Certainty in a Partner… CIT Sponsor Finance Provides Expertise, Commitment to PE Clients

In a wide-ranging Q&A, ABF Journal engages Thomas Hobbis and Jeffrey Kilrea, co-heads and managing directors of CIT Sponsor Finance, to get their collective thoughts and insights into the current environment of originating and closing deals with private equity companies.

August 26, 2013 CIT Sponsor Finance | sponsor finance ABF Journal

Reversal in Sentiment — Phoenix Management Q2 Survey Reveals Waning Lender Optimism

The results of Phoenix Management’s Q1/13 “Lending Climate in America” survey showed improvement in all metrics. However, lenders’ optimism waned in Q2, as the survey indicated substantial moderation in expectations for commercial lending relative to the previous quarter.

August 26, 2013 Phoenix Management Q2 Survey | U.S. economic outlook ABF Journal

ABLs in the E-Commerce Channel… Maximizing Inventory Value in a Digital World

As e-commerce evolves as a key part of the retail market, ABLs that have a strong understanding of the online model will have no shortage of opportunities to expand their loan portfolios.

July 24, 2013 Gordon Brothers Group ABF Journal

Bulat Utemuratov: Tennis in Kazakhstan is for all

When Bulat Utemuratov joined the Kazakhstan Tennis Federation, this organization was in stagnation. Tennis players did not show impressive results and officials did not know how to improve the current situation.

June 6, 2013 Shannon Browne

Regulatory Reform: Regime Changes Looming… What It Means to Secured Lenders

The financial crisis resulted in impending loan-related regulatory reform. Meredith Coffey of the Loan Syndications and Trading Association discusses which measures are looming and describes several significant changes that will become realities for secured lenders in the short-term.

May 21, 2013 Commission Shannon Browne

ABLs Face Excess Liquidity, Fierce Competition… And It’s Not Abating Anytime Soon

With so much liquidity in the marketplace and the need to deploy it, banks and other lenders are entering the asset-based lending marketplace. ABF Journal speaks with five ABL leaders to get their insights on today’s competitive lending environment and their respective strategies to stimulate deal flow and to differentiate their institutions on such a crowded playing field.

May 21, 2013 Bill Kosis | Bob McCarrick | Kurt Marsden | Sam Philbrick | Wells Fargo Capital Finance Shannon Browne

Creative Thinking — New Ways For ABLs to Realize Returns

Although today’s economic environment leaves many middle- and lower middle-market companies struggling to secure capital, it allows asset-based lenders to develop creative strategies and identify overlooked areas of opportunity to realize considerable returns, while enabling access to liquidity for these businesses.

April 23, 2013 Asset Based Lending | Real Estate | tangible assets ABF Journal

While Hostess Crumbles, Twinkies Will Survive

Although the demise of Hostess has been well publicized, veteran turnaround advisor Ted Gavin examines the chain of events that led up to what he says could be labeled “the most mutually destructive collective bargaining agreement negotiation in crème-filled history.”

March 11, 2013 BCT | Hostess Twinkies ABF Journal

Asset-Based Lending: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

In analyzing the asset-based lending market at the dawn of a new year, David Gaito, SVP and regional sales manager of PNC Business Credit, notes three significant factors: 2012 was not as bad as advertised, a supply/demand imbalance remains and ABL potential in 2013 is mixed. Prudence, he notes, will be key to short- and long-term success.

February 12, 2013 LPC | Thomson Reuters ABF Journal