January/February 2011
Jan/Feb 2011 Issue
Vol.9, No. 1
Annual Risk Management & Fraud Prevention Issue
January 31, 2011
ABF Journal
FinalCut: NYT — ‘Great Liquidation’ About to Take Place on Wall Street
ABF Journal illustrator, Jerry Gonzalez’ visual interpretation of a top-ranked abfjournal.com news story according to our visitors.
January 9, 2011
Proposed UCC Article Amendments That Will Impact Secured Lending
With Article 9 provisions changing and inconsistencies among the codes of various jurisdictions, maintaining a secure position can be a complex responsibility. Bottom line, secure positions are the lifeblood to an asset-based lender and an understanding of changing regulation is critical to success.
January 9, 2011
November/December 2010
Nov/Dec 2010 Issue
Vol. 8, No. 8
Annual Commercial Finance Issue
November 30, 2010
FinalCut: PNC to Acquire KBC Business Capital, ABL Business in UK
ABF Journal illustrator Jerry Gonzalez depicts the sale of KBC Business Capital to PNC Business Credit, the asset-based lending arm of The PNC Financial Services Group.
November 28, 2010
Big Boys Don’t Cry, But Fraudsters Do
By Evan Flaschen “Big boy” disclaimers are a staple of the debt syndication and trading marketplaces. While their enforceability vis-à-vis an SEC fraud investigation has always been suspect (due to public policy considerations), they are generally viewed as creating an enforceable contract between the syndicator/seller and the buyer themselves. The theory is that a sophisticated […]
November 19, 2010
O’Neal Steel… A Matter of Teamwork
When putting together and closing any asset-based lending deal, the ingredients that are needed include patience, communication, and capital, but most importantly for both the lender and the borrower, it requires teamwork. And it was a great amount of teamwork that led to the closing of a $350 million ABL for O’Neal Steel, led by U.S. Bank Asset Based Finance. We caught up with U.S. Bank’s Sam Philbrick and O’Neal Steel’s Michael Rowland to get the details of the deal.
November 3, 2010