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Senior Editor | ABL Advisor
Stuart Papavassiliou is senior editor of ABL Advisor and Equipment Finance Advisor. He has worked in publishing for more than fifteen years.

Contact Stuart Papavassiliou at 484.380.2964 or papavas@abladvisor.com.


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Articles
ABL Advisor readers recently learned that industry veterans led by Darren Latimer launched Stonegate Capital, a diversified specialty finance company. Read Full Article

Company Profile
October 13, 2016 @ 07:00 AM

ABL Advisor speaks with PNC Business Credit’s Paul Beveridge who explains why the turbulence brought about by Brexit is likely to be of short-term benefit to ABLs in the UK. Read Full Article

International
July 27, 2016 @ 07:00 AM

In mid-April, commercial finance professionals learned that EverBank combined its ABL unit with its capital equipment finance group to form one group now known as EverBank Business Capital. Read Full Article

Company / Executive Profiles
June 07, 2016 @ 07:00 AM

ABL Advisor recently spoke with Steve Solk, President of CIT Business Capital, to gain his perspective on achieving the company’s goal of becoming a leading middle-market bank. Read Full Article

Company / Executive Profiles
April 25, 2016 @ 07:00 AM

ABL Advisor spends time with Warren Feder at Carl Marks Advisors who delves into the details of a recent Article 9 foreclosure sale. While relatively rare, the process proves to be both effective and efficient when certain criteria are present. Read Full Article

Mergers and Acquisitions
March 28, 2016 @ 07:00 AM

Earlier this year, White Oak Global Advisors announced the launch of its new healthcare finance vertical and named healthcare industry veteran Isaac Soleimani to lead the venture. Read Full Article

Company / Executive Profiles
February 23, 2016 @ 07:00 AM

Much has been written about the impact alternative lenders have had on commercial finance. In keeping with the season of traditions, ABL Advisor speaks with a more traditional player and who better than Michael Sharkey? Read Full Article

Current Environment
December 07, 2015 @ 07:00 AM

Only last week, Monroe Capital launched a new ABL unit geared toward the retail and consumer product vertical with well-known industry professionals to co-lead the new effort. Read Full Article

Company Profile
November 12, 2015 @ 07:00 AM

ABL Advisor spends time with Joe Anzalone and Jeff Johnson to learn more about the nation’s first credit union to launch an asset-based lending division. Read Full Article

Company / Executive Profiles
October 01, 2015 @ 07:00 AM

ABL Advisor recently spent time with Monroe Capital’s Ted Koenig who shared the firm’s recent accomplishments, among which include a trip to the White House as an honored guest of the SBA. Read Full Article

Company / Executive Profiles
July 07, 2015 @ 07:00 AM

ABL Advisor speaks with asset-based lending veteran Andy McGhee, who only recently assumed the role of CEO at AloStar Bank of Commerce from his predecessor Michael Gillfillan. Read Full Article

Company / Executive Profiles
May 06, 2015 @ 07:00 AM

In speaking with Marc Adelson, one point becomes clear: the recently appointed president of Medallion Business Credit is more about solutions and less about product. Read Full Article

Company / Executive Profiles
December 03, 2014 @ 07:00 AM

ABL Advisor spoke with Crestmark’ s chairman W. David Tull and TIP Capital’s president Scott Grady to learn more about the their firms’ recent merger. Read Full Article

Company / Executive Profiles
November 05, 2014 @ 07:00 AM

Moving an ABL portfolio from zero to $1 billion in under five years is no small feat. Yet such is the case with Huntington Bank. Robert Mace tells the story. Read Full Article

Company / Executive Profiles
September 15, 2014 @ 07:00 AM

ABL Advisor caught up with industry veteran Walter Owens only a few short weeks after the world learned of the launch of his latest venture, Varagon Capital Partners. Read Full Article

Company / Executive Profiles
August 06, 2014 @ 07:00 AM

It takes only a few minutes browsing Square 1 Bank’s website to recognize this financial institution may not be your typical bank... Read Full Article

Company / Executive Profiles
June 11, 2014 @ 07:00 AM

In early March, Capital One Bank announced that ABL industry veteran Dan deBrauwere was named to serve as the head of Capital One Business Credit. Read Full Article

Company / Executive Profiles
May 06, 2014 @ 07:00 AM

In January, the industry learned that SOLIC Capital put the final pieces of its platform in place with the transition of Navigant’s Investment Banking and Restructuring Group into its affiliate, SOLIC Capital Advisors. Read Full Article

Company / Executive Profiles
February 26, 2014 @ 07:00 AM

When news hit in late 2013 that U-Haul had closed on $100 million in funded corporate debt with a unique pool of lenders, it caught the eye of many. Read Full Article

Industry Trends
January 07, 2014 @ 07:00 AM

For Stephen Brown, president and CEO of Hudson Valley Bank, the creation of HVB Capital Credit was the perfect next step for the Yonkers, NY-based community bank. Read Full Article

Company / Executive Profiles
December 04, 2013 @ 07:00 AM

As concerns over the implementation of the Affordable Care Act mount, MidCap Financial’s Steve Curwin isn’t fretting these days. Instead he expects yet to be seen opportunities to arise... Read Full Article

Healthcare Finance
November 05, 2013 @ 07:00 AM

As a result of a lack of financing, North American Specialty Glass (NASG) shuttered its doors and terminated its entire workforce. By mid-October, the safety glass manufacturer was back on its feet. Read Full Article

Turnaround Management
October 04, 2013 @ 07:00 AM

When Bancroft Bag found itself facing both internal issues and external challenges, its lender turned to Huron’s Ray Anderson and Hugh Sawyer to turn the company around. Read Full Article

Turnaround Management
October 03, 2013 @ 07:00 AM

Alvarez & Marsal’s Richard Morawetz discusses the complexities of Arctic Glacier’s insolvency proceedings under Canada’s Companies’ Creditor Arrangement Act and Chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Read Full Article

Turnaround Management
October 02, 2013 @ 07:00 AM

When it comes to asset-based lending, John DePledge has done it all. Therefore, it makes perfect sense that when Citi re-entered the ABL space in the middle-market, it turned to this seasoned veteran to fill the posts of business head and national sales manager. Read Full Article

Company Profile
September 04, 2013 @ 07:00 AM

For Stuart Brister, head of the newly established Wells Fargo Commercial Services division, there’s no magic involved. It’s all about connecting the dots and following the trade flows. Read Full Article

Company Profile
August 08, 2013 @ 07:00 AM

ABL Advisor spent time with David Grende, President and CEO of Siena Lending Group. Here Grende shares the particulars about Siena’s hybrid business model and assures us that he and his team are off and running… Read Full Article

Company Profile
May 08, 2013 @ 07:00 AM

In the following exclusive interview, Tom Matthesen, CEO of Presidential Financial, explains how the acquisition by MidFirst Bank announced earlier this year turns out to be a perfect strike for both institutions. Read Full Article

Mergers and Acquisitions
March 27, 2013 @ 07:00 AM

In early 2013, the industry learned that Milestone Advisors had been acquired by Houlihan Lokey. To gain a better grasp on what the future holds, ABL Advisor spoke with Milestone’s founding partner Gene Weil and managing director Tim Stute. Read Full Article

Company Profile
February 27, 2013 @ 07:00 AM

To wrap up 2012, ABL Advisor spoke with Bob Trojan, CEO of the CFA to discover the Association’s recent accomplishments, its near-term initiatives and far-reaching aspirations for the industry it serves. Read Full Article

Commercial Finance Association
December 19, 2012 @ 07:00 AM

In recent weeks, Chicago-based Monroe Capital has captured the commercial industry’s collective attention with a series of announcements ranging from an IPO to the launching of a new healthcare finance endeavor, MC Healthcare Finance. We thought it was time to spend time with Monroe Capital’s president and CEO to get a sense where the company is headed. Read Full Article

Company Profile
December 11, 2012 @ 07:00 AM

ABL Advisor tapped Gus Faucher, economist at The PNC Financial Services Group and Bill Kosis, president of PNC Business Credit, to sort out both the complexities of the global economy and discuss the way asset-based lenders might best approach the marketplace in the coming year. Read Full Article

Economy
November 13, 2012 @ 11:00 AM

Blogs
As many of us typically look back and reflect on the events of the last twelve months, the staff of ABL Advisor takes this occasion to do the same. Read Full Article

Industry Trends
December 18, 2014 @ 07:00 AM

ABL Advisor presents the second in a new series of blogs summarizing industry personnel announcements covered in the Daily eNews Blast. Read Full Article

Personnel Headlines
May 29, 2014 @ 07:00 AM

ABL Advisor presents the first in a new series of blogs summarizing industry personnel announcements covered in the Daily eNews Blast. Read Full Article

Personnel Headlines
April 29, 2014 @ 03:00 PM