White Oak Commercial Finance Hires Brendan Harrison as Managing Director, Originations

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--White Oak Commercial Finance (“WOCF”), an affiliate of White Oak Global Advisors (“White Oak”), announced the hiring of Brendan Harrison as Managing Director, Originations. Harrison will leverage his deep experience in asset-based lending (ABL) origination to further bolster WOCF’s leading middle market ABL platform.

Prior to joining WOCF, Harrison was a Senior Vice President at Citizens Business Capital, where he was responsible for originating ABL transactions across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions. Over the course of seven years, he sourced ABL deals from sole-bank transactions to large syndicated facilities. Before joining Citizens, Harrison spent four years at Wells Fargo, underwriting and servicing equipment and capital financings.

“We’re thrilled to have Brendan join the WOCF team and strengthen our ABL origination capabilities,” said Tom Otte, CEO of WOCF. “Middle market borrowers continue to turn to private lenders for a more flexible capital partner, and Brendan will help White Oak continue to deliver on this opportunity for investors.”

“I’m excited to join White Oak and represent the Northeast market for ABL and Factoring solutions,” said Brendan Harrison, Managing Director, Originations at WOCF. “I look forward to collaborating with new and existing partners to help clients unlock additional liquidity and drive sustainable growth.”

About White Oak Commercial Finance

White Oak Commercial Finance, LLC is an affiliate of White Oak Global Advisors, LLC (“White Oak”) and provides financial solutions including asset-based lending, full service factoring, lender financing, invoice discounting, government contract financing, supply chain financing, inventory financing, US import/export financing, trade credit risk management, accounts receivable management and credit/collections services. The firm has offices and personnel throughout the US and Australia. White Oak Global Advisors, LLC and its financing affiliates provide over twenty lending products to the market that include term, asset-based, and equipment loans. Since its inception in 2007, White Oak and its affiliates have deployed over $11 billion. More information can be found at www.whiteoaksf.com/commercialfinance.