Q4 2021 Industry Icons Issue
Q4 2021
Most Innovative Companies Issue
Vol. 19 No. 4
April 5, 2022
Ian Koplin
Q4 2021
Most Innovative Companies Issue
Vol. 19 No. 4
Jill H. Perrella and Steven D. Jerome of Snell & Wilmer take a look at interest rates and other swap agreements and how they might be affected during bankruptcy filings in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic.
B. Riley Financial has never been shy about adding new capabilities, but the company has really accelerated its growth strategy in 2021 with some high-profile acquisitions and new division launches. For Bryant Riley and Tom Kelleher, co-CEOs of the company, the interdepartmental cooperation B. Riley brings to each client relationship is allowing it to bulk up successfully.
It has been 20 years since former commercial finance behemoth FINOVA Capital crumbled into bankruptcy. While it was an exceptionally influential participant in alternative finance during its time, in the two decades since its downfall, the company’s impact can still be felt across the industry.
In a Q&A for ABF Journal, experts from ABLsoft, CODIX, Finsoft, HPD Lendscape and Solifi explore how the asset-based lending industry’s relationship with emerging technologies is evolving.
Hugh Larratt-Smith speaks with representatives from all corners of the asset-based lending industry to look back at how the market fared in 2021 and how it will develop in 2022.
Daniel Reilly may only be 10 years into his career in specialty finance, but he’s already proving to be a leader in the space by diversifying his skill set and mentoring his junior colleagues at Ares Commercial Finance, the asset-based lending team of Ares Management.
As one of this year’s ABF Journal NextGen Icon Award winners, Prapti Basnet’s passion for underwriting is what has kept her going in the industry and what will allow her to lead it into the future.
Harriet Greenberg’s career has been built on her expertise in accounting, but her passion for creating more supportive and accommodating workplaces sets her apart as a leader.
Cameron Cook is a disruptor in the asset-based lending world due to his strong experience valuing intangible assets such as patents, brands and other intellectual property, a trend he’s helped sustain over the last two decades.