May 14, 20204 min read
Big banks’ best defense in a pandemic: A diversified strategy
Combined arms is a warfare strategy used by the military which seeks to integrate complementary assets in a common mission to achieve...
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May 4, 20205 min read
The Empire is About to Strike Back: Non-Bank ABLs are Ready for Action
In the 1980 movie, “The Empire Strikes Back,” the “dark side” (non-bank ABLs) forces mount an attack against Luke Skywalker to strike...
Apr 28, 20204 min read
Mar 30, 20204 min read
Up in the Air
George Clooney starred in the financial crises era movie, “Up in the Air,” that we in the commercial finance industry are all about to...
Feb 6, 20205 min read
The Most Thankless Job in ABL: National Sales Manager
Sales Managers in asset-based lending (ABL) have the most thankless job – part sales, part psychology, heavy administration, always on...
Jan 14, 20206 min read
Executive’s Corner: Interview with Greg Carasik, Executive Director of Capital Finance at UMB Bank
In this installment of our series of “Executive’s Corner,” featuring articles from guest writer Charlie Perer of SG Credit Partners, the...
Jan 13, 20206 min read
Don’t hate the player, hate the game! The ABL game has changed.
Yet the players remain the exact same. There have been many changes to the middle-market ABL industry over the past decade, but none...
Dec 17, 20196 min read
Executive’s Corner: Scott Winicour, CEO of Gibraltar Business Capital
In this installment of our series of “Executive’s Corner,” guest writer Charlie Perer of SG Credit Partners sits with Scott Winicour. CEO...
Nov 18, 20197 min read
Executive’s Corner: Interview with Paul Cronin, Head of Asset Based Lending & Restructuring Finance,
In this installment of our series of “Executive’s Corner,” featuring articles from guest writer Charlie Perer of SG Credit Partners, the...
Nov 14, 20194 min read
Ain’t Nothing, but a “G” Thing Baby; Goodbye Super G, Hello SG Credit
Ten years ago, a self-made entrepreneur named Darrin Ginsberg started Super G Capital, LLC with his own capital and with the goal of...
Oct 22, 20195 min read
Executive’s Corner: Interview with Martin Battaglia, CEO of Encina Business Credit
In this installment of our series of “Executive’s Corner,” featuring articles from guest writer Charlie Perer of SG Credit Partners, the...
Oct 17, 20195 min read
Eyes Wide Shut – The ABL Industry Predicted the Bubble Bursting
When the credit markets dry up only a few will understand how it happened. The few that are in the know – and saw it coming – are...
Sep 24, 20197 min read
Executive’s Corner: Interview with Kenneth Frieze, CEO of Gordon Brothers
In this installment of our series of “Executive’s Corner,” featuring articles from guest writer Charlie Perer of SG Credit Partners, the...
Sep 22, 20194 min read
The Bank ABL Conundrum: Why Do Banks Fail to Sell this Excellent Product?
An increasing number of commercial banks are creating ABL divisions. Yet, as Charlie Perer muses, these divisions are still playing...
Sep 17, 20193 min read
Space Cowboys and Special Assets
Clint Eastwood starred in the classic year 2000 movie, Space Cowboys, about a retired astronaut who, along with his colleagues, was sent...
Jul 16, 20196 min read
Executive’s Corner: Interview with David Marks, EVP, Head of Wells Fargo Commercial Capital
In this installment of our series of “Executive’s Corner,” featuring articles from guest writer Charlie Perer of SG Credit Partners, the...
May 15, 20199 min read
Executive’s Corner: Interview with David Grende of Siena Lending Group and Tim Stute of Hovde Group
In this installment of our series “Executive’s Corner,” featuring guest writer Charlie Perer of SG Credit Partners, the author sits with...
Mar 25, 20197 min read
Executive’s Corner: An Interview with Michael Sharkey, President, MB Business Capital
In our debut installment in a series of “Executive’s Corner” articles from guest writer Charlie Perer of SG Credit Partners, the author...
Jan 8, 20196 min read
BDCs and Credit Funds are Transforming the ABL Industry
Business Development Companies (BDCs) and private credit funds are transforming the asset-based lending (ABL) industry at every level –...
Nov 19, 20186 min read
Community Banks: Darkhorse Competitors to Super-Regional and National Banks
A virus of acquisitions has enabled national and super-regional banks to bulk up over the last decade. Their smaller cousins — community...
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