WHEN BANKS SAY NO…
Quick and creative financing solutions for small and middle-market companies in need of liquidity.
PPL lends money on a senior secured basis, buys and leases equipment, and invests in growth businesses. The collateral backing our loans is typically commercial machinery and equipment, and often includes accounts receivable, inventory, and real estate. We purchase notes, make bridge loans, supply acquisition financing, and originate term loans.
PPL Group provides $1-20 million asset-based loans, structured to meet our clients’ unique needs.
Our lending solutions include:
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Bridge loans
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Note purchases and bank loan refinancing
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Debtor-in-possession (DIP) loans
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Machinery & equipment term loans
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Acquisition financing
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Inventory, accounts receivable, and working capital loans
$1.5 MILLION ACQUISITION FINANCING
Aluminum Rolling Mill in North Carolina
PPL Group provided a complementary M&E loan alongside a regional bank’s traditional borrowing base line of credit (receivables and inventory). Our solution was critical in providing the additional liquidity that supported an independent sponsor’s acquisition of the company.
$1.5 MILLION LOAN & REFINANCING
Tool & Die Manufacturer in Wisconsin
PPL Group leveraged our equipment valuation expertise to tap into value a traditional lender did not understand. We worked with a regional bank to provide an M&E term loan, proceeds from which paid down the lender’s line of credit and created additional availability, which the borrower used to fund operations and implement its turnaround plans.
$4 MILLION TERM LOAN REFINANCE
Sawmill in Alabama
After the company defaulted on its loan with a traditional lender, PPL Group partnered with an alternative working capital lender to refinance the company’s term loan. Our financing enabled the company to implement key operational imrpovements that resulted in a return to profitability.
$1.5 MILLION NOTE PURCHASE
Paving & Sealing Company in Virginia
PPL Group constructed a win-win transaction between a fatigued lender and a distressed borrower by purchasing $1.5MM of non-performing loans secured by machinery and equipment plus industrial real estate. Our solution allowed the bank to exit a lengthy bankruptcy process.
Graftech – 5 facilities in the US & Italy
• Graphite products manufacturer needed to divest of a division.
• We purchased the entire division: 5 facilities in the US and Italy, including real estate, 2MM sqft of manufacturing space, equipment, inventory, and more.
• We funded multiple buyers who purchased four of the plants.
• After holding an auction for the surplus equipment in the fifth plant, we financed another buyer to step into the right-sized operation and restart the facility.