Conversations in Commercial Banking

In part two of our discussion around navigating today’s debt markets, we talk through how the right commercial real estate and syndication capabilities can support strategic growth for clients.

In the latest episode our Syndications team discusses how the right commercial banking and syndication capabilities can facilitate strategic growth for long term clients. Joining them in this conversation is their valued partner, Dan Coles, owner and CEO of Coles Central Incorporated.

Bad actors capitalizing on business vulnerabilities is a tale as old as time, but luckily it usually comes in the form of predicable and preventable methods that are used year over year. In this episode, we explore the blind spots that can leave your business vulnerable and discuss how you can stay one step ahead of security risks.

Whether you’re planning the sale of your family business far in advanced or if it’s around the corner, our fourth episode – the last of our Privately Held mini-series – helps you find the answer to the inevitable questions “what’s next for my business?” 

For the third episode in our privately held series, we explore the dynamics that come with family businesses and discuss how to preserve family harmony when approaching potentially polarizing business decisions. 

A privately held business: A beloved family touchstone for current and future generations? Or prescribed and confining life path that limits individuals’ pursuits of their own dreams? For the second episode in our privately held series, we discuss the emotions and hard decisions at play between relatives when looking towards the next step for a family business.

For the first episode in our four-part series on transition planning for your privately held business, we begin at the end; laying the groundwork for selling your business. Brian Greenblatt, who leads commercial middle market banking for CIBC US, and Art Graper, managing director and senior relationship manager here at CIBC, touch on identifying potential purchasers, family wealth plans and consider what life after the sale may look like.