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CIT Bank of New York, which is the U.S. commercial bank subsidiary of CIT Group Inc ., has completed its acquisition of Portsmouth, NH-based Direct Capital Corporation , a provider of financing to small and mid-sized businesses. Founded in 1993, Direct Capital has provided more than 80,000 businesses with over $2.25 billion in equipment, franchise and vendor financing and lending solutions to grow their businesses. Direct Capital has assets of approximately $500 million and employs 250 individuals.
Signature Bank of New York announced the formation of a new specialty finance subsidiary, Signature Financial LLC , which will begin offering direct finance services for both the franchise and commercial marine industries on a national basis. The franchise business will provide financing to franchise operators across a variety of national and regional restaurant concepts and chains, such as those engaged in fast-casual and family-oriented restaurant businesses. The commercial marine unit will specialize in the financing of commercial vessels, including supply ships, tugboats, barges and commercial passenger transport vessels. The franchise business will be led by John R. Black in the position of National Franchise Finance Manager. He will be responsible for loan origination and strategy. Supporting him is Thomas E. Eylander , who was named Senior Risk Underwriting Manager for franchise finance. Richard J. Paine, Sr. will lead Signature Financial's direct commercial marine business development efforts and aid in the development of the new unit's strategic direction. Most recently, Paine served as National Finance Manager in the Commercial Marine Group at TCF Equipment Finance, Inc .
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
Judge Rules Shaquille O'Neal Will Face Securities Lawsuit for Promotion, Sale of NFTs
A federal district court in Miami, FL, has ruled that former National Basketball Association star Shaquille O'Neal will have to face a lawsuit over his promotion of unregistered securities in the form of cryptocurrency tokens and that he was a "seller" of these unregistered securities.
Why So Many Great Lawyers Stink at Business Development and What Law Firms Are Doing About It
Why is it that those who are best skilled at advocating for others are ill-equipped at advocating for their own skills and what to do about it?
Blockchain Domains: New Developments for Brand Owners
Blockchain domain names offer decentralized alternatives to traditional DNS-based domain names, promising enhanced security, privacy and censorship resistance. However, these benefits come with significant challenges, particularly for brand owners seeking to protect their trademarks in these new digital spaces.
'Insurable Interest' and the Scope of First-Party Coverage
This article reviews the fundamental underpinnings of the concept of insurable interest, and certain recent cases that have grappled with the scope of insurable interest and have articulated a more meaningful application of the concept to claims under first-party property policies.