Join us Thursday, April 20, 2022, for our Lunch and Networking Event. 

This presentation will cover such topics as the current economic climate in banking/lending and how rising interest rates in 2022 will affect lending decisions.  It will help to prepare your company to help ride out the volatility in the market in terms of credit/working capital/labor shortages/schedule challenges.
 
Objectives:

• Review the current economic climate in banking/lending
• How will rising interest rates in 2022 will affect lending decisions
• BMO commercial lending view regarding different markets: office, apartments/multi-family, hotel, retail
• What you can do to be the ideal client
• How to ensure we are prepared to ride out any volatility in the market in terms of credit/working capital/labor shortage/schedule challenges
• Equipment finance/Lines of Credit/Construction financing
• What financial statement factors do you consider when lending to construction firms?  Working capital, banks, equity, backlog, personal guarantees, job performance history?

Shahrokh Shah, Managing Director and Group Head Engineering and Construction Group BMO Harris Bank

Shahrokh Shah is a Managing Director and Group Head with BMO Harris Bank (“BMO”), a market leading financial institution serving the needs of the Engineering and Construction Industry across the US. Based in Chicago, Shahrokh is responsible for leading a team that specializes in the marketing of Financial and Advisory services to companies involved in all segments of the Engineering and Construction Industry.

Drawing on in-depth industry expertise and a unique combination of both corporate banking and investment banking experience, Shahrokh has been able to provide comprehensive and innovative solutions – from corporate banking services, to advice on mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions, to strategy development, capital structures and equity raisings. His in-depth industry knowledge, coupled with meaningful, lasting relationships throughout the industry, has led to a solutions oriented approach and active industry involvement.

Due to his knowledge and expertise on the Industry, Shahrokh is a frequent speaker for both industry and financial groups of national scope. Shahrokh is on the Board of Directors of The Beavers, a California based Heavy Engineering Construction Association, and on the Advisory Board of Anvil Builders, Inc. a California based General Contractor.

 Prior to his current role, Shahrokh was involved in the structuring and arranging of project finance transactions and mergers and acquisitions for BMO’s Global Project Finance Group. Those transactions involved companies across a variety of industries, including pipelines, oil & gas, mining and power.

Prior to joining BMO Financial Group in 1986, Shahrokh spent four years with ExxonMobil in the project engineering and business analysis areas. Shahrokh has an MBA from Queen’s University and a Chemical Engineering degree from the University of Toronto.