Dances With Wolves: The Importance of Having the Right BDO in Out-of-Footprint ABL
In the 1990 film “Dances With Wolves,” Kevin Costner starred as a decorated army commander in the 1860s who volunteers to oversee the...
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Back to The Future: The Future of Bank-ABL
The bank-ABL world is going to go “Back to the Future.” Just like in the movie, before visiting the future one needs to understand the...
STRETCHING OUT: SG Credit Partners Continues to Evolve from Cash Flow Lending Origins
SG Credit Partners was once a single product division of Super G Capital, but in 2018, Marc Cole and Charlie Perer decided to branch out...
The Day the Music Died in Special Assets
2010 is the day the music died in special assets departments around the country. That’s the day that the Office of the Comptroller of the...
Innovation, Competition and Consolidation in the Non-Bank Small-Ticket ABL Space
The sub-$10 million ABL facility space has long been a paradox. Over the years, new capital providers have entered only to chase too few...
Why do Small Community Banks Struggle with ABL?
One unexpected result of COVID-19 is the reexamination of asset-based lending initiatives by community banks. Smaller (sub-$10 billion)...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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