Asset-based lending is an industry built on making deals, but at the heart of every one of those transactions is a financial solution for a business. To honor this fundamental pillar of the industry, ABF Journal is proud to present its second annual Deals of the Year listing to provide a more in-depth look at some of the most intriguing and impactful transactions of 2023. This year’s list features a swath of deals across multiple categories, including traditional asset-based loans, factoring facilities, purchase order funding, receivables financing and more. Deals were selected based on reader nominations, as well as insight from our editorial advisory board, with transactions announced or closed between Nov. 1, 2022, and Oct. 6, 2023, eligible for consideration.
Now, without further ado, let’s get to the deals!
2023 Deals of the Year
- White Oak Commercial Finance and Tiger Finance | Specialty Metal Products Distributor
- Mountain Ridge Capital and Great Rock Capital | Hop Energy Holdings, Inc.
- Fifth Third Bank | Harbourview Equity Partners
- Tradecap Partners | Equipment Supplier
- Crayhill Capital Management | Stenn Technologies
- J.P. Morgan | Cano Health
- BMO | Ninepoint Partners
- J.P. Morgan, Silicon Valley Bank and Keybanc Capital Markets | Socure
- Bank Of America, J.P. Morgan, MUFG Securities and Truist Securities | Topgolf Callaway Brands
- TPG Angelo Gordon | Glatfelter
- Siena Lending Group | Grove Collaborative
- Sixth Street Specialty Lending | Bed Bath & Beyond
- Second Avenue Capital Partners | True Religion Apparel, Inc.
- White Oak ABL and White Oak Commercial Finance | Orion Group
- Marco | Automotive Components Manufacturer
- SLR Credit Solutions and Wells Fargo | Skullcandy
- Porter Capital | The Heubach Group
- nFusion Capital | Performance Energy Services
- J.P. Morgan | First Solar
- Wingspire Capital | Sunland Asphalt & Construction
- First Horizon Bank | Haversine Funding
- Tradecap Partners | Aerospace Parts Distributor
- Trinity Capital | Macrofab
- eCapital | Paratransit and Assisted Mobility Company
- Rosenthal & Rosenthal | Food & Restaurant Company
- Encina Lender Finance | Great Elm Healthcare Finance
- Gibraltar Business Capital | Lion Equity Partners
- Royal Bank of Canada | Prime Healthcare Services
- Wells Fargo Capital Finance | St. Bernard Renewables, a Subsidiary of PBF Energy
- eCapital | PACT
