Construction Business Review

VFI Corporate Finance
The Investment-Grade Rated Commercial Finance Lender

Stauss Paulos, Executive Vice President– Sales, VFI Corporate FinanceStauss Paulos, Executive Vice President– Sales
Due to the current supply chain issues within the U.S. and abroad, many construction companies are unable to secure needed equipment and keep up with the industry’s changing needs. This puts pressure on organizations to do their best to line up economically sound transactions and, at the same time, prepare for and deal with the unknowns.

Enter VFI Corporate Finance.

VFI has a great deal of experience working across many industries and financing a wide variety of assets. With a strong presence in the Construction industry, VFI is familiar with the needs of building and construction companies and the issues that arise within this particular sector.

“Being a direct lender, our in-house Credit Committee are experts when it comes to providing creative financing structures for our transactions. VFI is dedicated to meeting clients’ needs from a cash flow and balance sheet perspective and continue to work directly with our clients to achieve their goals and the goals of their customers for access the capital they need to meet their business objectives,” says Stauss Paulos, the Executive Vice President, Sales, VFI Corporate Finance.

VFI’s full suite of lending products provides the best economics and most competitive customer-specific terms available in the market. In addition to the traditional types of equipment leases available to the construction sector, the company offers a refinance of existing equity through a sale-leaseback transaction or line of credit to draw down on as equipment needs arise.

Their asset team works directly with customers and moves quickly to accommodate and resolve any equipment changes or challenges that arise expeditiously.

Another important aspect of VFI is the range and types of assets it provides. Recognizing the need to finance installation, shipping, and delivery, VFI routinely finances “soft costs.” The company is comfortable financing 100 percent of a particular project, which inevitably encompasses the soft costs that arise with any construction project, large or small. Further, within the construction finance space, each project is unique, and often there is a need to finance software and technology. VFI has financed IT, software, technology, and other soft-cost assets since its inception. Unlike banks and other financial institutions, VFI is competitive and comfortable in financing non-traditional assets. Finally, VFI has recently financed more leasehold improvements and interior build-outs. This gives the company’s construction clients a trusted funding partner that they can rely on to obtain the necessary equipment, FF&E, LHI, and other construction-related improvements.

Being a direct lender, our in-house Credit Committee are experts when it comes to providing creative financing structures for our transactions


VFI knows how important it is to work with a trusted funding partner that will earn, build, and maintain your trust in every endeavor. In this fast-paced environment where financing and equipment needs can change quickly, the company has a built-in process to efficiently accommodate these changes, which gives its clients the trust and confidence they need while busy working on current or upcoming projects.

“VFI has financed billions; we have access to hundreds of millions of our own warehouse lines and the securitization as proof we are ready to finance,” says Paulos.

VFI is dedicated to its employees and clients by providing the best service. The company does not have red tape or bureaucratic hurdles that stand in the way of funding. As a direct lender, not a bank, they take a personalized approach to each client’s account and to the specific needs of the transaction. Funding 100 percent of projects costs and structuring transactions to meet various financial objectives, VFI’s transparent service and speed set them apart to make first-time clients customers for life.