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CIT Group Inc. of New York has announced a vendor financing relationship between CIT Vendor Finance, Canada and Metafore, a provider of IT solutions in Canada. Under the terms of the agreement, the two companies established a financing program under the name Metafore Financial Services (Metafore Leasing in British Columbia) to offer Metafore customers operating and capital lease structures. Metafore is a division of Hartco Income Fund and designs, supplies and installs complete IT infrastructure systems and offers ongoing technical support and advanced professional services.
Tygris Commercial Finance Group, Inc. of New York announced its formation and funding with over $1.75 billion in equity commitments ' the largest initial capital raise ever in the U.S. commercial finance sector. The company has assembled a team of commercial finance industry executives, lead by Frederick E. 'Rick' Wolfert, formerly vice chairman of Commercial Finance of the CIT Group and president of Heller Financial Inc., who will serve as the company's CEO. Tygris will initially have offices in Chicago, Stamford, CT and Parsippany, NJ.
Tygris was founded by Aquiline Capital Partners LLC, a New York based private equity firm specializing in financial services, with New Mountain Capital, L.L.C. and TPG Capital joining as lead investors. Tygris' key investors also include Diamond Castle Holdings, LLC and Hamilton Lane. Tygris has established significant relationships with financial institutions including Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Barclays, Wachovia and Wells Fargo Foothill. The company was created to provide liquidity and growth capital to middle market companies throughout North America in response to the current credit market dislocation that has constrained the availability of such capital. The initial concentration will be on developing leading franchise positions in three commercial finance businesses: middle market corporate finance, middle market equipment leasing and asset finance, and small ticket leasing.
Major Differences In UK, U.S. Copyright Laws
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
The Article 8 Opt In
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.
Strategy vs. Tactics: Two Sides of a Difficult Coin
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
The Stranger to the Deed Rule
In 1987, a unanimous Court of Appeals reaffirmed the vitality of the "stranger to the deed" rule, which holds that if a grantor executes a deed to a grantee purporting to create an easement in a third party, the easement is invalid. Daniello v. Wagner, decided by the Second Department on November 29th, makes it clear that not all grantors (or their lawyers) have received the Court of Appeals' message, suggesting that the rule needs re-examination.
Legal Possession: What Does It Mean?
Possession of real property is a matter of physical fact. Having the right or legal entitlement to possession is not "possession," possession is "the fact of having or holding property in one's power." That power means having physical dominion and control over the property.