BDCs were introduced to the subscription finance scene a few years back as they rode the growth wave of private debt funds following the financial crisis. Now, they seem ever-so-popular in our market – witness the doubling of the federal statutory leverage limitation applicable to BDCs last March, a sure driver of growth.
Mike Breaux is the Director of Fund Banking for Stifel Bank, a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp (NYSE: SF). At Stifel, Mike and his team focus on providing flexible subscription/capital call lines of credit and full-service banking to sponsors across all asset classes. Previously, Mike spent 7 years with Square 1 Bank, now Pacific Western Bank, as Senior Vice President focusing on fund banking.
Barbara Fleming has joined Grasshopper Bank as Head of Venture Capital and Private Equity Relationships. Grasshopper Bank is a new commercial venture bank built for innovation economy companies and the venture capital firms that fund such companies.