First Capital, a leading commercial finance company, announced the hiring of Beth Page in the Western Region.  Page will be responsible for new business development throughout Western state markets for First Capital’s Western Region.
 
Page has 25 years of experience in loan origination, portfolio management, underwriting, and market development. Prior to joining First Capital, she served as Senior Vice President/Client Development Officer with Celtic Capital Corporation responsible for business development throughout the greater Los Angeles market.  Other previous positions include Relationship Manager with Citibank, Regional Director with The Riverside Company, VP/Corporate Finance with Merrill Lynch Capital, and Business Development with Congress Financial Corporation and Union Bank of California 
 
“We are looking forward to Beth joining our team and strengthening our origination platform in the greater Los Angeles area,” said Matt Grimes, EVP and ABL Western Regional Manager.  “Beth’s experience in the financial industry throughout the region will help bring First Capital’s financing solutions to entrepreneurs who need the flexibility and availability unavailable through traditional lenders.”
 
Page stated, “I'm excited to be joining First Capital’s ABL Western Region.  My career is based on successful and solid financing throughout the local region and I look forward to bringing First Capital’s tailored financing to companies in transition.”

Page is a graduate of the State University of New York where she received a BS in Business Administration and an MBA in Finance.  She will work out of the ABL Western Region Office located in Los Angeles office and report to Matt Grimes, Executive Vice President & ABL Western Region Manager.

First Capital provides customized and timely working capital financing solutions primarily to small and middle-market companies engaged mainly in manufacturing, distributing and business services with annual sales greater than $10 million.  Lines of credit are in the form of asset-based loans, factoring or invoice purchasing arrangements ranging from $200,000 to $25 million.  Originally formed in 1988, First Capital is one of the largest independent asset-based working capital lenders in the country.  Headquartered in New York City, the firm has additional offices in Atlanta, Boynton Beach, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, and Oklahoma City with regional sales offices located across the United States.