiner at Transcap Trade Finance to gain an understanding on the products this purchase order finance company offers and the markets it serves — and, to our surprise, we found out a whole lot more. Columns TURNAROUND CORNER Fast Sustainable Rusults: Leveraging Lean to Boost Lackluster Profits By Fred Langer, Getzler Henrich With a lot on the line, the asset-based lender is often looking for its borrowers to perform operational improvements that will have an immediate but lasting impact on the borrower’s profits and overall operations. Lean manufacturing can be one of the most significant change initiatives within a company.
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