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Earlier this year, Ares Management, one of the largest players in the asset and investment management space, announced its foray into the equipment finance space, as funds managed by its alternative credit strategy launched Ansley Park Capital, a new entity designed to deliver financing solutions in the large-ticket sector.



In a joint podcast from Monitor and ABF Journal, we we sat down with Joel Holsinger, partner and co-head of Ares Alternative Credit, and Eric Miller, Ansley’s Park Capital’s president and CEO, to learn more about the opportunities Ares sees in the sector and how the firm plans to approach the market.

We all want the world to be a better place. Beyond volunteering our time or donating to worthy causes, what else can the commercial finance industry do to further that goal? This podcast, a joint collaboration between Monitor and ABF Journal, provides a look into a commercial finance company that has created wins for its borrowers, the community it serves and its own bottom line.


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How have rising interest rates affected capital raising? Has M&A activity picked up this year? What does the market look like for recapitalizations? Deborah Smith, co-founder and CEO of The CenterCap Group, a boutique real estate investment bank, joined the show to answer these questions and more from both a real estate and general market perspective.

In today's asset-based finance world, technology is often cited as a difference maker for financing providers, but technology can encompass a vast range of things. What specific technology solutions are actually out there and what can they actually do to help ABF providers (and, perhaps more importantly, what can't they do right now)?

Jeremy Tsui, the CEO of Finley, joined the show for this episode to discuss just that, diving into some of the operational complexity of ABF transactions while providing a reality check on the technological landscape in financial services, including a discussion about artificial intelligence.

The banking world endured multiple shockwaves this year with the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and First Republic Bank. To sort through the debris, Ric DiMonte, president of law firm Robbins DiMonte, joined the show to discuss the unique circumstances of these bank runs, how bank and non-bank ABL firms have and should adjust, and why he is still confident in the regional banking system.

All borrowers have a story, but they need to find the right financing partners to ensure their journeys continue successfully. In this episode, Ashley Whyman, president of equipment finance company NFS Leasing, and Eric Renaud, the firm’s chief credit officer, discuss the keys to providing financing to non-investment grade borrowers, why equipment finance companies and asset-based lenders are a perfect fit as partners and much more.


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