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Growing through expansion or acquisition. Accommodating a cyclical business model. Improving working capital. Navigating a turnaround. Refinancing to improve the balance sheet. Restructuring for future success. Behind each of our transactions is a company with a story. We’re proud to have played a part in these.

We work hard to make clothing people want, while also limiting the impact we have on the environment. Our unique model calls for us to hold deep levels of inventory so that we can ship globally to stores and customers the same day they order it. The Wells Fargo team provides our company with the growth capital we need to support this way of doing business, and their expertise in our industry makes them a valued business partner.

We work hard to make clothing people want, while also limiting the impact we have on the environment. Our unique model calls for us to hold deep levels of inventory so that we can ship globally to stores and customers the same day they order it. The Wells Fargo team provides our company with the growth capital we need to support this way of doing business, and their expertise in our industry makes them a valued business partner.

— Evan Toporek, chief executive officer, Alternative Apparel
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Wells Fargo Leads $1.3 Billion in Financing for the Acquisition of Essendant

Wells Fargo Capital Finance closes a $1.3 billion deal with Staples Inc. Wells Fargo Capital Finance, part of Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC), announced today that it acted as administrative agent, lead arranger, and book runner for a $1.2 billion asset-based credit facility and a $125 million term loan facility in connection with the acquisition of Essendant (NASDAQ: ESND) by an affiliate of Sycamore Partners as supported by Staples Inc., which is also owned by affiliates of Sycamore Partners.

Cross-Border Lending: Does your bank understand tech companies?

For software firms, access to capital can depend on experienced lenders who see value beyond traditional financial metrics. When Ocuco Limited was ready to expand, CEO Leo MacCanna reached out to secure financing. What he encountered is typical for many software companies and private equity (PE) investors in the technology sector: not all lenders are created equal.

Wells Fargo Capital Finance Doubles Down on the Middle Market (as appeared in TSL Express on November 5, 2018)

Q&A with Jim Marasco, leader of Wells Fargo Capital Finance (WFCF) loan originations, Kevin Gillespie, executive vice president and head of Middle Market Asset-Based Lending at WFCF, and Mike Marcolina, WFCF Middle Market Originations team leader.  Please tell our readers about the new Middle Market ABL group at Wells Fargo Capital Finance and some of your immediate and Read More…