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Filling the Void: TradeCap Partners Offers Middle Market Borrowers a Complete Financial Solution

After working together for almost a decade at King Trade Capital, Bryan Ballowe and Clinton Stanton launched TradeCap Partners in July. The pair spoke to ABF Journal Editor Nadine Bonner and explained how they are working to partner with other lenders to provide lower middle market borrowers with complete financing solutions.

Why Is Asset-Based Lending So Expensive? Comparing Cost Structures for ABL and C&I Loans

There is a common belief, especially among business borrowers, private equity funds and M&A sponsors, that inefficiencies leading to predatory pricing exist in the small-cap and lower middle market business lending space. That assumption may be incorrect because the ABL cost structure is very different in comparison to inexpensive bank lending. By utilizing a new, more optimized funding structure, ABL firms may be able to greatly reduce their cost of capital.

November 7, 2017 Jeffrey Sweeney | US Capital Partners ABF Journal

The Changing Landscape of Non-Sponsor Finance

With too much capital chasing too few transactions, the middle market is ripe for change. Charlie Perer predicts an explosion of debt options for non-sponsor backed companies over the next 10 years. He notes that as non-banker lenders offer customers more service and flexibility, banks will respond by consolidating.

November 7, 2017 Charlie Perer | Non-Sponsor Finance | Super G Capital ABF Journal

Opportunities and Challenges: Asset-Based Lending in 2018

The digital world has transformed every aspect of our lives. Some of us still remember pasting photographs into albums and racing to answer the telephone mounted on the wall — picking up the receiver without knowing who was on the other end of the line. Technology has changed asset-based lending in ways no one could have predicted 20 years ago. ABF Journal contributor Hugh Larratt-Smith explores the evolving ABL landscape and evaluates the impact these changes will have in 2018.

Robust Results: Upswing Leaves ABL Lenders Optimistic for 2018

Despite political turbulence and Mother Nature running amuck, ABL lenders saw an upswing in business in 2017 after two flat years. ABF Journal contributor Lisa Miller spoke with five ABL executives who described a robust year filled with new partnerships and business opportunities and an optimistic outlook for 2018.

Signature Bank Q2 Earnings Suffer On Taxi Medallion Loan Losses

Ride hailing services like Uber and Lyft have put a dent in the taxi medallion business. Cartoonist Jerry Gonzalez illustrates Signature Bank’s uphill struggle to deal with those loan losses.

September 13, 2017 Scott A. Shay | Signature Bank ABF Journal

The Emergence of Financial Documents in E-Commerce

Spurred by the rapid growth of e-commerce and online lending, e-signatures and e-documents are becoming an essential part of business. However, both terms remain loosely defined in a legal sense. Paul Shur examines the regulations and case law that govern their use.

September 13, 2017 Electronic Signatures and Records Act | Goldman & Spitzer | Paul H. Shur | Uniform Electronic Transactions Act | Wilentz ABF Journal

Building Community One Bottle at a Time: Live Oak Bank Guides a Craft Brewer from Home to Market

Liz and Curtis Chism began by making beer in their kitchen with a brewing kit. Today, they own Council Brewing, a popular San Diego destination for craft beer lovers. As the Chisms honed their brewing skills, they also gained the financial expertise to turn their hobby into a thriving business. Live Oak Bank provided both financing and business acumen to help them make the transition.

September 13, 2017 Council Brewing | Curtis Chism | Live Oak Bank | Liz Chism | Tracy Sheppard ABF Journal

Taking the Road Less Traveled: An Experienced Lender Choreographs a Borrower’s Turnaround

When a distressed company approaches a lender for financing, it usually comes down to a black-and-white decision: Will the company be able to repay the loan or not? In most cases, the lender doesn’t become involved in the turnaround of a borrower. But Robert Miller relates a more nuanced story, showing how a lender can take the road less traveled and provide more than financing to restore a failing company.

September 13, 2017 Prestige Industries | Robert Miller | Rosenthal & Rosenthal | wells fargo ABF Journal

Keeping it Under Control: Robert Radway and NXT Capital Keep a Tight Rein on the Finance Business

Robert Radway worked for some of the largest companies in the commercial finance business including The Finova Group and Heller Financial. He founded Merrill Lynch Capital only to see it sold off to GE Capital after the mortgage crisis hit. Determined to take a different path, he built a team of co-workers from his past employers and started NXT Capital, a small company with a large vision that he could more easily control.

September 13, 2017 NXT Capital | Robert Radway ABF Journal

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