Lotus Capital Launches Loan Sale Platform

“We win business a little differently than many of our peers,” Ashraf told GlobeSt.com this past October.

NEW YORK CITY—Boutique investment banking firm Lotus Capital Partners, launched in late 2016 by industry veteran Faisal Ashraf, has launched a loan sale and distribution business aimed at lenders and investors who want to de-risk and leverage their positions in whole loans, A-notes, and mezzanine debt. The firm has tapped Tim Taylor, most recently head of special situations at Ten-X, to lead the new platform.

“We’re at an inflection point for loan distribution,” says Ahraf. “Lenders are becoming increasingly reliant on loan sales as a mechanism to address various intensifying pressures from regulations, shareholders, competition and investment committees. Our clients are looking at distribution as a solution to rebalance holdings, leverage yield, or simply to de-risk their positions.”