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AP Equipment Financing of Walnut Creek, CA, has named Nick Gibbens senior vice president of vendor finance. His primary objective in this new role is the establishment of vendor finance relationships and programs in newly targeted industry verticals. Gibbens previously held management positions at Bank of the West, Trinity Capital Corporation and United States Leasing Corporation.
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. of Lake Oswego, OR, and Tokyo-based Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Company Limited (MUL) are substantially expanding the parties' existing commercial relationship in North America. Pursuant to a Memorandum of Understanding, MUL will grow its portfolio from 5,000 railcars to a total of 25,000 railcars over the next four years. The parties' agreement includes a multi-year purchase commitment by MUL for 6,000 newly manufactured railcars from Greenbrier through 2020. Further, MUL has committed to obtain all its newly manufactured railcars exclusively from Greenbrier through 2023. In addition, MUL will supplement its portfolio growth through a combination of lease syndications and used equipment owned and originated by Greenbrier. The combined value of the transaction exceeds $1 billion and follows a successful 2014 railcar lease syndication and asset management partnership between the parties.
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.
Law Firms are Reducing Redundant Real Estate by Bringing Support Services Back to the Office
A trend analysis of the benefits and challenges of bringing back administrative, word processing and billing services to law offices.
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Summary Judgment Denied Defendant in Declaratory Action by Producer of To Kill a Mockingbird Broadway Play Seeking Amateur Theatrical Rights
Risks of “Baseball Arbitration” in Resolving Real Estate Disputes
“Baseball arbitration” refers to the process used in Major League Baseball in which if an eligible player's representative and the club ownership cannot reach a compensation agreement through negotiation, each party enters a final submission and during a formal hearing each side — player and management — presents its case and then the designated panel of arbitrators chooses one of the salary bids with no other result being allowed. This method has become increasingly popular even beyond the sport of baseball.
One Overlooked Element of Executive Safety: Data Privacy
Executives have access to some of the company's most sensitive information, and they're increasingly being targeted by hackers looking to steal company secrets or to perpetrate cybercrimes.