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CapitalSource of Chevy Chase, MD, has named Laird Boulden as president of its newly formed Corporate Finance Group. The new group combines business units from Corporate Asset Finance and Leveraged Finance and focuses on software, technology and health care. The company has also promoted Ryan Golding to managing director of the Leveraged Finance Group, and he will report to Boulden. The Corporate Asset Finance group was built by Boulden and his team when he joined CapitalSource as the group's president in early 2010. In that time, the group has secured approvals for more than $550 million in loans/leases. As president of Corporate Finance, Boulden manages all aspects of the business, including strategic direction, business development and daily operations. Prior to joining CapitalSource, he was co-founder of Tygris Commercial Finance and president of Tygris Asset Finance. Golding joined CapitalSource in 2002 as an investment officer responsible for helping develop its presence within the cash flow leveraged finance market.
The Alta Group has launched an interactive website designed to stimulate discussion among professionals in the asset finance industry, as well as executives responsible for equipment acquisition and marketers who offer sales-aid finance to customers. The website features several posts contributed by various Alta Group consultants on trends and current topics in an industry that is undergoing a historic transformation shaped by new regulatory pressures, the recession, more sophisticated customers and changing asset markets, especially information technology. The content relates to the consulting firm's five distinct practice areas aligned with the business growth needs of Alta's clients: management consulting, mergers and acquisitions, professional development, vendor and captive lease programs, and legal support services. The site can be found at www.thealta group.com/blog.
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.
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.
Beach Boys Songs Written Decades Ago Triggered Current Quarrel With Lawyers
There's current litigation in the ongoing Beach Boys litigation saga. A lawsuit filed in 2019 against Nevada residents Mike Love and his wife Jacquelyne in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada that alleges inaccurate payment by the Loves under the retainer agreement and seeks $84.5 million in damages.
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.
Transfer Tax Implications on Real Property Leases
The real property transfer tax does not apply to all leases, and understanding the tax rules of the applicable jurisdiction can allow parties to plan ahead to avoid unnecessary tax liability.