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Colonnade advises Stonemark on its sale to Imperial PFS

April 2, 2024 Imperial PFS® (IPFS), the leading provider of premium finance solutions in North America, has acquired Stonemark, Inc., a privately held premium finance organization. The transaction closed on April 1, 2024. Stonemark's existing client base of over 4,000 agencies, along with their entire team, are joining IPFS with this deal. This acquisition signifies tremendous growth potential in premium finance, bringing together two organizations with decades of industry expertise. "We look forward to welcoming Stonemark's 48 Associates who have a combined 200+ years of industry experience," said Frank Friedman, CEO, and President at IPFS, "We have no … [Read more...]

Colonnade advises Valley National Bank on its sale of Agile Premium Finance to First Financial Bank

February 29, 2024 First Financial Bank has added Agile Premium Finance to its lineup of banking and specialty financial services available to businesses and owners. Agile was acquired from Valley National Bank. “Adding Agile and its expertise in this sector further expands the suite of specialty products and services we bring to our business clients,” said Archie Brown, president and chief executive officer of First Financial Bank. “By building on our core banking services, we are meeting more of our clients’ needs and strengthening client relationships. This focus on specialty commercial banking services has delivered reliable revenue streams, access to new markets, and positive … [Read more...]

Colonnade Securities Advises OpenRoad Lending on its sale to Clarion Capital Partners

Fort Worth, TX, September 14, 2021— OpenRoad Lending and Clarion Capital Partners announced that Clarion has completed a strategic investment in OpenRoad, the fast-growing direct-to-consumer auto finance company. OpenRoad’s co-founders, Chris Goodman, Jeff Austin, and Joseph Everly, will continue their roles as CEO, CFO, and CTO, respectively. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2009 by the same executives who pioneered RoadLoans, OpenRoad partners with banks, credit unions and institutional investors to enable consumers to refinance their existing auto loans, lower their interest rates and achieve significant monthly savings. In addition, OpenRoad offers value-add … [Read more...]

Colonnade advises gotoPremiumFinance and Input 1 on its senior financing with BMO Harris Bank

May 31, 2021 gotoPremiumFinance, a subsidiary of Input 1, ​​​​arranged a senior credit facility with BMO Harris Bank. Terms were not disclosed. Colonnade acted as exclusive financial advisor to gotoPremiumFinance and Input 1.​ … [Read more...]

Sky Auto Protection, a Direct to Consumer Marketer of Vehicle Service Contracts, was acquired by Fortegra

December 2020. Fortegra announced its acquisition of Sky Auto Protection, a leading direct to consumer marketer of vehicle service contracts. Colonnade Securities LLC acted as exclusive financial advisor to Sky Auto Protection. … [Read more...]

Colonnade advises CalTex on its sale to Cornell Capital and Spectrum Automotive

NEW YORK, Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Spectrum Automotive Holdings Corp. ("Spectrum"), a leading agent, marketer and administrator of finance and insurance ("F&I") products for the U.S. automotive market, today announced the acquisition of CalTex Protective Coatings ("CalTex" or the "Company"), the largest manufacturer and provider of automotive appearance protection products in the U.S. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Since its founding in 1983, CalTex has become a leading administrator of automotive F&I products with one of the most extensive distribution networks in the industry, selling through nearly 4,000 franchise dealerships nationwide. A trusted … [Read more...]

Colonnade advises Triumph Bancorp on its sale of Triumph Premium Finance

July 2020 Triumph Bancorp completed its previously announced sale of the operations and assets of Triumph Premium Finance (“TPF”) to Peoples Bank. Based in Kansas City, Missouri, TPF provides premium finance services for customers to purchase property and casualty insurance products through its growing network of independent insurance agency customers nationwide. As of December 31, 2019, TPF had total receivables of approximately $100 million. John Binaggio will continue to manage the insurance premium financing operations for Peoples Bank, now rebranded Peoples Premium Finance. Triumph Bancorp, Triumph Insurance Group, and Peoples Bank maintain an ongoing relationship for premium finance … [Read more...]

Colonnade advises Technology Finance Corp on its sale to Kingsbridge Holdings

LAKE FOREST, Ill. and SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Oct. 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Kingsbridge Holdings LLC, ("Kingsbridge") announced today the acquisition of Technology Finance Corporation ("TFC"). Terms were not disclosed. Founded in 2004, TFC is a fast-growing technology leasing company that provides financing for information technology equipment and software to businesses throughout the United States. TFC funds over $125 million of IT infrastructure leasing/finance transactions annually, sourced through a network of vendor relationships, value-added resellers, software partners, and service providers. Through its application-only processing, and … [Read more...]

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