Our business has grown significantly in the ten years that we have been operating as Gibraltar Business Capital, causing us to more than double the size of our team in that period. The past few years have been especially busy, as we’ve gained access to more capital with which to serve and support more middle-market companies in transition. Now, as … Read More
Gibraltar Spotlight: Get to Know Diane Jankowski
Diane Jankowski is a Loan Structuring Officer with Gibraltar Business Capital, an integral part of our Sales Team who works closely with our customers, listening to their needs and ensuring the loan structure addresses them. Diane shared more about the uniqueness of her job role in the industry, how COVID has affected Gibraltar, the supportive role of Gibraltar’s culture and … Read More
Gibraltar Provides $20MM to Sponsor-Backed Seasonal Business
Gibraltar prides itself on its ability to provide companies and their private equity sponsors with flexible financing and maximum liquidity, based on our ability to understand each business’ special situation. This enabled us recently to provide Texas-based Easy Gardener Products, Inc, a $20 million credit facility to help with a restructuring. Easy Gardener designs, manufactures, and sells a broad range … Read More
Gibraltar Business Capital Turns 10, Surpasses $500MM in Closed Deals
Happy Birthday, Gibraltar Business Capital! We are proud to have achieved ten years of serving middle-market companies in transition with the responsiveness, innovation and flexibility to access liquidity they need to thrive. Gibraltar’s long history began in 1951, when its predecessor Gibraltar Financial Corporation was founded in Chicago. In 1995, a rookie account executive named Scott Winicour joined the firm. … Read More
Why ABL Makes Sense for the Consumer Products Industry
Consumer products companies face unique challenges with cash flow. They have significant upfront costs related to producing and shipping their products, combined with a long cash conversion cycle. Due to the inherent seasonality of retail, there is often a long lead time between purchases and orders hitting the consumer’s hands. And since retailers, especially the major ones, control the flow … Read More
Cash Flow Management in the New Normal
We are living through unprecedented times of abrupt and major change. No one is unaffected by the rippling effects of this pandemic and the economic repercussions. Essentially, every business is now in transition, dealing with new and unexpected challenges. Furloughed staff. Employees working remotely. Temporary closings. Supply chain disruptions. We’re seeing a cascade of financial challenges…and we don’t yet know … Read More
In Pursuit of Service Excellence: How Gibraltar is Strengthening Our Customer Focus in Today’s Environment
At Gibraltar, our team deals with companies and people in unique, often difficult, situations. We see people when they are facing problems and searching for answers. It is our job to try to find financial solutions to help them. We believe the best way to do this is to focus on empathy and service first — to listen, understand, and … Read More
Gibraltar Announces Three Executive Promotions
Gibraltar Business Capital is reinforcing the resources we have ready and available to help our clients gain innovative, flexible solutions to their financial needs. We are building our leadership team by promoting exemplary team members from within. Jeremy DeBoer has been promoted to Senior Vice President and Account Executive Team Leader. Stan Scott was promoted to a Senior Vice President … Read More
Gibraltar’s $18MM Credit Facility Funds Acquisition for Family Office
In a time of turmoil, Gibraltar Business Capital funded an acquisition for a new client via an $18 million line of credit. The transaction was initiated by a family office investor group. No Time to Wait The family office acquired two refrigeration divisions of a larger manufacturing company. With facilities in Wisconsin and Mississippi, the divisions manufacture a full line … Read More
Get to Know Gibraltar: Meet Agnes Falconer, Vice President of Operations
Agnes Falconer has been with Gibraltar Business Capital for 11 years, steadily learning and filling new roles. She started as a collateral analyst, then became a department manager, an account executive and now our Vice President of Operations. Agnes shared more about who she is, how she views Gibraltar’s opportunities and what get’s her excited about her work here. What … Read More