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Billion With A B: Yieldstreet’s Introduction to the Private Business Credit World

A new entrant joined the private business credit world in June, as wealth management and financial technology firm Yieldstreet launched its newest vertical. With long-time business partners Barbara Anderson and Larry Curran forming the core of the new group, Yieldstreet Private Business Credit aims to grow right alongside its borrowers and investors.

Self Disruption: Switching From an ABL Model to a Real Estate Model

By taking a new direction and consolidating its asset-class focus, Briar Capital transformed itself and found greater success than it ever had as a pure asset-based lender. The firm’s president, Jeff Van Sickle, describes the process of converting the company into a real estate financier for ABL borrowers and shares lessons learned along the way.

June 24, 2020 Briar Capital | Jeff Van Sickle Phil Neuffer

Looking Back On A Career In Bankruptcy: Q&A With The Honorable Kevin Gross

After serving the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for 14 years, The Honorable Kevin Gross is retiring. In a Q&A with ABF Journal, he looks back on the events that led him to bankruptcy and the most important cases that came before him.

April 8, 2020 Judge Kevin Gross | The Honorable Kevin Gross | US bankruptcy Court Kevin Finegan

Amy Quackenboss Takes The Reins at ABI

As a new decade dawns, a changing of the guard brings new leadership to the American Bankruptcy Institute. Longtime deputy director Amy Quackenboss has taken the reins upon the retirement of Sam Gerdano.

April 7, 2020 ABI | American Bankruptcy Institute | Amy Quackenboss Kevin Finegan

Slow and Steady: Battaglia and Encina Business Credit — in the ABL Game for the Long Haul

Starting a new nonbank ABL is not for the faint of heart, says Encina Business Credit CEO Marty Battaglia. The 30-year ABL veteran spoke with ABF Journal editor Nadine Bonner about the challenges of starting a new business and the slow, sure future he envisions.

September 15, 2016 Encina Business Credit | Marty Battaglia ABF Journal

Acquiring the Polish of Sterling Michael Haddad Moves ABL Team, Looks Forward to ‘Red Hot’ Year

As part of an ongoing expansion in services and marketing territory, Sterling Bank purchased Dallas-based NewStar Business Credit in March, acquiring its president, Michael Haddad and the other team members along with NSBC’s financial assets and clients. ABF Journal spoke with Haddad and Sterling
Specialty Lending Division President Ted Geisel about the impact the merger will have on the unit and their outlook on ABL lending in 2016.

June 3, 2016 ABF Journal

Back to the Future: Kastner Transforms Bibby’s ABL Offerings

ABL veteran Barry Kastner talks about his plans to expand Bibby Financial Services’ ABL offerings. After spending several years working with big banks and entrepreneurial companies, Kastner says Bibby’s family-owned, people-focused culture makes him feel like he’s flown back to the future and found his perfect new home.

November 5, 2015 Barry Kastner | Bibby Financial Services ABF Journal

Privately Owned and Ready to Grow: Miller’s ABL Journey Takes Him Back to Rosenthal & Rosenthal

When Rob Miller took over as the head of the asset based lending group at Rosenthal & Rosenthal at the end of March, it marked a homecoming for the 30-year veteran of the financial services industry. In the months that followed, Miller has assessed the portfolio of the privately-owned company and positioned it for a “limitless future.”

August 21, 2015 Asset Based Lending | Factoring | Rob Miller | Rosenthal & Rosenthal ABF Journal

Lending Moxie Offering a Unique Palette of Financing Structures

With the founding of four successful finance companies under their belts, James Irwin, CEO, and Dan O’Rourke, EVP/CCO, talk about the genesis of Metis Commercial Finance and why they believe smaller middle market borrowers can benefit from a lender with a “big-ticket” product suite.

March 3, 2015 Metis Commercial Finance ABF Journal

Financing Global Supply Chains Expanding UPS Capital’s International Reach

UPS Capital President Ronald Chang lays out his vision for expanding its financial services offerings and international presence, never missing an opportunity to cultivate the symbiotic relationship with parent company and shipping giant UPS.

March 3, 2015 UPS Capital ABF Journal

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