June 19, 2024 – SLB Capital Advisors shared observations on the wave of recent bank sale leasebacks with S&P Global
SLB Capital Advisors’ Managing Partner Scott Merkle shared observations on the wave of recent bank sale leasebacks with S&P Global
Scott Merkle, managing partner at SLB Capital Advisors, an advisory firm that specializes in sale leasebacks, said he has observed an uptick in the transactions involving community banks in particular.
The potential gain on sale from sale leaseback deals became especially attractive for banks following the bank failures in 2023 because they can be a “highly effective tool” for offsetting unrealized losses in banks’ bond portfolios, Merkle said.
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