The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) is the source of extensive changes to the U.S. tax code. Many of these changes will affect private equity firms as they seek to purchase new portfolio companies, evaluate mergers to accelerate current portfolio companies’ growth, and design exit strategies. Deal teams have many additional tax facets to evaluate. Lower Corporate Tax … Read More
Private Equity & Brand Building: Seven Tips for Building Brand Equity
As a private equity firm or individual sponsor, guiding the brand management of your portfolio companies can be an effective tool for boosting your return on investment. Building solid brand equity can increase sales volume and enable a company to charge premium pricing. Here are seven tips for managing the process of building brand equity and ensuring that your sponsored … Read More
How a Solid Financing Partner Can Help Your Portfolio Businesses Grow
As an equity provider, you’ve made investments in your portfolio companies based on evaluations of their growth or turnaround potential. Strong deals are built on a goal of excellent returns for both you and your sponsored companies. However, growing companies can have a wide range of needs, not all of which might be met by equity financing. Developing solid, leverageable … Read More
Leadership Series: CFO Luke Blackwell shares what CFOs should know about Asset Based Lending
In a recent client interview, Luke Blackwell, Chief Financial Officer of Horizon Mud Company, offered his perspective on asset-based lending and what CFOs need to know about it. As a seasoned finance executive with experience in investment banking and equity analysis, Luke has found ABL to be helpful during upswings and periods of retraction. “If ABL is structured properly, it … Read More
Gibraltar Helps Bakery Take Brand National With $10MM Credit Facility
The food industry is one in which Gibraltar Business Capital prides itself on having considerable understanding and expertise. This expertise has been applied recently to benefit companies in full-service food manufacturing, distribution and healthy-foods innovation. Gibraltar has just closed on another deal with a food company, funding a $10 million credit facility for Dewey’s Bakery, Inc., headquartered in Winston Salem, … Read More
Gibraltar Spotlight: New SVP Gregg Marsicano
Gibraltar welcomes Gregg Marsicano as the newest member of its experienced and dynamic business development team. Gregg is Senior Vice President for the Northwest Region with responsibility for originating asset-based credit facilities across Northern California, Washington, Oregon, Wyoming, Idaho, Alaska and Hawaii. Gregg is uniquely familiar with the challenges of businesses in transition and has worked for decades to help … Read More
Gibraltar Closes on $3 Million Credit Facility for Sponsor-Backed IT Firm
Gibraltar Business Capital has considerable experience working with private equity firms to develop flexible and creative financing that supports the success and growth of their portfolio businesses. Recently, Gibraltar closed on a $3 million facility to fund a strategic turnaround plan for a national IT consulting firm. The deal was referred to Gibraltar by a private equity group that owns … Read More
Gibraltar Funds $10MM Credit Facility for Sponsor-Backed Specialty Chemicals Company
Gibraltar Business Capital has a history of forming strong relationships with financial sponsors, focusing on creative ways to support their portfolio businesses in gaining financial security and optimal growth. Gibraltar recently closed on a $10 million credit facility for a sponsor-backed specialty chemical business located in the Southwest. Operating Challenges Create Transitional Revenue Volatility The company performs contract blending, compounding … Read More
A CFO’s Quick Guide to Asset-Based Lending
For seasonal businesses, companies going through explosive periods of growth, or organizations in other forms of transition, traditional lending options aren’t always viable. The answer to the cash flow concerns of many organizations, especially asset-heavy organizations, is a type of alternative financing called asset-based lending (ABL). ABL Focuses More on Asset Value, Less on Performance Ratios In contrast to commercial … Read More
How the Growing Health-Conscious Market is Impacting Businesses
“Health” Means More to Today’s Proactive Consumers We used to regard being free of disease as being “healthy.” Today, we talk more about “wellness,” which goes beyond freedom from disease to encompass emotional and psychological health, energy, happiness and overall quality-of-life. At the same time, consumers have become more proactive about their health. Not leaving our health solely in our … Read More