“Our new group is filling a void in the industry by not being bound by participation size,” says Mike Record, senior vice president, indirect lending group, GE Capital Solutions, Franchise Finance. “We purchase participations from $5 million and up.” The group focuses primarily on deals with two to six lenders so the seller can gain liquidity to fund continued lending and make loans without hitting regulatory or internal loan caps. The lender also is able to manage debt exposure while maintaining its additional services such as cash management and private banking.

GE Capital Solutions, Franchise Finance is a leading lender providing financing to franchisees and franchisors for new construction, acquisitions, refinancing, or reimaging. The indirect lending group is one more offering that allows GE Capital Solutions, Franchise Finance to help the franchise industry grow, compete, and prosper.

About GE Capital Solutions, Franchise Finance

GE Capital Solutions, Franchise Finance is a leading lender for the franchise finance market via direct sales and portfolio acquisition. With more than 20 years of experience and $11 billion in served assets, we serve more than 6,000 customers and more than 20,000 property locations, primarily in the restaurant, hospitality, branded beverage, power sports, and automotive after-market industries. We offer customers access to capital with a menu of products featuring flexible structuring, including financing for acquisitions, refinancing, construction of new units, and remodels for single- and multi-unit operators/chains. More information is available at www.gefranchisefinance.com or by calling toll-free 866-GET-GEFF (438-4333).

GE Capital Solutions provides leasing, lending, and capital investment products and services to help business customers grow. It has more than $90 billion in assets, serves more than a million clients around the world, and is headquartered in Danbury, Connecticut, USA. For more on GE Capital Solutions, go to www.ge.com/capitalsolutions.

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