- Lawrence Ridgway Joins Pathward’s Commercial Finance Team
- ABL Market Update – Q3 2025: Resilience in the Face of Macro Bifurcation
- SFNet Releases Q3 2025 Asset-Based Lending and Confidence Indexes
- The All-You-Can-Eat Borrowing Base
- SFNet’s 81st Annual Conference: Innovations and Trends Shaping the Future
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Lawrence Ridgway Joins Pathward’s Commercial Finance Team
Dec 18, 2025Pathward®, N.A. (“Pathward”) has appointed Lawrence (“Larry”) Ridgway as Managing Director, Business Development. In this position, Ridgway is responsible for originating and structuring asset-based transactions to lower and middle-market companies throughout Illinois and the Chicagoland area.
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Cambridge Savings Bank Appoints Cal Navatto as Senior Vice President, Senior Asset-Based Lending Relationship Manager
Dec 10, 2025
Cambridge Savings Bank (CSB) today announced that W. Calvin “Cal” Navatto has joined the Bank as Senior Vice President, Senior Asset-Based Lending (ABL) Relationship Manager within its Commercial Division. In this role, Navatto will focus on expanding CSB’s asset-based lending portfolio, deepening relationships with middle-market companies, and supporting the continued growth of the Bank’s ABL business.
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Moritt Hock & Hamroff Expands New York Corporate, Creditors' Rights and Litigation Capabilities with Addition of Walter Siegel, Kristina M. Sgambati and Joseph A. Famulari II
Dec 10, 2025Moritt Hock & Hamroff, a New York headquartered commercial law firm, today announced the addition of attorneys Walter Siegel, Kristina M. Sgambati and Joseph A. Famulari II. Siegel joins the firm's Corporate, Dispute Resolution and Litigation practices as counsel in its New York City office while Sgambati and Famulari join the firm's Litigation practice as associates in its Garden City office.
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Wingspire Capital Promotes Will Bence to Head of Originations
Dec 8, 2025Wingspire Capital has announced the promotion of Will Bence to Senior Managing Director, Head of Originations. Bence joined Wingspire in 2020, shortly after the firm was founded, and will now lead the national team of best-in-class business development professionals. He brings nearly 20 years of experience in both the bank and non-bank lending markets.
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Oz Lindley Joins Pathward’s Commercial Finance Team
Dec 4, 2025Pathward®, N.A. (“Pathward” or “the company”) has appointed Oz Lindley as Managing Director, Business Development. In this position, Lindley is responsible for originating and structuring asset-based transactions to lower and middle-market companies throughout the southeast region of the U.S. -
Mayer Brown Expands Global Leveraged Finance & Private Capital Practice With the Addition of Leading Leveraged Finance and Private Credit Lawyers Frederick Cristman and James Adams
Nov 11, 2025Mayer Brown announced today that Frederick Cristman and James Adams have joined the Washington DC office as partners in the firm’s Global Leveraged Finance and Private Capital Group. They join from Hogan Lovells and bring years of dealmaking experience in complex finance transactions.
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First Citizens Names Mike Spencer Middle Market Banking Leader in Georgia
Nov 7, 2025First Citizens Bank today announced that Mike Spencer has joined the company as Managing Director of Middle Market Banking in Atlanta. In this role, Spencer will expand First Citizens' middle market banking presence throughout Georgia and nearby markets.
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Valley Bank Appoints Terry M. Keating to Lead Asset-Based Lending Group
Nov 3, 2025Valley National Bank (NASDAQ: VLY) today announced the appointment of Terry M. Keating as Head of Asset-Based Lending (ABL). In this role, Keating will oversee the continued growth and strategic direction of Valley’s ABL platform, which provides flexible financing solutions for middle-market companies across a wide range of industries.
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SLR Capital Partners Welcomes Mac Fowle as President of Asset-Based Lending
Oct 15, 2025SLR Capital Partners, LLC ("SLR"), a private credit platform operating in specialty finance direct lending to U.S. middle market companies, today announced that Mac Fowle has joined the firm as President of Asset-Based Lending ("ABL").
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eCapital Names Amanda Bowman as Head of Sales, Transportation Group
Oct 10, 2025eCapital Corp. (“eCapital”), a tech-enabled specialty finance provider serving small and midsize businesses across North America and the United Kingdom, today announced the appointment of Amanda Bowman as Head of Sales for its Transportation Group.
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Chad Simon Joins Gordon Brothers as Senior Managing Director, Transactions
Oct 8, 2025In this role, Simon joins the team responsible for structuring transactions that leverage the firm’s full asset capabilities to provide solutions for clients and partners as well as building lending solutions that complement Gordon Brothers’ existing asset-based lending facilities in North America.
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Hilco Global Appoints Robert Gorin and David Campbell to Lead its Getzler Henrich Turnaround and Restructuring Practice
Oct 8, 2025Hilco Global, a diversified global financial services company, today announced the appointment of new leadership of Getzler Henrich & Associates (“GHA”), Hilco Global Professional Services division’s dedicated turnaround and restructuring practice.
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Adam Davis to Lead ABL Originations for Wells Fargo in the Northeast
Oct 1, 2025In this newly created role, Adam will oversee all aspects of ABL activities, reinforcing Wells Fargo’s commitment to delivering flexible, scalable financing solutions to asset-rich companies.
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J.P. Morgan Commercial Banking Announces New Global Head of ABL
Sep 19, 2025
J.P. Morgan announced that Andrew (“Drew”) Ray has been appointed as the new global head of Asset Based Lending (ABL) within Capital & Advisory Solutions, Commercial Banking.
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Steve Ogus Joins First Business Bank As Senior Vice President - Asset-Based Lending
Sep 18, 2025
First Business Bank welcomes Steve Ogus as Senior Vice President – Asset-Based Lending to First Business Specialty Finance, LLC, a subsidiary of First Business Bank.
With more than 30 years of asset-based lending expertise, Steve Ogus is an experienced leader in helping middle-market companies secure flexible financing solutions to manage growth, acquisitions, refinancing, and turnaround situations.
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Legacy Corporate Lending Appoints Ben Silver as Senior Executive Vice President and Head of Portfolio and Operations
Sep 15, 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 Ben Silver as Senior Executive Vice President and Head of Portfolio and Operations. Based in Los Angeles, Mr. Silver will play a critical role on Legacy’s leadership team as the firm continues to scale its diversified ABL platform.
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Gordon Brothers Bolsters Market Presence in New England & Welcomes Daniel Bolger as Director, Business Development
Sep 11, 2025
Gordon Brothers, the global asset experts, is bolstering the firm’s market presence in New England and has welcomed Daniel Bolger as Director, Business Development. In this role, Bolger will accelerate Gordon Brothers’ continued growth in the region by providing comprehensive, integrated solutions across the firm’s existing suite of asset services, lending and financing, and trading that unlock liquidity for clients and partners.
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Hilco Global Unveils Operating Structure to Fuel Next Stage of Growth
Sep 3, 2025Firm’s 20+ operating companies will consolidate into two divisions, Hilco Global Professional Services and Hilco Global Capital Solutions, which will support the firm’s expanded advisory and asset management-private credit capabilities.
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SLR Business Credit Announces Addition of Gino Clark to Expand its Traditional Factoring Business
Aug 20, 2025SLR Business Credit, in conjunction with its affiliate SLR Digital Finance, has announced that Gino Clark has joined as Senior Vice President/Managing Director to expand its traditional factoring business. In this leadership role, he will be delivering SLR Business Credit and SLR Digital Finance’s full suite of asset-based and factoring products to U.S. businesses.
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Michael Haddad Appointed President of SouthStar Capital, LLC, Driving Strategic Growth in Commercial Finance
Aug 11, 2025SouthStar Capital, LLC is proud to announce the appointment of Michael Haddad as President—a move that underscores the firm’s commitment to strategic leadership and innovation in commercial finance.
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Lawrence Ridgway Joins Pathward’s Commercial Finance Team
Dec 18, 2025Pathward®, N.A. (“Pathward”) has appointed Lawrence (“Larry”) Ridgway as Managing Director, Business Development. In this position, Ridgway is responsible for originating and structuring asset-based transactions to lower and middle-market companies throughout Illinois and the Chicagoland area.
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Cambridge Savings Bank Appoints Cal Navatto as Senior Vice President, Senior Asset-Based Lending Relationship Manager
Dec 10, 2025
Cambridge Savings Bank (CSB) today announced that W. Calvin “Cal” Navatto has joined the Bank as Senior Vice President, Senior Asset-Based Lending (ABL) Relationship Manager within its Commercial Division. In this role, Navatto will focus on expanding CSB’s asset-based lending portfolio, deepening relationships with middle-market companies, and supporting the continued growth of the Bank’s ABL business.
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Moritt Hock & Hamroff Expands New York Corporate, Creditors' Rights and Litigation Capabilities with Addition of Walter Siegel, Kristina M. Sgambati and Joseph A. Famulari II
Dec 10, 2025Moritt Hock & Hamroff, a New York headquartered commercial law firm, today announced the addition of attorneys Walter Siegel, Kristina M. Sgambati and Joseph A. Famulari II. Siegel joins the firm's Corporate, Dispute Resolution and Litigation practices as counsel in its New York City office while Sgambati and Famulari join the firm's Litigation practice as associates in its Garden City office.
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Wingspire Capital Promotes Will Bence to Head of Originations
Dec 8, 2025Wingspire Capital has announced the promotion of Will Bence to Senior Managing Director, Head of Originations. Bence joined Wingspire in 2020, shortly after the firm was founded, and will now lead the national team of best-in-class business development professionals. He brings nearly 20 years of experience in both the bank and non-bank lending markets.
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Oz Lindley Joins Pathward’s Commercial Finance Team
Dec 4, 2025Pathward®, N.A. (“Pathward” or “the company”) has appointed Oz Lindley as Managing Director, Business Development. In this position, Lindley is responsible for originating and structuring asset-based transactions to lower and middle-market companies throughout the southeast region of the U.S.
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Mayer Brown Expands Global Leveraged Finance & Private Capital Practice With the Addition of Leading Leveraged Finance and Private Credit Lawyers Frederick Cristman and James Adams
Nov 11, 2025Mayer Brown announced today that Frederick Cristman and James Adams have joined the Washington DC office as partners in the firm’s Global Leveraged Finance and Private Capital Group. They join from Hogan Lovells and bring years of dealmaking experience in complex finance transactions.
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First Citizens Names Mike Spencer Middle Market Banking Leader in Georgia
Nov 7, 2025First Citizens Bank today announced that Mike Spencer has joined the company as Managing Director of Middle Market Banking in Atlanta. In this role, Spencer will expand First Citizens' middle market banking presence throughout Georgia and nearby markets.
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Valley Bank Appoints Terry M. Keating to Lead Asset-Based Lending Group
Nov 3, 2025Valley National Bank (NASDAQ: VLY) today announced the appointment of Terry M. Keating as Head of Asset-Based Lending (ABL). In this role, Keating will oversee the continued growth and strategic direction of Valley’s ABL platform, which provides flexible financing solutions for middle-market companies across a wide range of industries.
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SLR Capital Partners Welcomes Mac Fowle as President of Asset-Based Lending
Oct 15, 2025SLR Capital Partners, LLC ("SLR"), a private credit platform operating in specialty finance direct lending to U.S. middle market companies, today announced that Mac Fowle has joined the firm as President of Asset-Based Lending ("ABL").
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eCapital Names Amanda Bowman as Head of Sales, Transportation Group
Oct 10, 2025eCapital Corp. (“eCapital”), a tech-enabled specialty finance provider serving small and midsize businesses across North America and the United Kingdom, today announced the appointment of Amanda Bowman as Head of Sales for its Transportation Group.
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Chad Simon Joins Gordon Brothers as Senior Managing Director, Transactions
Oct 8, 2025In this role, Simon joins the team responsible for structuring transactions that leverage the firm’s full asset capabilities to provide solutions for clients and partners as well as building lending solutions that complement Gordon Brothers’ existing asset-based lending facilities in North America.
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Hilco Global Appoints Robert Gorin and David Campbell to Lead its Getzler Henrich Turnaround and Restructuring Practice
Oct 8, 2025Hilco Global, a diversified global financial services company, today announced the appointment of new leadership of Getzler Henrich & Associates (“GHA”), Hilco Global Professional Services division’s dedicated turnaround and restructuring practice.
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Adam Davis to Lead ABL Originations for Wells Fargo in the Northeast
Oct 1, 2025
In this newly created role, Adam will oversee all aspects of ABL activities, reinforcing Wells Fargo’s commitment to delivering flexible, scalable financing solutions to asset-rich companies.
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J.P. Morgan Commercial Banking Announces New Global Head of ABL
Sep 19, 2025
J.P. Morgan announced that Andrew (“Drew”) Ray has been appointed as the new global head of Asset Based Lending (ABL) within Capital & Advisory Solutions, Commercial Banking.
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Steve Ogus Joins First Business Bank As Senior Vice President - Asset-Based Lending
Sep 18, 2025
First Business Bank welcomes Steve Ogus as Senior Vice President – Asset-Based Lending to First Business Specialty Finance, LLC, a subsidiary of First Business Bank.
With more than 30 years of asset-based lending expertise, Steve Ogus is an experienced leader in helping middle-market companies secure flexible financing solutions to manage growth, acquisitions, refinancing, and turnaround situations.
-
Legacy Corporate Lending Appoints Ben Silver as Senior Executive Vice President and Head of Portfolio and Operations
Sep 15, 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 Ben Silver as Senior Executive Vice President and Head of Portfolio and Operations. Based in Los Angeles, Mr. Silver will play a critical role on Legacy’s leadership team as the firm continues to scale its diversified ABL platform.
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Gordon Brothers Bolsters Market Presence in New England & Welcomes Daniel Bolger as Director, Business Development
Sep 11, 2025
Gordon Brothers, the global asset experts, is bolstering the firm’s market presence in New England and has welcomed Daniel Bolger as Director, Business Development. In this role, Bolger will accelerate Gordon Brothers’ continued growth in the region by providing comprehensive, integrated solutions across the firm’s existing suite of asset services, lending and financing, and trading that unlock liquidity for clients and partners.
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Hilco Global Unveils Operating Structure to Fuel Next Stage of Growth
Sep 3, 2025Firm’s 20+ operating companies will consolidate into two divisions, Hilco Global Professional Services and Hilco Global Capital Solutions, which will support the firm’s expanded advisory and asset management-private credit capabilities.
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SLR Business Credit Announces Addition of Gino Clark to Expand its Traditional Factoring Business
Aug 20, 2025SLR Business Credit, in conjunction with its affiliate SLR Digital Finance, has announced that Gino Clark has joined as Senior Vice President/Managing Director to expand its traditional factoring business. In this leadership role, he will be delivering SLR Business Credit and SLR Digital Finance’s full suite of asset-based and factoring products to U.S. businesses.
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Michael Haddad Appointed President of SouthStar Capital, LLC, Driving Strategic Growth in Commercial Finance
Aug 11, 2025SouthStar Capital, LLC is proud to announce the appointment of Michael Haddad as President—a move that underscores the firm’s commitment to strategic leadership and innovation in commercial finance.
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Lawrence Ridgway Joins Pathward’s Commercial Finance Team
Dec 18, 2025Pathward®, N.A. (“Pathward”) has appointed Lawrence (“Larry”) Ridgway as Managing Director, Business Development. In this position, Ridgway is responsible for originating and structuring asset-based transactions to lower and middle-market companies throughout Illinois and the Chicagoland area.
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Cambridge Savings Bank Appoints Cal Navatto as Senior Vice President, Senior Asset-Based Lending Relationship Manager
Dec 10, 2025
Cambridge Savings Bank (CSB) today announced that W. Calvin “Cal” Navatto has joined the Bank as Senior Vice President, Senior Asset-Based Lending (ABL) Relationship Manager within its Commercial Division. In this role, Navatto will focus on expanding CSB’s asset-based lending portfolio, deepening relationships with middle-market companies, and supporting the continued growth of the Bank’s ABL business.
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Moritt Hock & Hamroff Expands New York Corporate, Creditors' Rights and Litigation Capabilities with Addition of Walter Siegel, Kristina M. Sgambati and Joseph A. Famulari II
Dec 10, 2025Moritt Hock & Hamroff, a New York headquartered commercial law firm, today announced the addition of attorneys Walter Siegel, Kristina M. Sgambati and Joseph A. Famulari II. Siegel joins the firm's Corporate, Dispute Resolution and Litigation practices as counsel in its New York City office while Sgambati and Famulari join the firm's Litigation practice as associates in its Garden City office.
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Wingspire Capital Promotes Will Bence to Head of Originations
Dec 8, 2025Wingspire Capital has announced the promotion of Will Bence to Senior Managing Director, Head of Originations. Bence joined Wingspire in 2020, shortly after the firm was founded, and will now lead the national team of best-in-class business development professionals. He brings nearly 20 years of experience in both the bank and non-bank lending markets.
-
Oz Lindley Joins Pathward’s Commercial Finance Team
Dec 4, 2025Pathward®, N.A. (“Pathward” or “the company”) has appointed Oz Lindley as Managing Director, Business Development. In this position, Lindley is responsible for originating and structuring asset-based transactions to lower and middle-market companies throughout the southeast region of the U.S.
-
Mayer Brown Expands Global Leveraged Finance & Private Capital Practice With the Addition of Leading Leveraged Finance and Private Credit Lawyers Frederick Cristman and James Adams
Nov 11, 2025Mayer Brown announced today that Frederick Cristman and James Adams have joined the Washington DC office as partners in the firm’s Global Leveraged Finance and Private Capital Group. They join from Hogan Lovells and bring years of dealmaking experience in complex finance transactions.
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First Citizens Names Mike Spencer Middle Market Banking Leader in Georgia
Nov 7, 2025First Citizens Bank today announced that Mike Spencer has joined the company as Managing Director of Middle Market Banking in Atlanta. In this role, Spencer will expand First Citizens' middle market banking presence throughout Georgia and nearby markets.
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Valley Bank Appoints Terry M. Keating to Lead Asset-Based Lending Group
Nov 3, 2025Valley National Bank (NASDAQ: VLY) today announced the appointment of Terry M. Keating as Head of Asset-Based Lending (ABL). In this role, Keating will oversee the continued growth and strategic direction of Valley’s ABL platform, which provides flexible financing solutions for middle-market companies across a wide range of industries.
-
SLR Capital Partners Welcomes Mac Fowle as President of Asset-Based Lending
Oct 15, 2025SLR Capital Partners, LLC ("SLR"), a private credit platform operating in specialty finance direct lending to U.S. middle market companies, today announced that Mac Fowle has joined the firm as President of Asset-Based Lending ("ABL").
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eCapital Names Amanda Bowman as Head of Sales, Transportation Group
Oct 10, 2025eCapital Corp. (“eCapital”), a tech-enabled specialty finance provider serving small and midsize businesses across North America and the United Kingdom, today announced the appointment of Amanda Bowman as Head of Sales for its Transportation Group.
-
Chad Simon Joins Gordon Brothers as Senior Managing Director, Transactions
Oct 8, 2025In this role, Simon joins the team responsible for structuring transactions that leverage the firm’s full asset capabilities to provide solutions for clients and partners as well as building lending solutions that complement Gordon Brothers’ existing asset-based lending facilities in North America.
-
Hilco Global Appoints Robert Gorin and David Campbell to Lead its Getzler Henrich Turnaround and Restructuring Practice
Oct 8, 2025Hilco Global, a diversified global financial services company, today announced the appointment of new leadership of Getzler Henrich & Associates (“GHA”), Hilco Global Professional Services division’s dedicated turnaround and restructuring practice.
-
Adam Davis to Lead ABL Originations for Wells Fargo in the Northeast
Oct 1, 2025
In this newly created role, Adam will oversee all aspects of ABL activities, reinforcing Wells Fargo’s commitment to delivering flexible, scalable financing solutions to asset-rich companies.
-
J.P. Morgan Commercial Banking Announces New Global Head of ABL
Sep 19, 2025
J.P. Morgan announced that Andrew (“Drew”) Ray has been appointed as the new global head of Asset Based Lending (ABL) within Capital & Advisory Solutions, Commercial Banking.
-
Steve Ogus Joins First Business Bank As Senior Vice President - Asset-Based Lending
Sep 18, 2025
First Business Bank welcomes Steve Ogus as Senior Vice President – Asset-Based Lending to First Business Specialty Finance, LLC, a subsidiary of First Business Bank.
With more than 30 years of asset-based lending expertise, Steve Ogus is an experienced leader in helping middle-market companies secure flexible financing solutions to manage growth, acquisitions, refinancing, and turnaround situations.
-
Legacy Corporate Lending Appoints Ben Silver as Senior Executive Vice President and Head of Portfolio and Operations
Sep 15, 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 Ben Silver as Senior Executive Vice President and Head of Portfolio and Operations. Based in Los Angeles, Mr. Silver will play a critical role on Legacy’s leadership team as the firm continues to scale its diversified ABL platform.
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Gordon Brothers Bolsters Market Presence in New England & Welcomes Daniel Bolger as Director, Business Development
Sep 11, 2025
Gordon Brothers, the global asset experts, is bolstering the firm’s market presence in New England and has welcomed Daniel Bolger as Director, Business Development. In this role, Bolger will accelerate Gordon Brothers’ continued growth in the region by providing comprehensive, integrated solutions across the firm’s existing suite of asset services, lending and financing, and trading that unlock liquidity for clients and partners.
-
Hilco Global Unveils Operating Structure to Fuel Next Stage of Growth
Sep 3, 2025Firm’s 20+ operating companies will consolidate into two divisions, Hilco Global Professional Services and Hilco Global Capital Solutions, which will support the firm’s expanded advisory and asset management-private credit capabilities.
-
SLR Business Credit Announces Addition of Gino Clark to Expand its Traditional Factoring Business
Aug 20, 2025SLR Business Credit, in conjunction with its affiliate SLR Digital Finance, has announced that Gino Clark has joined as Senior Vice President/Managing Director to expand its traditional factoring business. In this leadership role, he will be delivering SLR Business Credit and SLR Digital Finance’s full suite of asset-based and factoring products to U.S. businesses.
-
Michael Haddad Appointed President of SouthStar Capital, LLC, Driving Strategic Growth in Commercial Finance
Aug 11, 2025SouthStar Capital, LLC is proud to announce the appointment of Michael Haddad as President—a move that underscores the firm’s commitment to strategic leadership and innovation in commercial finance.
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