FinalCut: Banks Seen at Risk Five Years After Lehman Collapse

ABF Journal illustrator Jerry Gonzalez provides his take on a Bloomberg report finding that, five years after the Lehman collapse, Dodd-Frank and new international capital rules haven’t made the U.S. banking system safe enough or kept banks from being too big to fail.

October 28, 2013 Banks Seen At Risk | Lehman Brothers | risks ABF Journal

Orchard Supply Case Study… A Lesson in the Creative Use of DIP Financing

The intricacies involved in the Orchard Supply bankruptcy provide guidance to debtors and creditors about the need to balance the competing interest of lenders, purchasers and stakeholders when it comes to debtor-in-possession financing.

October 28, 2013 DIP financing | Orchard Supply ABF Journal

Chapter 7 Trustee Elections… A Bankruptcy Tool for Greater Creditor Accountability

Making the Chapter 7 trustee accountable to unsecured creditors will instill more confidence in the post-bankruptcy process where unsecured creditors are often left with the perception that bankruptcy courts operate solely for the benefit of professionals. Jeffrey Wurst and Michael Amato, both of Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, say that by making the trustee more accountable, the process will also move at a quicker pace.

October 28, 2013 Chapter 7 trustees ABF Journal

Partnering with an SBIC… An Opportunity for an ABL to Provide Customers with Incremental Financing

F.N.B. Capital Partners’ Joseph Bute and Tyson Smith explain the rationale behind the formation of an SBIC and how partnering with an SBIC fund offers asset-based lenders a way to provide their customers with cash-flow financing beyond the underlying collateral.

October 28, 2013 SBIC | SBIC fund ABF Journal

Deconstructing Clients’ IRS Liabilities — Know When to Hold ‘Em, Walk Away or Run

Lenders need not panic when dealing with customers facing a federal tax liability. As Jason Peckham explains, situations involving the IRS often can be resolved by negotiating a reasonable repayment arrangement.

October 28, 2013 federal tax liability | IRS Liabilities ABF Journal

Forging Strong Growth — Sterling Merges with Provident to Expand Reach

In April 2013, Provident New York Bancorp and Sterling Bancorp announced they were to merge in a transaction valued at $344 million. As Sterling’s CFO Howard Applebaum explains to ABF Journal contributing editor Howard Brod Brownstein, the ultimate goal of the union is to expand product offerings, footprint and client base — while maintaining the high level of customer service for which both banks are known.

October 28, 2013 Howard Applebaum | Provident New York Bancorp | Sterling National Bank ABF Journal

Melding ABL & Equipment Finance… At JPMorgan Chase Sharing Similar Goals, Challenges & Opportunities

Heading Chase’s ABL unit for nearly 12 years, John Goldthorpe now has the equipment finance group under his wing and is leading his team in creating a strategic dialogue between the two businesses in order to serve as a comprehensive resource for their clients’ growth plans.

October 28, 2013 ABL & Equipment Finance | John Goldthorpe | JPMorgan Chase ABF Journal

Staying Relevant as a Workout Specialist… Lessons from the Great Recession Demonstrate How Workout Officers Can Stay Visible and Vital

Workout officers gained essential wisdom during the Great Recession and previous down cycles; now they hold a wealth of valuable information for internal constituents and portfolio borrowers.

October 28, 2013 Workout officers ABF Journal

Through Good Times and Bad… Appraisals Have Largely Held Since the Dark Days of ’08 & ’09

Michael McGrail, managing director of Tiger Group, says the ABL sector has enjoyed a market in which appraisals continue to be safe and accurate, in good times and bad.

October 28, 2013 Appraisals ABF Journal

Rising Tide of Liquidity Lifting All Boats… As Regulatory Environment Evolves, ABL Growth in Europe Will Accelerate

Trimingham’s Hugh Larrett-Smith traces our asset-based lending roots back to the late 1800s and early 1900s when Paul Warburg was a transatlantic ABL “colossus.” Since then he sees an increasing willingness amongst UK and some European participants to work together towards the dream of achieving a true Pan-European syndicated loan market.

October 28, 2013 European ABL | Regulatory Environment ABF Journal