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Business, Logistics

STG Logistics Cuts Debt Deal That Upends Creditor Ranks

Oaktree Capital Management-backed STG Logistics reached a deal with a group of lenders that overhauls its debt stack and allows them to jump ahead of peers in the repayment priority line.

October 4, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment

Top 10 Equipment Financing Trends for 2023 See Economic Headwinds

According to the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association, real private investment by U.S. businesses in equipment and software is forecast to be more than $2 trillion in 2023, with a substantial amount of that investment activity financed. It’s one of the many trends to impact a significant portion of the U.S. economy for the new year.

February 3, 2023
Business, Equipment, Logistics

SunTrust Extends $16 Million Loan to Tribe Transportation

SunTrust Banks Inc. will serve as the sole lender of a $16 million deal to support the growth of Tribe Transportation, a Native American, female-owned transportation enterprise in Gainesville, Ga.

November 25, 2019
Business

Does Your Banking Partner Have These 8 Attributes?

Banks are eager to compete for your business. These eight must-have attributes will help you evaluate and choose a partner that’s dedicated to providing you with the capital, relationships and technology your business needs to keep growing and thriving.

July 2, 2019
Business, Technology

Pitstop Raises $1.5 Million, Partners With Continental

Pitstop, a Toronto prognostics platform for predicting vehicle failures, has received $1.5 million in seed financing, led by Toronto-based venture capital fund Ripple Venture, according to a news release.

May 31, 2019
Business, Equipment

OnDeck to Offer Equipment Finance Loans

OnDeck, an online lender for small businesses, has announced that it will begin offering equipment finance loans in 2019.

January 7, 2019
Business

Freedom Truck Finance Enters Agreement With Deutsche Bank

Freedom Truck Finance, a Dallas-based secondary truck and trailer finance company, has entered into a $200 million senior secured credit facility with Deutsche Bank. The proceeds were used to repay the company’s existing senior revolving credit facility and also will be used to fund new portfolio growth, according to a Nov. 21 press release.

November 28, 2018
Business, Equipment

N.J. Bank Acquires California-based Fleet Financing Resources

New Jersey-based Marlin Business Services Corp. said it acquired Fleet Financing Resources, a specialty lender focused on financing transportation equipment based in Riverside, Calif.

October 9, 2018
Business, Equipment

Boxwheel Trailer Leasing Secures Equipment Financing

Recently formed Boxwheel Trailer Leasing announced it has received a significant capital investment from Crosstimbers Capital Group.

April 30, 2018
Business

Truck Credit Becoming Easier as More Banks Lend, Fleets Say

Obtaining financing for truck purchases is becoming easier, with more banks returning to a market that had been dominated by manufacturers’ finance arms, according to several lenders and fleet executives.

July 8, 2013