Blank Rome partner James M. Cretella will serve as panel moderator at Navigating Lender Finance, being held in Dallas, Texas, on October 8, 2025, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., with cocktails and networking to follow.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
In today’s rapidly evolving credit market, lender finance sits at the crossroads of opportunity and challenge. Join us for an engaging panel discussion featuring leading voices from across the capital stack, investment banking, and legal sectors. Together, they will explore how perspectives differ when structuring, underwriting, and managing risk; dive into M&A dynamics; examine recent challenges in credit and portfolio management; and look ahead to where private credit may be headed.
Panelists:
- Moderator: Jim Cretella, Partner, Finance, Blank Rome LLP
- Stewart Hayes, Managing Director/SVP, Wells Fargo Capital Finance – Lender Finance
- Gen Meritt-Parikh, Co-CEO and President, Haversine Funding
- Tim Stute, Managing Director and Head of Specialty Finance, Hovde Group
Photo 1: Jim Cretella (standing at left), Stewart Hayes, Tim Stute, and Gen Merritt-Parikh (left to right) speaking at Blank Rome’s Navigating Lender Finance event, October 8, 2025.
Photo 2: Left to right, Jim Cretella, Stewart Hayes, Tim Stute, and Gen Merritt-Parikh at Blank Rome’s Navigating Lender Finance event, October 8, 2025.
