B. A. Enterprises an Unlikely Yet Successful Matchmaker; Company Links Businesses With Investors & Lenders.

Business Editors

LAPLACE, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 22, 2001

Tucked away in his modest home office, Alfred Adams is busy coordinating multi-million dollar financial packages for clients as far as 40 miles away in New Orleans and as far away as London, England. But Adams is no financier himself. No, instead he is the man with the foresight to help clients fine-tune their business plans and the business connections to link these would-be entrepreneurs with investors and lenders all over the world. But don't call Adams a broker, he prefers to be called a financial agent.

For the past three years Adams, 30, and his partner, Pat Babin, 51, have successfully matched up businesses with perspective investors and lenders in just about any industry one can think of. Though he won't name specific projects because of proprietorship and competition, he does provide impressive descriptions of his success stories. A $485 million telecommunication deal in France, a $31 million film production house in Las Vegas, a $130 million fertilizer plant in Pakistan, and a $40 million Internet-based business in Mississippi.

It's hard to place tangibility to what B. A. Enterprises actually does. It is not a lender or investor, nor is it a business consulting firm. But ask any of its satisfied customers, and they will tell you that the services B. A. Enterprises offers has meant the difference in their existence. Rob Bell, president of a production house in Nevada, can tell you about how Adams helped find financial backing for the land, building, and equipment for his studio. Now the two are working on a movie deal.

"Alfred is different from any others in his field," comments Bell. "Brokers will give you a lot of hype and a lot of transitions fees. But Alfred is a straight shooter. He charges a reasonable retainer fee and will only take on the project if he thinks it will fly," he adds.

According to Adams, it's the only way he can be successful. "I'm not afraid to approach major investors and lenders for a project with merit," says Adams. "But I'm also not afraid to turn away a project that is poorly organized, lacks an audience, or is simply a bad deal."

It's because of this attitude that Adams and B. A. Enterprises is earning an impressive level of respect from investors and lenders. With the global economy shirking, the availability of numerous and unique investment pools have become easier to tap - if you know where to look, says Adams.

Adams is currently working with a company in Mississippi to locate finances for an Internet-based operation. Though the deal has not been finalized, Frank Schatzle is confident in Adams' endeavors. "He's much easier to work with than banks which often have problems relating to small businesses," comments Schatzle. "Alfred understands what we're trying to do, he stays in constant contact, and he has a very down to earth approach. He also tells us when a glitch may arise in the plan," added Schatzle.

Adams is often amazed by his own success. "Sometimes I wonder what the neighbors would think if they knew the level of multi-million dollar deals that come to pass right here in my home. It's kind of mind-boggling," says Adams. But rest assured, he's not too busy working to enjoy the fruits of his labor, and his success and fortune have not gone to his head. You'd never know the guy next to you in the grocery store in the blue jeans and sneakers is a high-level financial agent who operates in international circles. To his friends and family he's still just Alfred. And that's just fine with him.