Company:Phoenix AmericanCompany Website Location(s):San Rafael, CA94901 Map Location Phone:(415) 485-4500Industry:Finance / Banking / AccountingSize:100-499 |
Company Overview
Corporate History:
* Founded in 1972 * Parent is Phoenix American Incorporated * Publicly traded from 1982 to 1990, now privately held * Entrepreneurial spirit * Four business segments developed from origins in limited partnership syndication Phoenix American Companies Business Segments: 1. Phoenix Leasing Portfolio Services, Inc. – Lease and loan portfolio services for equipment lessors, vendors and banks 2. Phoenix American Financial Services, Inc. – Outsourcing (tax, accounting and investor services) 3. Phoenix American SalesFocus Solutions, Inc. – Sales force automation and customer relationship management software 4. Phoenix Cable Incorporated – Cable television system operation and management Phoenix American Companies Service Offerings: * Lease and Loan Portfolio Management * Equipment Lease Programs for Banks * Vendor Programs * Financial Reporting * Accounting Services * Tax Services * Investor Services * Equipment Remarketing * Sales Force Automation * Legal Services * Information Systems Lease and Loan Portfolio Management (by Phoenix Leasing Portfolio Services, Inc.) * Complete portfolio management through Outsourced Portfolio and Leasing Services (OPALS) * Credit review * Contract documentation * UCC filing, search & review * Invoicing & remittance processing * Insurance tracking * Collections * Direct leasing and lending to thousands of customers Equipment Lease Programs for Banks (by Phoenix Leasing Bank Services, a division of Phoenix Leasing Portfolio Services, Inc.) * Leases structured with either the bank or Phoenix as lessor * Documentation * Full portfolio management through Outsourced Portfolio and Leasing Services (OPALS) * Private label programs available * Customized marketing and sales options Vendor Programs (by Phoenix Leasing Vendor Services, a division of Phoenix Leasing Portfolio Services, Inc.) * Customer financing at competitive rates * Customized program design * Lease and loan portfolio management through Outsourced Portfolio and Leasing Services (OPALS) * Lease and loan accounting * Turnkey programs Financial Reporting (by Phoenix American Financial Services, Inc.) * Currently generating GAAP basis reports for 29 different entities * Full GAAP financial statements for 24 entities (21 are audited) * 9 SEC registrants (full 10K’s and 10Q’s) * Industry specific expertise in leasing, software, cable television, asset securitizations, and financial outsourcing Accounting Services (by Phoenix American Financial Services, Inc.) * General ledger accounting * Accounts payable processing * Cash management services * Fixed asset reconciliations * Account analysis * Audit workpapers & support * Management reporting Tax Services (by Phoenix American Financial Services, Inc.) * Federal, state & local returns * Sales, property & income tax * Experience in all states * Over a thousand returns prepared annually * Over 200,000 K-1’s prepared annually * Over 40,000 1099’s prepared annually Investor Services (by Phoenix American Financial Services, Inc.) * Full service investor administration outsourcing * Transfer agency, investor relations, dividend & commission calculation, proxy voting & tax reporting * Administrator for over 586,000 investments * 17 syndicators * 460 funds Equipment Remarketing (by Phoenix Leasing Portfolio Services, Inc.) * All asset types * In-house equipment valuation specialists * Computerized inventory system * Sales to existing lessees or third parties * Warehousing of off-lease equipment * Extensive contacts with equipment brokers in all parts of the country * Active use of on-line auction sites Sales Force Automation (by Phoenix American SalesFocus Solutions, Inc.) * Feature rich customer relationship management (CRM) software * PDA-enabled * Detailed customer sales and assets activity reporting * Literature fulfillment features * Application hosting, installation, data conversion and training services available Legal Services (by Phoenix American Incorporated) * Review & negotiation of lease and loan contracts and associated documentation * Analysis of guaranties, credit enhancement and documentation, (additional equipment, vehicles, real estate, etc.) * Initiation and/or management of action against delinquent/defaulted accounts Information Systems (by Phoenix American Incorporated) * Full hosting capabilities * Secure data center with stand-alone A/C and uninterruptible power supply, backed up by diesel generator * Daily backup of all critical files * Off-site storage of backup data * Disaster recovery program * On-line access * Virtual private networks Phoenix American Companies Portfolio Financing Experience * Phoenix American Companies Sponsored Partnerships * 31 limited partnerships (28 public) * $940 million in equity raised * Over $2 billion invested * Over 100,000 individual investors Phoenix American Companies Managed Partnerships * Over 500,000 individual investors * Over 225 client entities * Over 50 public limited partnerships * Private limited partnerships * REITS * Grantor trusts Phoenix American Companies Sponsored Securitizations * Over $200 million in assets securitized * 6 transactions of $20 million to $40 million each – Typically 3 classes of notes with the senior class rated “A” * Revolver & prefunding features * Underwriters: – Prudential Securities – Lehman Brothers * Rating Agencies: – Duff & Phelps – Fitch IBCA * Trustee: Bankers Trust/Deutsche Bank Phoenix American Companies Managed Securitizations * $6.1 billion of initial securitized assets * $5 billion of debt issued * Underwriters: – Credit Suisse First Boston, Lehman Brothers * Rating Agencies: – Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s, Fitch * Trustee: Bankers Trust/Deutsche Bank Phoenix American Companies Retired Term Loans * Warehouse loans of over $80 million – Fleet/BankBoston – Union Bank of California – BHF Bank * Term loans of $100 million – CIT – East West Bank – Wells Alaska/National Bank of Alaska – Comerica Bank/Imperial Bank Phoenix American Companies Portfolio Purchases & Sales * $40 million of proceeds in 13 transactions * Transactions from $500,000 to $14 million * Buyers/Sellers include Finova Capital, Textron Financial & Equilease Corp. * Reserve accounts * Full recourse, limited recourse & non-recourse * Phoenix American Companies Summary * Over 30 years in business * Proven processes and systems * Positive, “can do” approach to providing high quality client service * Individually tailored product offerings to meet your specific needs * Your complete lease portfolio outsourcing solution |