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MassMutual Asset Finance (“Company” or “MMAF”), is a wholly owned subsidiary of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
and Affiliates (“MassMutual”).
MMAF’s focus is to serve as a consistent and reliable capital source for high credit-quality
transactions for a select group of national syndication sources. MMAF provides competitive
rates on a wide variety of structures and collateral types, and invests primarily
in transactions with investment-grade or near investment grade public companies
and large private companies that exhibit a strong credit profile. Through its parentage
MMAF has the balance sheet strength to support its partners' funding needs, with
transaction values typically ranging from $5 million to $50 million.
The MMAF management team is experienced in dealing with the issues common to the
syndication market, and is committed to maintaining excellent relationships with
its funding partners and their clients. This management team has successfully executed
this business plan in both growth and recessionary periods. The majority of the
management team has been together for more than fifteen years in; a regulated bank
environment; as an independent equipment finance company; and now as a wholly owned
subsidiary of a highly rated insurance company. This team has funded thousands of
transactions totaling approximately $4 billion over the past five years.
MassMutual Financial Group is the fleet name for Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual)
and its affiliates, with more than $448 billion in assets under management at year-end 2010. Assets under
management include assets and certain external investment funds managed by MassMutual's subsidiaries.
Securities and investment advisory services offered through MML Investors Services, Inc., a broker-dealer
and registered investment advisor.
Founded in 1851, MassMutual is a mutually owned financial protection, accumulation and income management
company headquartered in Springfield, Mass. MassMutual’s major affiliates include: OppenheimerFunds, Inc.;
Babson Capital Management LLC; Baring Asset Management Limited; Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers LLC; MML
Investors Services, Inc., member NASD and SIPC (www.nasd.org and www.sipc.org); MassMutual International LLC
and The MassMutual Trust Company, FSB. MassMutual is on the internet at www.massmutual.com.