- Navigating Change: A Preview of SFNet’s 2025 International Lending Conference with Alister Bazaz
- Wingspire Capital Provides a Senior Secured Credit Facility to TAG Manufacturing
- Bay View Funding names Vince Mancuso, Executive Vice President & Sales Director
- U.S. Bank names Dan Son head of Working Capital Finance
- Austin Financial Services and Stearns Bank Enter New Strategic Joint Venture
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Navigating Change: A Preview of SFNet’s 2025 International Lending Conference with Alister Bazaz
Apr 29, 2025SFNet's International Lending Conference, held in London on May 12-13, 2025, is attended by a dynamic community of global lenders, innovators, and dealmakers in the heart of London. We sat down with the chair of the International Lending Conference Planning Committee, Alister Bazaz, head of International Asset Based Lending & Asset Based Digital Innovation at Bank of America, to discuss the planning process and the event. -
Wingspire Capital Provides a Senior Secured Credit Facility to TAG Manufacturing
Apr 28, 2025Wingspire Capital is pleased to provide a senior secured credit facility to TAG Manufacturing, a leading designer and manufacturer of buckets, thumbs, couplers, and other specialty attachments used on construction equipment such as excavators and wheel loaders.
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Bay View Funding names Vince Mancuso, Executive Vice President & Sales Director
Vince Mancuso brings more than 30 years of experience in commercial finance, offering strategic leadership and deep industry insight to stakeholders and service partners.
-
U.S. Bank names Dan Son head of Working Capital Finance
Apr 24, 2025
U.S. Bank today announced Dan Son as the new head of its Working Capital Finance division. Son replaces Sam Philbrick, who is retiring after 45 years in banking, including 18 years at U.S. Bank in which he helped grow the asset-based finance business into a top national franchise.
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Austin Financial Services and Stearns Bank Enter New Strategic Joint Venture
Apr 22, 2025Austin Financial Services, Inc. (AFS), a leading nationwide provider of asset-based lending (ABL) solutions, announced it has entered into a new strategic joint venture with Stearns Bank, a well-capitalized, employee-owned financial services institution committed to helping small businesses, entrepreneurs and communities reach their full economic potential.
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Economic Outlook
Apr 14, 2025The announcement of new tariffs by President Trump marks the beginning of a critical and uncertain phase for the U.S. economy. While the full impact is still unfolding, early signs point to a significant economic slowdown, rising prices, and heightened inflation. -
ABL Navigates New Economic Crosswinds
Apr 16, 2025The Secured Finance Network (SFNet) has released its Q4 2024 Asset-Based Lending Index and Lender Confidence Index, offering a snapshot of a resilient ABL market. SFNet’s Data Committee has also published an overview of the market drawing from SFNet’s 2024 Annual ABL Survey, syndicated market data from LSEG LPC, and new macroeconomic insights from KeyBridge Research. This article examines where ABL stands—and where it’s heading—as the lending landscape adapts to a higher-stakes economy.
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Gordon Brothers Appoints Liz Blue Head of North American Business Development, Retail & Real Estate Services
Apr 15, 2025
In this new role, Blue oversees the Retail and Real Estate Services teams’ business development strategy and accelerates the firm’s growth in the retail sector by working in partnership with Gordon Brothers’ asset experts to provide holistic solutions to retailers across the firm’s integrated service offering all under one platform.
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Ares Commercial Finance Launches a Healthcare Asset Based Lending Platform
Apr 15, 2025Ares Commercial Finance (“ACF”) announced today that it has expanded its asset based lending (“ABL”) capabilities by adding a Healthcare-focused team. This newly added team will expand an already robust ABL platform with a complementary healthcare focus, broadening the ABL product offerings currently available.
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Interview with SFNet’s Emerging Leaders Summit Keynote Speaker Dave Spandorfer, CEO & Co-Founder of Janji
Apr 15, 2025Now in its 8th year, the Emerging Leaders Summit is a dynamic conference designed to unite professionals with 6-15 years of experience in secured finance. This year’s keynote speaker is Dave Spandorfer, CEO & Co-Founder of Janji, a start-up apparel organization that links runners with exploring and giving back. We sat down to speak with Spandorfer to discuss the history of the brand, the role funding from Assembled Brands played in its growth, and its commitment to social impact.
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Kansas City Fed President Addresses Secured Finance Network Amid Market Turmoil; Vows to Fight Inflation
Apr 11, 2025
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Jeffrey Schmid spoke at Secured Finance Network’s Independent Finance Roundtable in Missouri earlier this week.
“Our understanding of current and developing economic conditions is informed by direct, local engagement with the industries and geographies that make up the American economy,” Schmid said. “Events like this one today play an important role in the process.”
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Mazzotta Rentals, Inc. Secures $160 Million Credit Facility to Accelerate Growth and Continue Fleet Expansion
Apr 8, 2025Mazzotta Rentals, Inc. (MRI), a leading provider of rental equipment solutions serving CT, MA, NY, RI, VT, NH, and ME in the construction, industrial, and infrastructure sectors, today announced it has secured an asset-based loan credit facility with M&T Bank (NYSE:MTB) as lead arranger and administrative agent.
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Empowering or Overshadowing? Balancing Technology and Expertise in ABL
When asked, “Is technology empowering or overshadowing expertise in asset-based lending?” the answer is simple: Yes.
We’re in an era where technology’s efficiency and human expertise should work together, and if balanced thoughtfully, we can absolutely have both. But this requires intention. As we lean into technology, we must preserve the critical thinking that defines the art of ABL.
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Empathy from the C-Suite: Michael Haddad’s Lessons Learned From His Self-Run Job Process
Apr 7, 2025In this installment of our executive interview series, Charlie Perer sits down with past SFNet president Michael Haddad to discuss the current commercial finance hiring market and his unique, self-directed approach to securing his next leadership role, among other topics.
For those who haven't been following, Michael has been sharing insightful weekly updates on LinkedIn about his personal journey in finding his next opportunity.
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Quasar Capital Welcomes Rob Hydeman as President of Business Credit
Apr 2, 2025
Quasar Capital is proud to announce the addition of Rob Hydeman as President of Business Credit, a strategic leadership hire that marks a new chapter in Quasar Capital’s evolution as a premier provider of customized commercial finance solutions across the U.S. and Canada.
-
PKF O’Connor Davies Expands Advisory Service Offerings with PKF Clear Thinking Integration
Apr 1, 2025PKF O'Connor Davies announced that its subsidiary, PKF Clear Thinking, integrated under the PKF O'Connor Davies name, effective January 29, 2025. TSL Express’ senior editor sat down with Stuart Kessler, senior advisor at PKF O’Connor Davies and Jonathan Moore, partner-in-charge of Advisory Services at PKF O'Connor Davies, to discuss the integration and how combining the expertise of both firms creates added value.
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Encina Private Credit Growth Continues, Hires Matt Giamalis as Senior Vice President of Originations
Apr 1, 2025Encina Private Credit today announced the appointment of Matt Giamalis as Senior Vice President, Originations, effective immediately. In this role, Giamalis will leverage his extensive experience in corporate finance and private credit to enhance the firm's origination of first out enterprise value loans across key industry sectors.
-
Legacy Corporate Lending Appoints Dillon Lounsbury as Senior Vice President of Originations
Mar 25, 2025Legacy Corporate Lending, LLC (“Legacy”), an independent asset-based lending (ABL) company focused on serving the needs of middle market companies across North America, today announced the appointment of Dillon Lounsbury as Senior Vice President of Originations. Mr. Lounsbury brings over a decade of lending experience to Legacy, where he will be responsible for leading the origination and structuring of new transactions in the Southeast.
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Moritt Hock & Hamroff Continues Its Florida Growth By Adding Two New Attorneys
Mar 24, 2025Moritt Hock & Hamroff announced today the addition of two new attorneys to its Florida office, illustrating the firm’s continued commitment to growth in southeast Florida. Joseph F. Poklemba joins the firm’s Litigation Practice Group as Senior Counsel and Steven M. Bimston joins the firm’s Litigation and Creditors' Rights, Restructuring & Bankruptcy Practice Groups as Counsel.
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Mastering the Art of Communication: Strategies for Building Stronger Business Relationships
Mar 24, 2025In an era when technology and business move faster than ever, mastering communication is key to professional success. SFNet’s webinar, “The Art of Communication,” held March 4, brought together secured finance industry professionals at various career stages to discuss the evolving communication landscape in 2025. Panelists explored best practices for balancing technology with human connection, choosing the right mode of communication for different scenarios, and improving overall efficiency and productivity.
-
Navigating Change: A Preview of SFNet’s 2025 International Lending Conference with Alister Bazaz
Apr 29, 2025SFNet's International Lending Conference, held in London on May 12-13, 2025, is attended by a dynamic community of global lenders, innovators, and dealmakers in the heart of London. We sat down with the chair of the International Lending Conference Planning Committee, Alister Bazaz, head of International Asset Based Lending & Asset Based Digital Innovation at Bank of America, to discuss the planning process and the event. -
Wingspire Capital Provides a Senior Secured Credit Facility to TAG Manufacturing
Apr 28, 2025Wingspire Capital is pleased to provide a senior secured credit facility to TAG Manufacturing, a leading designer and manufacturer of buckets, thumbs, couplers, and other specialty attachments used on construction equipment such as excavators and wheel loaders.
-
Bay View Funding names Vince Mancuso, Executive Vice President & Sales Director
Vince Mancuso brings more than 30 years of experience in commercial finance, offering strategic leadership and deep industry insight to stakeholders and service partners.
-
U.S. Bank names Dan Son head of Working Capital Finance
Apr 24, 2025
U.S. Bank today announced Dan Son as the new head of its Working Capital Finance division. Son replaces Sam Philbrick, who is retiring after 45 years in banking, including 18 years at U.S. Bank in which he helped grow the asset-based finance business into a top national franchise.
-
Austin Financial Services and Stearns Bank Enter New Strategic Joint Venture
Apr 22, 2025Austin Financial Services, Inc. (AFS), a leading nationwide provider of asset-based lending (ABL) solutions, announced it has entered into a new strategic joint venture with Stearns Bank, a well-capitalized, employee-owned financial services institution committed to helping small businesses, entrepreneurs and communities reach their full economic potential.
-
Economic Outlook
Apr 14, 2025The announcement of new tariffs by President Trump marks the beginning of a critical and uncertain phase for the U.S. economy. While the full impact is still unfolding, early signs point to a significant economic slowdown, rising prices, and heightened inflation. -
ABL Navigates New Economic Crosswinds
Apr 16, 2025The Secured Finance Network (SFNet) has released its Q4 2024 Asset-Based Lending Index and Lender Confidence Index, offering a snapshot of a resilient ABL market. SFNet’s Data Committee has also published an overview of the market drawing from SFNet’s 2024 Annual ABL Survey, syndicated market data from LSEG LPC, and new macroeconomic insights from KeyBridge Research. This article examines where ABL stands—and where it’s heading—as the lending landscape adapts to a higher-stakes economy.
-
Gordon Brothers Appoints Liz Blue Head of North American Business Development, Retail & Real Estate Services
Apr 15, 2025
In this new role, Blue oversees the Retail and Real Estate Services teams’ business development strategy and accelerates the firm’s growth in the retail sector by working in partnership with Gordon Brothers’ asset experts to provide holistic solutions to retailers across the firm’s integrated service offering all under one platform.
-
Ares Commercial Finance Launches a Healthcare Asset Based Lending Platform
Apr 15, 2025Ares Commercial Finance (“ACF”) announced today that it has expanded its asset based lending (“ABL”) capabilities by adding a Healthcare-focused team. This newly added team will expand an already robust ABL platform with a complementary healthcare focus, broadening the ABL product offerings currently available.
-
Interview with SFNet’s Emerging Leaders Summit Keynote Speaker Dave Spandorfer, CEO & Co-Founder of Janji
Apr 15, 2025Now in its 8th year, the Emerging Leaders Summit is a dynamic conference designed to unite professionals with 6-15 years of experience in secured finance. This year’s keynote speaker is Dave Spandorfer, CEO & Co-Founder of Janji, a start-up apparel organization that links runners with exploring and giving back. We sat down to speak with Spandorfer to discuss the history of the brand, the role funding from Assembled Brands played in its growth, and its commitment to social impact.
-
Kansas City Fed President Addresses Secured Finance Network Amid Market Turmoil; Vows to Fight Inflation
Apr 11, 2025
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Jeffrey Schmid spoke at Secured Finance Network’s Independent Finance Roundtable in Missouri earlier this week.
“Our understanding of current and developing economic conditions is informed by direct, local engagement with the industries and geographies that make up the American economy,” Schmid said. “Events like this one today play an important role in the process.”
-
Mazzotta Rentals, Inc. Secures $160 Million Credit Facility to Accelerate Growth and Continue Fleet Expansion
Apr 8, 2025Mazzotta Rentals, Inc. (MRI), a leading provider of rental equipment solutions serving CT, MA, NY, RI, VT, NH, and ME in the construction, industrial, and infrastructure sectors, today announced it has secured an asset-based loan credit facility with M&T Bank (NYSE:MTB) as lead arranger and administrative agent.
-
Empowering or Overshadowing? Balancing Technology and Expertise in ABL
When asked, “Is technology empowering or overshadowing expertise in asset-based lending?” the answer is simple: Yes.
We’re in an era where technology’s efficiency and human expertise should work together, and if balanced thoughtfully, we can absolutely have both. But this requires intention. As we lean into technology, we must preserve the critical thinking that defines the art of ABL.
-
Empathy from the C-Suite: Michael Haddad’s Lessons Learned From His Self-Run Job Process
Apr 7, 2025In this installment of our executive interview series, Charlie Perer sits down with past SFNet president Michael Haddad to discuss the current commercial finance hiring market and his unique, self-directed approach to securing his next leadership role, among other topics.
For those who haven't been following, Michael has been sharing insightful weekly updates on LinkedIn about his personal journey in finding his next opportunity.
-
Quasar Capital Welcomes Rob Hydeman as President of Business Credit
Apr 2, 2025
Quasar Capital is proud to announce the addition of Rob Hydeman as President of Business Credit, a strategic leadership hire that marks a new chapter in Quasar Capital’s evolution as a premier provider of customized commercial finance solutions across the U.S. and Canada.
-
PKF O’Connor Davies Expands Advisory Service Offerings with PKF Clear Thinking Integration
Apr 1, 2025PKF O'Connor Davies announced that its subsidiary, PKF Clear Thinking, integrated under the PKF O'Connor Davies name, effective January 29, 2025. TSL Express’ senior editor sat down with Stuart Kessler, senior advisor at PKF O’Connor Davies and Jonathan Moore, partner-in-charge of Advisory Services at PKF O'Connor Davies, to discuss the integration and how combining the expertise of both firms creates added value.
-
Encina Private Credit Growth Continues, Hires Matt Giamalis as Senior Vice President of Originations
Apr 1, 2025Encina Private Credit today announced the appointment of Matt Giamalis as Senior Vice President, Originations, effective immediately. In this role, Giamalis will leverage his extensive experience in corporate finance and private credit to enhance the firm's origination of first out enterprise value loans across key industry sectors.
-
Legacy Corporate Lending Appoints Dillon Lounsbury as Senior Vice President of Originations
Mar 25, 2025Legacy Corporate Lending, LLC (“Legacy”), an independent asset-based lending (ABL) company focused on serving the needs of middle market companies across North America, today announced the appointment of Dillon Lounsbury as Senior Vice President of Originations. Mr. Lounsbury brings over a decade of lending experience to Legacy, where he will be responsible for leading the origination and structuring of new transactions in the Southeast.
-
Moritt Hock & Hamroff Continues Its Florida Growth By Adding Two New Attorneys
Mar 24, 2025Moritt Hock & Hamroff announced today the addition of two new attorneys to its Florida office, illustrating the firm’s continued commitment to growth in southeast Florida. Joseph F. Poklemba joins the firm’s Litigation Practice Group as Senior Counsel and Steven M. Bimston joins the firm’s Litigation and Creditors' Rights, Restructuring & Bankruptcy Practice Groups as Counsel.
-
Mastering the Art of Communication: Strategies for Building Stronger Business Relationships
Mar 24, 2025In an era when technology and business move faster than ever, mastering communication is key to professional success. SFNet’s webinar, “The Art of Communication,” held March 4, brought together secured finance industry professionals at various career stages to discuss the evolving communication landscape in 2025. Panelists explored best practices for balancing technology with human connection, choosing the right mode of communication for different scenarios, and improving overall efficiency and productivity.
-
Navigating Change: A Preview of SFNet’s 2025 International Lending Conference with Alister Bazaz
Apr 29, 2025SFNet's International Lending Conference, held in London on May 12-13, 2025, is attended by a dynamic community of global lenders, innovators, and dealmakers in the heart of London. We sat down with the chair of the International Lending Conference Planning Committee, Alister Bazaz, head of International Asset Based Lending & Asset Based Digital Innovation at Bank of America, to discuss the planning process and the event. -
Wingspire Capital Provides a Senior Secured Credit Facility to TAG Manufacturing
Apr 28, 2025Wingspire Capital is pleased to provide a senior secured credit facility to TAG Manufacturing, a leading designer and manufacturer of buckets, thumbs, couplers, and other specialty attachments used on construction equipment such as excavators and wheel loaders.
-
Bay View Funding names Vince Mancuso, Executive Vice President & Sales Director
Vince Mancuso brings more than 30 years of experience in commercial finance, offering strategic leadership and deep industry insight to stakeholders and service partners.
-
U.S. Bank names Dan Son head of Working Capital Finance
Apr 24, 2025
U.S. Bank today announced Dan Son as the new head of its Working Capital Finance division. Son replaces Sam Philbrick, who is retiring after 45 years in banking, including 18 years at U.S. Bank in which he helped grow the asset-based finance business into a top national franchise.
-
Austin Financial Services and Stearns Bank Enter New Strategic Joint Venture
Apr 22, 2025Austin Financial Services, Inc. (AFS), a leading nationwide provider of asset-based lending (ABL) solutions, announced it has entered into a new strategic joint venture with Stearns Bank, a well-capitalized, employee-owned financial services institution committed to helping small businesses, entrepreneurs and communities reach their full economic potential.
-
Economic Outlook
Apr 14, 2025The announcement of new tariffs by President Trump marks the beginning of a critical and uncertain phase for the U.S. economy. While the full impact is still unfolding, early signs point to a significant economic slowdown, rising prices, and heightened inflation. -
ABL Navigates New Economic Crosswinds
Apr 16, 2025The Secured Finance Network (SFNet) has released its Q4 2024 Asset-Based Lending Index and Lender Confidence Index, offering a snapshot of a resilient ABL market. SFNet’s Data Committee has also published an overview of the market drawing from SFNet’s 2024 Annual ABL Survey, syndicated market data from LSEG LPC, and new macroeconomic insights from KeyBridge Research. This article examines where ABL stands—and where it’s heading—as the lending landscape adapts to a higher-stakes economy.
-
Gordon Brothers Appoints Liz Blue Head of North American Business Development, Retail & Real Estate Services
Apr 15, 2025
In this new role, Blue oversees the Retail and Real Estate Services teams’ business development strategy and accelerates the firm’s growth in the retail sector by working in partnership with Gordon Brothers’ asset experts to provide holistic solutions to retailers across the firm’s integrated service offering all under one platform.
-
Ares Commercial Finance Launches a Healthcare Asset Based Lending Platform
Apr 15, 2025Ares Commercial Finance (“ACF”) announced today that it has expanded its asset based lending (“ABL”) capabilities by adding a Healthcare-focused team. This newly added team will expand an already robust ABL platform with a complementary healthcare focus, broadening the ABL product offerings currently available.
-
Interview with SFNet’s Emerging Leaders Summit Keynote Speaker Dave Spandorfer, CEO & Co-Founder of Janji
Apr 15, 2025Now in its 8th year, the Emerging Leaders Summit is a dynamic conference designed to unite professionals with 6-15 years of experience in secured finance. This year’s keynote speaker is Dave Spandorfer, CEO & Co-Founder of Janji, a start-up apparel organization that links runners with exploring and giving back. We sat down to speak with Spandorfer to discuss the history of the brand, the role funding from Assembled Brands played in its growth, and its commitment to social impact.
-
Kansas City Fed President Addresses Secured Finance Network Amid Market Turmoil; Vows to Fight Inflation
Apr 11, 2025
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Jeffrey Schmid spoke at Secured Finance Network’s Independent Finance Roundtable in Missouri earlier this week.
“Our understanding of current and developing economic conditions is informed by direct, local engagement with the industries and geographies that make up the American economy,” Schmid said. “Events like this one today play an important role in the process.”
-
Mazzotta Rentals, Inc. Secures $160 Million Credit Facility to Accelerate Growth and Continue Fleet Expansion
Apr 8, 2025Mazzotta Rentals, Inc. (MRI), a leading provider of rental equipment solutions serving CT, MA, NY, RI, VT, NH, and ME in the construction, industrial, and infrastructure sectors, today announced it has secured an asset-based loan credit facility with M&T Bank (NYSE:MTB) as lead arranger and administrative agent.
-
Empowering or Overshadowing? Balancing Technology and Expertise in ABL
When asked, “Is technology empowering or overshadowing expertise in asset-based lending?” the answer is simple: Yes.
We’re in an era where technology’s efficiency and human expertise should work together, and if balanced thoughtfully, we can absolutely have both. But this requires intention. As we lean into technology, we must preserve the critical thinking that defines the art of ABL.
-
Empathy from the C-Suite: Michael Haddad’s Lessons Learned From His Self-Run Job Process
Apr 7, 2025In this installment of our executive interview series, Charlie Perer sits down with past SFNet president Michael Haddad to discuss the current commercial finance hiring market and his unique, self-directed approach to securing his next leadership role, among other topics.
For those who haven't been following, Michael has been sharing insightful weekly updates on LinkedIn about his personal journey in finding his next opportunity.
-
Quasar Capital Welcomes Rob Hydeman as President of Business Credit
Apr 2, 2025
Quasar Capital is proud to announce the addition of Rob Hydeman as President of Business Credit, a strategic leadership hire that marks a new chapter in Quasar Capital’s evolution as a premier provider of customized commercial finance solutions across the U.S. and Canada.
-
PKF O’Connor Davies Expands Advisory Service Offerings with PKF Clear Thinking Integration
Apr 1, 2025PKF O'Connor Davies announced that its subsidiary, PKF Clear Thinking, integrated under the PKF O'Connor Davies name, effective January 29, 2025. TSL Express’ senior editor sat down with Stuart Kessler, senior advisor at PKF O’Connor Davies and Jonathan Moore, partner-in-charge of Advisory Services at PKF O'Connor Davies, to discuss the integration and how combining the expertise of both firms creates added value.
-
Encina Private Credit Growth Continues, Hires Matt Giamalis as Senior Vice President of Originations
Apr 1, 2025Encina Private Credit today announced the appointment of Matt Giamalis as Senior Vice President, Originations, effective immediately. In this role, Giamalis will leverage his extensive experience in corporate finance and private credit to enhance the firm's origination of first out enterprise value loans across key industry sectors.
-
Legacy Corporate Lending Appoints Dillon Lounsbury as Senior Vice President of Originations
Mar 25, 2025Legacy Corporate Lending, LLC (“Legacy”), an independent asset-based lending (ABL) company focused on serving the needs of middle market companies across North America, today announced the appointment of Dillon Lounsbury as Senior Vice President of Originations. Mr. Lounsbury brings over a decade of lending experience to Legacy, where he will be responsible for leading the origination and structuring of new transactions in the Southeast.
-
Moritt Hock & Hamroff Continues Its Florida Growth By Adding Two New Attorneys
Mar 24, 2025Moritt Hock & Hamroff announced today the addition of two new attorneys to its Florida office, illustrating the firm’s continued commitment to growth in southeast Florida. Joseph F. Poklemba joins the firm’s Litigation Practice Group as Senior Counsel and Steven M. Bimston joins the firm’s Litigation and Creditors' Rights, Restructuring & Bankruptcy Practice Groups as Counsel.
-
Mastering the Art of Communication: Strategies for Building Stronger Business Relationships
Mar 24, 2025In an era when technology and business move faster than ever, mastering communication is key to professional success. SFNet’s webinar, “The Art of Communication,” held March 4, brought together secured finance industry professionals at various career stages to discuss the evolving communication landscape in 2025. Panelists explored best practices for balancing technology with human connection, choosing the right mode of communication for different scenarios, and improving overall efficiency and productivity.