Overnight Bridge Loans

  • Short-term loans used until more permanent financing can be secured
  • Often an ideal solution for many time-sensitive transactions, such as securing a favorable acquisition, starting a business, repairing a storm-damaged building before an insurance settlement, or preparing for a public offering

Fast Financing

  • Porter Capital can move as quickly as our clients
  • Decision can often be made following brief, fact-finding phone call
  • Verbal commitment can be given without appraisal of collateral
  • Typically, loan is closed within 10 days of initial call, or approximately 48 hours after title work and due diligence is concluded

General Guidelines

  • Loans range from $100,000 to $20,000,000
  • Collateral can include publicly traded stock, machinery and equipment, accounts receivable, and real estate
  • Terms range from 90 days to 24 months
  • Interest rate ranges from 1% to 1.75% a month
  • Typically, borrower pays points as an origination fee
  • In some circumstances, interest, fees, and points can be added to the loan
  • All loans are based on a Loan-to-Value Ratio rarely greater than 50 percent of the quick sale value, with raw land and empty-building loans limited to 30 percent
  • Refundable expense deposit is required before loan processing can begin
  • In most cases, our insurance carrier will provide the environmental insurance coverage

Advantages

  • Quick response
  • Short-form appraisals usually accepted
  • Flexible loan structure
  • Brokers protected
  • Overnight bridge loans
  • Minimal documentation; minimal upfront fees
  • Bank workouts, foreclosures, bankruptcies and debtor-in-possession financing are all acceptable, as well as many other kinds of creative funding

Recently Closed Loans

  • Superior Orthodontics - $350,000 Pre-Public Offering Loan (Westchester County, NY)
  • Shaw Equipment - $300,000 Bridge Loan on Office Building (Birmingham, Alabama)
  • Simply Lite Foods Corp. - $300,000 Secured Term Loan (Long Island, NY)
  • Manhattan Development Corp. - $450,000 Revolving Bridge Loan (New York, NY)
  • Midway Funeral Home - $185,000 Bridge Loan (Alabama)
  • Nuclear Parts Supplier - $770,000 Bridge Loan on Building & Machinery (Pittsburg PA)
  • FWTX Building, LLC - $1.8 million loan on empty 31-story Office Tower (Ft. Worth, Texas)
  • The Texas and Pacific Building, LLC - $1.0 million loan on 600,000 SF empty Warehouse (Ft. Worth, Texas)
  • Diet and Fitness Condo – $4.5 million loan on 114 condos for conversion (North Carolina)


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