Adds 14-person investment team and a seed portfolio with approximately $480 million of commitments originated by Encina New York, 14 October 2026: Franklin Templeton, Inc. (NYSE: BEN) and Benefit Street Partners, L.L.C. (BSP), the group’s alternative credit manager,...
Atlanta, GA and San Francisco, CA – March 20, 2025 – Encina Lender Finance, LLC (“ELF”) announced today a $125 million upsized credit facility commitment to a non-prime credit card platform. In connection with this transaction, ELF recruited a like-minded partner and...
Encina Lender Finance expanded its investment team with the addition of two structured credit industry veterans. The new hires – Ashish Sinha (Managing Director) and Avi Azour (Principal) – report directly to Geoff Beard (ELF’s CEO & CIO) and are responsible...
Encina Lender Finance and Brigade Capital Management Partner with DigniFi to Enhance Financial Access for Vehicle Repairs. July 09, 2024 08:47 AM Eastern Daylight Time SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–DigniFi, a leading FinTech company specializing in automobile...
Atlanta, GA – June 25, 2024 – Encina Lender Finance, LLC (“ELF”) announced today that it has hired structured credit industry veteran Geoff Beard as Co-CEO to lead the firm’s Consumer/SMB Vertical. Mr. Beard will work in partnership with Co-CEO Edward Chang, who will...
