Hugh Larratt-Smith Archives

Playing Workout Poker: When Loan Syndicate Agents and Private Equity Groups Call the Bluff of Lenders

Against a backdrop of mounting economic challenges, syndicated lending and private equity financing are becoming high stakes bluffing games. Hugh Larratt-Smith of Trimingham Inc. explores this phenomenon and how lenders can make the right calls to protect their positions.

October 12, 2023 Hugh Larratt-Smith | Trimingham Ian Koplin

On the Bubble: The Year in Review and What’s in Store for 2022

Hugh Larratt-Smith speaks with representatives from all corners of the asset-based lending industry to look back at how the market fared in 2021 and how it will develop in 2022.

April 5, 2022 Hugh Larratt-Smith Ian Koplin

Emerging With Liquidity: ABL Leaders Share Their Perspectives on 2021’s Second Half

The COVID-19 pandemic is historically unprecedented, but its effects on the financial world are not wholly unique. Hugh Larratt-Smith uses the turn of the 20th century as a historical parallel and speaks with several prominent members of the asset-based lending community to get their thoughts on how the market will develop during the second half of 2021 as the pandemic (hopefully) recedes.

Broken Leveraged Loans: The Coming Feast For Asset-Based Lenders

Institutional investors, under pressure to deploy funds, have resorted to taking on even more risk. Hugh Larratt-Smith examines the proliferation of covenant-lite loans in the market and their implications for the industry.

April 9, 2020 Hugh Larratt-Smith | leveraged loans | Trimingham Kevin Finegan

THE IMPACT OF THE TARIFF WAR ON ASSET BASED LENDERS

No one wins a trade war. Hugh Larratt-Smith examines the current take-no-prisoners tariff battle between China and the U.S. and analyzes the impact on asset-based lenders.

November 19, 2019 Hugh Larratt-Smith nadine

Lending to Technology Companies: Collateral versus Cashflow?

As the U.S. changed from a manufacturing to a service-based economy, ABL lenders faced a growing array of challenges, including lending to software companies and coping with rapid hardware obsolescence. Hugh C. Larratt-Smith speaks with key lenders in this industry and learns how lending to technology has changed in the last 40 years.

Innovative Financing: From Mellon & Sons to Alternative Lenders’ Impact on ABL Today

In the face of continuing bank regulation, alternative lending companies are launching to fill in the gaps. ABF Journal contributor Hugh Larratt-Smith examines the types of loans these lenders are providing and shows how ABL lenders can benefit by teaming up with these new players.

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