Merger and acquisition activity has come to a veritable standstill in early 2023 after a sluggish 2022. Brent Ferrin of Houlihan Lokey discusses how the market will evolve throughout the rest of the year and how businesses are taking a more long-term approach. ... read more

Mar/Apr 2023

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

SSG Capital Advisors acted as the investment banker to Additive Circuits Technologies and its affiliates (ACT) in the placement of an equipment financing facility with Liberty Commercial Finance. read more

AUG 8, 2022 - 7:11 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

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

Leaders from six independent equipment finance companies joined Monitor for a roundtable discussion on one question: What does it mean to be an independent? They discuss the innovative nature of these entrepreneurs, their ability to specialize and their freedom when it comes to structuring deals and accessing capital.... read more

Mar/Apr 2020

Liberty Commercial Finance ended 2019 by funding a $25 million sale-leaseback for a private equity owned chemical company to finish at just over $300 million in funded volume in 2019. read more

JAN 2, 2020 - 6:50 am

Liberty Commercial Finance has established a new volume record in the first half of 2019 with $131.8 million funded, a 304% increase over the same period in 2018. read more

JUL 23, 2019 - 6:30 am