Sale Leaseback transactions for financial institutions

Sale Leasebacks provide banks the opportunity to sell branches and other bank-owned real estate to an external investor while concurrently entering into a lease that allows the bank to have long-term operating control over the property. As part of their real estate services practice, Founders Investment Banking advises on and structures sale leaseback transactions that create substantial value for the bank. 

·                  Benefits:

–        Improve the bank’s liquidity and capital position;

–        Use proceeds to invest in loans, securities or to retire debt;

–        Improve earnings through the efficient allocation of capital;

–        Convert non-earning assets to earning assets;

–        Eliminate ownership without eliminating control;

–        Improve valuation and shareholder value of the bank with dilution;

–        Opportunity to realize an on-balance sheet gain over the term of the lease.

First National Bankers Bankshares, Inc. has teamed up with Founders Investment Banking, LLC to offer Sale Leaseback transactions to our community banks. This web conference will cover the history of Founders Investment Banking LLC and its Principals and the benefits of Sale Leaseback transactions.

Speaker:       John J. Thomas

Mr. Thomas is a member of Founders Investment Banking’s real estate services practice, focusing on sale-leaseback transactions for financial institutions. Prior to joining Founders, he was a commercial real estate lender for six years with SunTrust Banks in Atlanta, GA where he specialized in commercial real estate construction lending and asset-based lending.  He then spent thirteen years with Aliant Bank, a community bank based in Alexander City, Alabama.  He served as Aliant’s Chief Credit Officer and was also a member of the bank’s asset-liability and technology committees.  He remains a Director of Aliant Bank. Mr. Thomas graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1988 with a degree in Economics. 

Program Fee:  No Charge

Length of presentation:  30 Minute Presentation with Q&A session

Dates & Times Available: 

Session 1: September 18 – 10:00 am            Session 4: September 23 – 10:00 am

Session 2: September 18 – 2:00 pm              Session 5: September 23 – 2:00 pm

Session 3: September 22 – 10:00 am

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