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Business Owners Can Plan Their Exits Using These Strategies
Bridge Bank recently convened a panel of experts to discuss how business owners can successfully exit their businesses, whether through a sale, inheritance or new management.
Read MoreUnderstanding Venture Debt Funding for Life Sciences Companies
Venture debt is a type of debt financing obtained by early and growth-stage companies and is typically used as a complementary method to equity financing.
Read MoreHow the Right Bank Can Serve Your Startup: 5 Considerations in Today’s Environment
In today’s environment, startups have evolving banking needs, and finding the right fit for your startup depends on your company’s unique needs. These five considerations can help your startup choose the right bank to set you up for success.
Read MoreForeign Exchange Hedging Policy Client Advisory
All companies operating internationally will be exposed to foreign currency exchange (FX) risk. Financial derivatives are products that can be utilized to reduce the impact
Read MoreAsset-Based Lending: Advantages and Examples
There are many ways of raising the capital needed to grow a business, yet many companies default to a traditional cash flow-based loan. Asset-based lending is a lesser-known financing option that may make more sense.
Read MoreUnderstanding Asset-Based Lending and Its Benefits for Your Business
Even though a business generates significant assets it may still experience cash shortages. It may grow so rapidly that the company’s cash flow is not aligned with traditional borrowing requirements.
Read MoreMitigating Money Transfer Fraud in M&A
Latham & Watkins’ Bret Stancil and Bridge Bank’s Heather Kelly discuss the steps dealmakers can take to ensure that merger consideration is delivered to payees in an age of widespread fraud risk.
Read MoreInflation and the Battle to Tame It Will Persist
Higher costs for goods and services permeated the economy in recent months, but will inflation persist or return to the 1% to 2% range that we have enjoyed in recent decades?
Read MoreDebt Strategies for Venture-Backed Startups
Recently, Mike Lederman, senior managing director in Bridge Bank’s Technology Banking Group, met up with Smart Brevity Studio to discuss debt strategies and the benefits of venture debt for startups.
Read MoreCommercial Real Estate as an Inflation Hedge
Commercial real estate is often considered an inflation hedge, but does this hold through varying market conditions?
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