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INSIGHT · Banking & Capital Structure

Buying or Selling Middle-Market Commercial Real Estate in 2026

A more active transaction market is creating opportunity, but financing, cash flow and disciplined underwriting remain critical.

By Demetrius Spaneas, CCIM · October 4, 2026 · 8 min readRead More
INSIGHT · Executive FinanceFor Subscribers

Middle-Market Financial Advisory: An Integrated Approach to Finance, Capital and Strategic Decisions

This article explains what that integrated approach looks like, why it matters specifically in the middle market, and how to tell whether your company needs it.

By Ryan Patrick Toncheff, Managing Director · September 25, 2026 · 9 min readRead More
INSIGHT · Banking & Capital StructureFor Subscribers

Middle-Market Credit Is Still Available. The Margin for Error Is Not.

Lending capacity is holding firm for quality collateral while defaults reach a record among smaller borrowers. What that divergence means for capital structure decisions heading into year-end.

By Ryan Patrick Toncheff · September 22, 2026 · 3 min readRead More
INSIGHT · Banking & Capital StructureFor Subscribers

What Lenders Evaluate When a Business Requests Additional Credit

A practical look at the financial performance, liquidity, reporting quality, collateral, and management considerations that influence a lender's decision.

By Ryan Patrick Toncheff, Managing Director · July 14, 2026 · 8 min readRead More
INSIGHT · Executive FinanceFor Subscribers

How to Choose a Fractional CFO Firm: What Middle-Market Companies Should Evaluate

A practical framework for evaluating fractional CFO firms across mandate, operating experience, reporting, liquidity, technology, team depth, and commercial terms.

By Matt Kerrigan · September 21, 2026 · 8 min readRead More
INSIGHT · Growth & Strategic DecisionsFor Subscribers

How to Choose an M&A and Transaction Advisory Firm

A practical framework for evaluating M&A and transaction advisors across diligence, modeling, deal readiness, financing, coordination, and integration.

By Jeff Gale · September 21, 2026 · 8 min readRead More
INSIGHT · Banking & Capital StructureFor Subscribers

How to Choose a Debt Advisory Firm: A Guide for Middle-Market Borrowers

A practical framework for evaluating borrower-side debt advisors across capital structure, lender process, credit analysis, conflicts, fees, and fit.

By Ryan Patrick Toncheff · September 21, 2026 · 9 min readRead More
INSIGHT · Banking & Capital StructureFor Subscribers

When Should a Company Engage a Financial Restructuring Advisor?

A practical guide to recognizing financial stress early, stabilizing liquidity, preparing for lender discussions, and selecting a restructuring advisor.

By Hanu Shin · September 21, 2026 · 9 min readRead More
INSIGHT · Banking & Capital StructureFor Subscribers

Preparing for a Productive Lender Negotiation

How organizations can improve reporting, clarify financing needs, anticipate lender concerns, and approach important credit discussions from a position of preparation.

By Ryan Patrick Toncheff, Managing Director · August 9, 2026 · 5 min readRead More
INSIGHT · Executive FinanceFor Subscribers

When Growth Creates Financial Complexity

Rapid growth can strain liquidity, reporting, controls, staffing, and decision-making. This article explains the financial infrastructure organizations should strengthen as they scale.

By Perrin & Co. · July 14, 2026 · 6 min readRead More
INSIGHT · Accounting & ReportingFor Subscribers

Building Financial Reporting That Management and Lenders Can Trust

A practical framework for improving the timeliness, consistency, and usefulness of financial reporting.

By Nicholas Perez, CPA · July 14, 2026 · 5 min readRead More
INSIGHT · Growth & Strategic DecisionsFor Subscribers

Evaluating Expansion Beyond the Revenue Forecast

Market expansion requires more than projected sales. Leadership must also evaluate working capital, operating capacity, financing requirements, execution risk, and long-term returns.

By Perrin & Co. · July 14, 2026 · 6 min readRead More
INSIGHT · Technology & AutomationFor Subscribers

Where Finance Teams Should Automate First

An overview of the repetitive reporting, reconciliation, data collection, and workflow processes that often present the strongest opportunities for automation.

By Nicholas Perez, CPA · July 14, 2026 · 5 min readRead More
INSIGHT · Tax StrategyFor Subscribers

Why Tax Planning Should Be Integrated With Business Strategy

Major decisions involving acquisitions, financing, ownership transitions, expansion, and capital investment should be evaluated with tax implications in mind from the beginning.

By Perrin & Co. · July 14, 2026 · 5 min readRead More
INSIGHT · Accounting & ReportingFor Subscribers

Month-End Close: Turning a Scramble Into a System

How a disciplined close calendar, standardized reconciliations, and clear ownership shorten the close and raise the reliability of every report that follows.

By Nicholas Perez, CPA · July 14, 2026 · 5 min readRead More
INSIGHT · Accounting & ReportingFor Subscribers

Internal Controls for Growing Companies: Where to Start

The handful of controls — segregation of duties, approval thresholds, and bank reconciliation discipline — that deliver the most protection for a growing private company.

By Nicholas Perez, CPA · July 14, 2026 · 5 min readRead More
INSIGHT · Technology & AutomationFor Subscribers

Automation and the Finance Function: What Changes, What Doesn't

Automation is reshaping how finance teams collect, reconcile, and report — but judgment, controls, and the questions worth asking remain a human responsibility.

By Nicholas Perez, CPA · July 14, 2026 · 5 min readRead More
INSIGHT · Technology & AutomationFor Subscribers

Building a Finance Technology Stack That Grows With the Business

A practical framework for sequencing finance technology decisions — core ledger first, integrations second, analytics last — so each investment compounds instead of competing.

By Nicholas Perez, CPA · July 14, 2026 · 5 min readRead More

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