Wingspire Equipment Finance hired Craig Shipley as its new chief commercial officer. Shipley was previously executive vice president at BankFinancial Equipment Finance and also has prior experience at firms such as BMO Harris Bank, Cisco Systems Capital and the Macquarie Group. read more

APR 4, 2024 - 6:50 am

Wingspire Equipment Finance promoted Jenny Roach to chief operating officer. Roach has been with the company since its inception and previously served as senior vice president of capital markets, playing a role in overseeing the company’s syndication platform. read more

MAR 6, 2024 - 6:36 am

Wingspire Equipment Finance appointed Tom Vasilakos senior managing director of its indirect group. Vasilakos has more than 35 years of experience in the equipment finance industry, with knowledge across technology, healthcare, industrial and capital markets. read more

JUN 1, 2023 - 7:11 am

Wingspire Equipment Finance closed a $195 million credit facility to further expand its direct funding capabilities. Texas Capital Bank agented the facility and Wells Fargo and Bank OZK served as joint lead arrangers. read more

MAY 8, 2023 - 9:59 am

Liberty Commercial Finance rebranded as Wingspire Equipment Finance, adopted a new logo and redesigned its website as it integrates with parent company Wingspire Capital, which acquired Liberty earlier this year. read more

NOV 22, 2022 - 7:17 am

Wingspire Capital agreed to acquire Liberty Commercial Finance. The acquisition will provide Wingspire Capital with a direct originations platform that has a nationwide market presence in the United States providing equipment finance solutions to middle-market companies. read more

JUN 28, 2022 - 1:52 pm

Independents have more freedom than their regulated counterparts, but that doesn’t mean they are immune to the fluctuations of the marketplace. In an exclusive Q&A with Monitor, leaders from Liberty Commercial Finance, GreatAmerica Financial Services, Financial Partners Group and Verdant Commercial Capital discuss how they’re navigating toward success in today’s environment.... read more

Mar/Apr 2022

Liberty Commercial Finance added to its senior management team by hiring Dustin Lee as chief operating officer and general counsel. Lee most recently served as director of commercial business controls at Fifth Third Bank. read more

DEC 2, 2021 - 6:08 am

The cloud of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to hover. Although the Delta variant threatens to exacerbate existing obstacles and introduce new challenges, the leaders of three Monitor 101+ companies also see many opportunities in the next year ahead. ... read more

Monitor 101 2021

Liberty Commercial Finance closed a private placement of $30 million aggregate principal amount of unsecured notes rated BBB by Egan Jones. Piper Sandler served as the sole placement agent for the offering.  read more

JUN 23, 2021 - 6:31 am

Marcelo Sarago joined Liberty Commercial Finance as chief investment officer. In this newly created role, Sarago will be responsible for evaluating, structuring and approving client opportunities. He previously worked for White Oak Global Advisors, Citigroup, ICON Investments and ECN Capital. read more

FEB 11, 2021 - 6:41 am

Liberty Commercial Finance, an independent equipment lease and finance company, closed a new senior lending facility with Texas Capital Bank to further expand its direct funding capabilities. read more

NOV 19, 2020 - 7:32 am

Eric Freeman launched Liberty Commercial Finance in April 2017, and in less than three years the independent finance company was on the receiving end of a minority investment from Copley Equity Partners. Charting the No. 1 new business volume of the 101+ group in 2019, Liberty has established a solid trajectory for growth in the years to come. ... read more

Sept/Oct 2020

Most high growth equipment finance companies have one thing in common: leaders with the vision and drive to achieve great results. Guest Editor Chris Enbom shares the stories of three entrepreneurs who, respectively, led an independent, a captive and a bank affiliate to success in the inaugural Monitor 101+ ranking. ... read more

Sept/Oct 2020

Liberty Commercial Finance, an independent equipment lease and finance company, received a minority investment from Copley Equity Partners, a private investment firm focused on providing capital and resources to middle market companies. read more

AUG 5, 2020 - 7:23 am