Slump in Tech IPOs Opens Opportunities for Venture Debt and ABL Sectors
With the IPO market slowing in 2022 for technology companies, venture debt has become an attractive source of additional capital,...
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When Will M&A Activity Pick Up After a Sluggish 2022?
James Stevens, co-leader of the financial services industry group at Troutman Pepper, explains some of the trends in the relatively...
2022 Deals of the Year
Year in and year out, the topic we cover most (and that our readers show the most interest in) is...
Going Automatic: Exploring Technology Trends of 2022 and Beyond
In a roundtable with asset-based lending technology experts from Lendscape, Solifi, ABL Soft and Codix, ABF Journal explores the most...
Asset-Based Lenders Didn’t Start The Fire, But They’ll Need to Protect Against It
In his annual year in review and outlook, Hugh Larratt-Smith of Trimingham spoke with experts from across the asset-based lending...
Forgotten Heroes: Chief Credit Officers Roundtable
In a roundtable discussion focused on chief credit officers, panelists from Edge Capital, Horizon Technology Finance, SLR Business Credit, Marco...
Picking The Right Technology For A Bulletproof Risk Appetite Statement
In the second installment of a two-part series, Suzanne Konstance of Wolters Kluwer Compliance Solutions outlines some of the technological...
Evaluating A Borrower’s Corporate Governance Enhances Credit Risk Management
Even if many lenders skip it, taking the time to review the makeup and function of a borrower’s corporate board...
The Debt Doctors: Charting Concord Financial Advisors’ Long Run As A Debt Placement Mainstay
During its more than 20-year track record, Concord Financial Advisors, founded by Tom Jones in Chicago, has found success living...
Cryptocurrency, Your Chapter 11 Table Is Ready
Aaron L. Hammer, Rick S. Rein, Dan Wen and Claudia Suszczynska of HMB Legal Counsel provide an overview of the...
