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Access all the commercial banking resources your business needs to succeed.
Speed in Execution. Certainty to Close.
Count on Us.
Speed in Execution. Certainty to Close. Count on Us.
For more than 20 years, we’ve been dedicated to serving the distinctive needs of franchise owners.
Wintrust Franchise Finance
Product Offerings
Product Offerings
Acquisitions
Expand your business and integrate new locations. Our focus on timing and certainty to close is paramount as you continue to grow your business.
Acquisitions
Expand your business and integrate new locations. Our focus on timing and certainty to close is paramount as you continue to grow your business.
Real Estate
Solutions and guidance for complex transactions. Buying new property shouldn’t be overwhelming. Our experienced team can guide you through the complexity of real estate transactions.
Real Estate
Solutions and guidance for complex transactions. Buying new property shouldn’t be overwhelming. Our experienced team can guide you through the complexity of real estate transactions.
Refinances and Recapitalization
Alternative solutions to meet your evolving needs. We understand that businesses change. We can help structure alternative solutions as your needs vary.
Refinances and Recapitalization
Alternative solutions to meet your evolving needs. We understand that businesses change. We can help structure alternative solutions as your needs vary.
Development Lines of Credit
Custom financing options for all your needs. We offer financing options for developing new locations, remodeling operations, and updating equipment.
Development Lines of Credit
Custom financing options for all your needs. We offer financing options for developing new locations, remodeling operations, and updating equipment.
Additional Services
Additional Services
Treasury Management1
Treasury Management1
Maximize your business strategy.
With our best-in-class client service and sophisticated products, we can help you meet and exceed your business goals.
Loan Capital Markets
Loan Capital Markets
Complex tools to keep your business running. Our team has sophisticated solutions and the unmatched knowledge you need to set your business up for success.
Private Client
Private Client
Manage, preserve, and transfer wealth. Get matched with a trusted advisor providing investment guidance, tax relief, liquidity, and credit management.
Meet
the Team
Meet
the Team
Sandra McCraren
Senior Managing Director
Thomas Benkoske
Vice President
Evan Bossard
Executive Vice President
Paul Cantieri
Managing Director
Todd Cortell
Managing Direector
Clayton Daniels
Underwriter
Melissa Daniels
Closing Specialist
Allan Hauptli
Senior Vice President Capital Markets, Franchise
Anya Lewis
Vice President
Jessica Myjak
Underwriter
Kari Parker
Vice President – Credit
Harris Rafiq
Vice President
Ed Semik
Director
Juan Spader
Underwriter
Guadalupe Vega
Underwriter
Sean Willison
Managing Director
Brenda Mendoza
Specialty Closing Consultant
Larry Mackie
SVP Underwriter
Kevin Ahern
Associate Closing Consultant
Wintrust Franchise Finance is a division of Lake Forest Bank & Trust Company, N.A., a Wintrust Community Bank.
1. Treasury Management Services. See your banker or Treasury Management Services Sales Officer. Additional fees may apply.
Investment products such as stocks, bonds, and mutual funds are:
Not Insured by FDIC or Any Other Government Agency | Not Bank Guaranteed | Not Bank Deposits or Obligations | May Lose Value
