AFS Announces Acquisition of Debticate

EXTON, Pa. & BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- AFS (or the “Company”), a leading provider of commercial loan servicing and loan lifecycle management technology to the financial services industry, today announced the acquisition of Debticate, an industry-leading provider of loan syndication and sales workflow software for financial institutions.

The acquisition strategically blends AFS’s expertise in loan servicing with Debticate’s innovative front-end loan syndication solutions to create a combined company that delivers an end-to-end syndication platform for financial institutions. Through highly personalized software and analytics, Debticate’s capabilities, now part of AFS’s platform, provide financial institutions with the tools required to automate and navigate complex loan transactions.

“This acquisition marks an important step forward in AFS’s mission to help financial institutions modernize and simplify the commercial lending lifecycle,” said Edward Jenkins, Chief Executive Officer of AFS. “AFS has long believed that syndicated lending, from deal origination through servicing, is a strategic area of investment and innovation for our customers. By bringing together AFS’s proven loan servicing expertise with Debticate’s highly regarded syndication and distribution workflow technology, we are creating a more connected offering that will help our customers operate more efficiently and deliver greater value to their clients.”

Customers will benefit from an expanded suite of purpose-built loan solutions. By accessing the combined product suite, financial institutions will be able to accelerate their ability to successfully originate, process, and service complex syndicated transactions.

“We are thrilled to join AFS and begin our new chapter as a combined company,” said Bill Jakubowski, Chief Executive Officer of Debticate. “For two decades, we have helped financial institutions across North America improve their ability to manage and process syndicated loan transactions from origination through distribution, closing and agency administration. Joining AFS enables us to accelerate our growth and product development strategies.”

“This combination represents one step of our AFS strategy to provide our clients with a syndicated loan ecosystem enabling the automated exchange of digitized deal and transaction information by connecting agent banks, syndicate members and borrowers,” said Bill Butryn, AFS Head of Strategy and Capital Markets. “Our customers have been craving this capability and the joining of our two “customer obsessed” organizations will deliver a market changing combination.”

The combined teams will focus on ensuring continuity for customers while advancing the roadmap for more connected, automated syndicated lending capabilities across the full transaction lifecycle.

“I’m excited to welcome Bill Jakubowski and the Debticate team to AFS as we work together to build on this momentum and deliver the next generation of syndicated lending solutions for our customers,” said Jenkins.

Womble Bond Dickinson, LLP acted as legal adviser to AFS. Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. served as legal advisor to Debticate.

About AFS

AFS is a leading provider of commercial loan servicing software for the financial services industry. Its flagship platform, AFSVision, allows customers to manage the full loan lifecycle across all commercial lines of business, including commercial & industrial (C&I), capital markets/syndications, commercial real estate (CRE), small business association (SBA), agriculture, and other portfolio loans. AFS helps banks improve efficiency, manage risk, and modernize technology infrastructure as they adapt to evolving regulatory and market requirements. The Company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Exton, Pennsylvania. AFS is a portfolio company of OceanSound Partners. For more information, please visit https://www.afsvision.com/.

About Debticate

Debticate is a leading provider of syndication and loan auction services, offering a range of services including loan syndication, loan auction platforms, and secure document sharing solutions to financial institutions. Its flagship product, DXSyndicate, provides lead arrangers and agents with the ability to manage syndicated loan transactions from customer pitch through distribution, closing, and ongoing agency administration throughout the entire deal lifecycle. The Company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. For more information, please visit https://debticate.com/.

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Charlyn Lusk
Stanton
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Source: AFS

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