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Why Did the PrimeRevenue Protection Not Work? On the May 15 Amended Complaint and the Buyer-Confirmation Question

For credit investors, LPs, arrangers, and counsel evaluating receivables and supply-chain finance exposure or claims. On May 15, the Amended Complaint in Western Alliance Trust Company, N.A. et al. v. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. et al. (NY Sup. Ct. Index 651389/2026, NYSCEF Doc 5) was filed. Seventy-one pages, twelve counts. One paragraph deserves close attention from anyone working in receivables… Read More »Why Did the PrimeRevenue Protection Not Work? On the May 15 Amended Complaint and the Buyer-Confirmation Question

When Courts Rewrite Factoring

What the First Brands Litigation Reveals About Industry Practice, Accounting Standards, and Investor Risk Igor Zaks, CFA  |  President, Tenzor Ltd.  The collapse of First Brands Group and the investor litigation that has followed is doing something beyond resolving individual disputes. It is generating a body of legal interpretation that may reshape how factoring and receivables finance structures are understood… Read More »When Courts Rewrite Factoring

Operational Restructuring and Turnaround: Why Supply Chains Matter More Than Most Lenders Think

Igor Zaks, CFA, President of Tenzor Ltd. recently updated a presentation on operational restructuring and turnaround that brings together several themes I have worked on over the years: working-capital diagnostics, supply-chain dependencies, business model redesign, and the growing role of asset-based and structured financing in distressed situations. The core argument is simple: in many restructurings, liquidity is necessary, but understanding… Read More »Operational Restructuring and Turnaround: Why Supply Chains Matter More Than Most Lenders Think

Igor Zaks quoted by Bloomberg about First Brands

Igor Zaks , CFA, President of Tenzor Ltd was quoted by Bloomberg’s CFO Briefing about Factoring and Supply Chain Finance implications of First Brands Bankruptcy:“”I don’t see anything fundamentally wrong with the product, if it is used and disclosed correctly,” said Igor Zaks, president of Tenzor, a firm that advises clients on working capital issues. “What I see is people… Read More »Igor Zaks quoted by Bloomberg about First Brands

How embedded finance is reshaping supply chains amid tariff pressures

Igor Zaks , CFA, President of Tenzor Ltd, published an article How embedded finance is reshaping supply chains amid tariff pressures in TRF News by BCR Publishing. How embedded finance is reshaping supply chains amid tariff pressures Introduction: Tariffs, Trade Disruption, and the Rise of Embedded FinanceTariffs are redefining the global trade landscape — increasing costs, disrupting supplier networks, and… Read More »How embedded finance is reshaping supply chains amid tariff pressures

Igor Zaks chaired RFix22 conference in London

Igor Zaks, President of Tenzor Ltd., chaired day 2 of the RFIx – Receivables Finance International Convention 2022 by BCR Publishing. Igor also moderated a panel: Panel session: Trade credit insurance post-pandemic challenges The economic fallout from the pandemic has been unprecedented in its scale and speed. State support, however, has set the stage for a broad-based and rapid global economic… Read More »Igor Zaks chaired RFix22 conference in London

Igor Zaks to present at the FCI annual meeting in Washington DC

Igor Zaks, President of Tenzor Ltd. will present at the FCI (formerly Factors Chain International) 54th Annual Meeting – Washington DC 19-23 June 2022 Igor will be moderating a panel: Panel Discussion on the Trends in Receivables Finance including ESG Impact In times of significant economic contraction followed by a huge swing in economic growth, rising inflation and interest rates,… Read More »Igor Zaks to present at the FCI annual meeting in Washington DC

Greensill crisis – some observations for the
post-Greensill world

Igor Zaks, President of Tenzor Ltd. published a new article, Greensill crisis – some observations for the post-Greensill world in the World Supply Chain Finance Report 2022 by BCR Publishing. The ongoing Greensill crisis draws a lot of attention to multiple areas, including supply chain finance, credit insurance, securitisation, use of AI, fund managers, VC investors and others. This article… Read More »Greensill crisis – some observations for the
post-Greensill world