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Marquette Transportation Finance — Factoring Trucking Receivables for the Long Haul

After cutting his teeth at the ‘granddaddy’ of transportation financing companies, Richard Voreis, developed and has led Marquette Transportation Finance for more than eight successful years. Although the trucking industry faces economic challenges, Voreis does not envision the truckload segment, or its $350 billion annual revenues, to go away any time soon.

April 2, 2011 | | Rita Garwood

Pressure Points: How Well Has the Healthcare Market Fared of Late?

Back in the spring of 2008, ABF Journal checked the pulse of the healthcare market and learned that lenders were optimistic. The real estate market was sinking, financial institutions were reining in lending, and government reimbursements were less than predictable, yet the outlook for healthcare seemed bright. Baby Boomers were aging, and people were living longer and requiring more services. Was this sector recession-proof? How did the economic downturn affect the industry, and where does it stand in 2011? Here, we examine the sector’s pressure points.

April 2, 2011 | | | | Rita Garwood

Hartsko Financial — ‘Moving Things Along’ With Purchase Order Finance

Through purchase order financing, Hartsko Financial Services offers up front, transaction-based capital to businesses unable to obtain bank funding. Hartsko funds clients in financial straits, as well as startups and profitable companies in need of capital to grow. And, as president Richard Eitelberg sees it, banks are not relaxing their lending parameters, leaving more prospects seeking Hartsko’s help.

April 2, 2011 | Rita Garwood

Ever Expanding — EverBank Commercial Finance Forms Lender Finance Group

ABF Journal spent time with EverBank Commercial Finance’s chief operating officer Jeff Hilzinger and David D’Antonio, the recently appointed managing director of EverBank’s new lender finance unit. While the initial focus will be on equipment and specialty finance companies, both executives affirm this is the first of many undertakings EverBank will take on in ABL.

April 2, 2011 Rita Garwood

Champion Enterprises: Bankruptcy Court (Mostly) Dismisses Complaint Against Prepetition Lenders Based On Alleged Inequitable Conduct

Secured lenders are certain to find In re Champion Enterprises, Inc. useful, both in its holdings and its analysis, when challenged by complaints centered on alleged inequitable conduct from creditors’ committees or Chapter 7 trustees. This case succinctly reaffirms the principle that the use of leverage in negotiations does amount to inequitable conduct.

April 2, 2011 | Rita Garwood

SJC Fund Manager Fills a Void While Keeping Everything in Perspective

Shakespeare once asked, “What’s in a name?” For Steve Czech, founder and portfolio manager of FrontPoint Partners’ SJC Direct Lending Fund, it means a great deal. The $1 billion-plus hedge fund provides privately negotiated senior loans to middle-market companies and is staffed by five experienced professionals. Moreover, it provides Czech with an opportunity to pursue a very important mission.

March 1, 2011 Rita Garwood

Postcard From the Future: This Year, Factors to Flock to a ‘Capital’ Location

As has been their custom for the past 17 years, factors worldwide are scheduled to congregate in the early spring — this time descending up the nation’s capital on April 13-16 at the Omni Shoreham. With more than cherry blossoms in their minds, these professionals look forward to the educational and networking opportunities the International Factoring Association’s main event has to offer.

March 1, 2011 | | Rita Garwood