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Armstrong Flooring Bankruptcy

Originally Published in SFNet’s TSL, March 2024. Finding the right combination of capital resources and strategic knowledge is complicated; but when it works, it creates value for all constituents.

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With Raymond Chan

In episode 4, Stacey Schacter and guest Raymond Chan, Partner at Atalaya, discuss their approach to making deals, what inspires them, and how to spot a scam. Find Atalaya online at https://www.atalayacap.com/

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VION Investments Hires Morten Kucey as Senior Managing Director

VION has named Morten Kucey as Senior Managing Director. Kucey will play a key role in expanding VION’s relationships and product offerings across the industry to originate and help structure new opportunities.

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VION CEO Attends TED 2023 in Vancouver

Stacey Schacter, CEO of VION Investments, participated at TED 2023: “Possibility.”

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With Norma Kuntz

Join Stacey Schacter and guest Norma Kuntz, CEO of Gordon Brothers, as they discuss learning from mistakes, leadership styles, and being true to personal values.

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Alternative & Distressed Investing Summit

The Alternative & Distressed Investing Summit was a huge success! Thank you to everyone that saw Stacey speak on the Opportunistic Investment Strategies in a Complex Global Environment panel. Below, you will find some pictures from the event.

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Stacey Schacter Joins University of Pittsburgh for New Venture Initiation Panel

Stacey Schacter served as an industry partner for student entrepreneurs as part of the University of Pittsburgh’s Entrepreneurship and New Venture Initiation program

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VION Investments Participates in the Purchase of Armstrong Flooring Assets

VION has partnered with Gordon Brothers in the purchase of a substantial portion of Armstrong Flooring Inc.’s assets.

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With Mo Cowan

Join Stacey and guest former U.S. Senator Mo Cowan as they discuss how government decisions and laws affect businesses, and how you can have a say. Listen now on Spotify and all major podcast platforms.

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With Ed Meister

Join Stacey and guest Ed Meister, CEO of Pure Finance Group, as they discuss the trials and tribulations of starting a new finance business.

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The Art of Negotiating a Deal

A good negotiation is one where you have protected your side’s interest while achieving the goal of completing a transaction.       

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Geopolitical Impacts on Businesses

As is evident to most, you don’t need to be a global company to be affected by global events. If your company is looking to expand internationally, focusing on stability and consistency should allow you to thrive.

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Fraud Prevention Tactics

While fraud is sometimes unavoidable, VION has learned ways to detect this activity early and so can you.      

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The Importance of ESG

ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) allows businesses to focus on the bigger picture of caring for people and the planet instead of just the businesses’ financial goals.

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How Are Clients Responding to Inflation and the Impacts on Their Portfolio?

Periods of rapidly rising inflation tend to put downward pressure on all critical metrics, which could inhibit businesses from borrowing more money to bridge their working capital needs.  

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Selling Underperforming Receivables Turns Today’s Cash into Tomorrow’s Revenue

Selling underperforming receivables is an excellent alternative to free up liquidity and help your business get back on track.

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How Can Alternative Lenders Help Companies Achieve Growth Goals?

Alternative lending is a more accessible, faster, flexible and easier way to get the capital your business needs.

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Are Receivable Appraisals More Important in Challenging Economic Times?

VION is one of the largest consumer and commercial receivable valuation companies in the country and can provide services to ABL lenders, investors or corporate leadership to help them succeed in changing economic times.

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US Economic Outlook — Is the Party Over?

Watch Stacey Schacter speaking on “US Economic Outlook — Is the Party Over?” during 2021 Canada Receivables Management Conference.

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Consumer ABS Task Force: 2021 Year of Abundance

Watch Stacey Schacter speaking on the “Consumer ABS Task Force: 2021 Year of Abundance” panel during FIIN’s Distressed Credit Trading and Asset Performance Update.

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What Comes Next: (Re)Inflation?
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Potential Consequences of Government Intervention
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Payment Trends and COVID

Many firms discuss the impact of COVID-19 on various aspects of businesses, but few have access to consumer data across industries to look at trends. VION initiated an investigative review of the COVID-19 pandemic on “performing” non-bank consumer accounts receivable, primarily focusing on the fiscal stimulus impact and on-going recessionary effects.

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The Stoic Lender

Marcus Aurelius (Roman emperor from 161 to 180 and a stoic philosopher) wanted us “to bear in mind constantly that all of this has happened before and will happen again.” We might think we are in unique times, that no one has ever gone through what we have gone through, but that is false.

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A Tale of Two Cities

We discuss an oddity of the debt capital markets which seems to be a repeat of something that also occurred during the 2008 financial crisis, that is, a differentiation between levels of corporate debt issuance and asset backed securities (“ABS”, and including collateralized loan obligations “CLOs”) issuance, and explore some of the reasons why this may be occurring.

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Darwinism and the Price of Money

As we continue into the 2nd half of the year and round out a volatile June, we note in our inaugural post-Covid periodic newsletter that aggressive US fiscal and monetary stimulus have resulted in mixed price signaling in the public and private capital markets, and perhaps highly uneven distribution of stimulus throughout the economy.

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