Testing the Water: Best Practices for Store Closing Sales in the Age of COVID-19

Scott Bernstein of SB360 Capital Partners reflects on the post-COVID-19 pandemic new normal for store closing and strategic sale events.

May 12, 2020 COVID-19 | SB360 Capital Partners | Scott Bernstein Phil Neuffer

Big Data and the Appraiser… Mitigating Risk and Unleashing Value

A new generation of appraisers has emerged to meet the growing need of ABLs to value collateral and execute on transactions, with growing access to actionable data, along with associated offerings that mitigate risk and unleash value in a constricted marketplace.

July 9, 2015 Gordon Brothers-AccuVal ABF Journal

Selling a Distressed Company: Creating an Expectation of Achieving a ‘Best Possible’ Outcome

Ravinia Capital Founder Tom Goldblatt provides insight into selling a troubled company, explaining why a series of thoughtful considerations must be put forth and followed before there can be any realistic expectation of achieving a “best possible” outcome.

January 27, 2015 distressed situations | M&A | Selling Distressed Companies ABF Journal

Restoring Disciplined Appraisals and Oversight: Why the Need for Diligence is Essential to Minimizing Risk

Over the past year, the competitive environment in the asset-based lending industry has reached a fever pitch. Competition for a limited number of deals has forced lenders to offer diminished rates to keep clients. In order to offer lower-cost deals, some lenders have decreased the frequency of regular appraisals, often to their own detriment in the long term.

July 15, 2014 Frank Grimaldi | Gordon Brothers Group 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

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

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

Fair Market or Value in Use? — GM and the Valuation of Collateral

Although the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of General Motors has all but vanished from the headlines, it is still making waves with an interesting and deceptively simple decision on the valuation of a secured creditor’s collateral.

April 23, 2013 GM ABF Journal

Game Over? Downloading Poses Threat to Video Game Stores & Related Collateral

The shift to digital content delivery of video games will have a significant impact on the value of physical media such as cartridges and consoles. Tiger Group’s Michael McGrail’s advice to secured lenders in the space includes closely monitoring trends and key metrics, as well as regularly reviewing collateral valuation.

April 23, 2013 video games ABF Journal

‘Order Up!’ Food Industry Assets ‘On the Menu’ for ABLs

The food industry is evolving in fascinating ways. From the rise of farmers markets and organic-only “foodies,” to the incessant attacks on sugar and trans fat, needs and preferences are changing all the time and winners and losers are bound to emerge. Appraisers, in particular, will have to make sure their analytics are as thorough and as up-to-date as possible.

August 1, 2012 food industry | Tiger Group ABF Journal