Extendicare Inc. (“Extendicare” or the “Company”) (TSX: EXE) today announced that it has entered into a new senior secured credit facility for $275.0 million (the “Senior Secured Credit Facility”) with a syndicate of Canadian chartered banks, for a term of three years.

Cedar Croft Consulting Inc., a leading turnaround management and financial advisory firm in North America, has acted as a financial advisor for Ted's Hot Dogs' recent senior debt refinancing.

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI), the global investment bank, announced today that Brad Boggess has joined as a Managing Director in its Capital Markets Group. Based in Atlanta, Mr. Boggess will leverage his deep finance and operational expertise as well as his senior-level relationships with countless private equity and private credit managers for the benefit of the firm.

Sage, the leader in accounting, financial, HR and payroll technology for small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), announce a landmark partnership with Artis Trade Systems "Artis", to automate document data entry and accelerate financial and document workflows for Secured Finance Lenders, Transportation and Commercial Companies.

Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that Jose Sanchez has joined the firm’s Los Angeles office as a partner in its Securities Enforcement & Litigation Practice Group, adding to Foley’s deep bench of seasoned regulatory, investigations, and trial attorneys. Sanchez comes to Foley after nearly six years in the Office of General Counsel at Deloitte Global, where he served as Americas lead counsel and senior managing director.

Austin Financial Services, Inc. (AFS) is pleased to announce the closing of a $3.4MM asset-based lending (ABL) facility comprised of an AR revolver and equipment term loan to an analytical lab and safety compliance testing company servicing the food & beverage, vitamin, and botanical manufacturing industries.

Change Capital, a leading national commercial finance firm headquartered in New York, is pleased to announce the appointment of Bill Kirth as Senior Regional Vice President. Based in Salt Lake City, Mr. Kirth brings over 30 years of experience in business development and commercial finance, with a strong focus on sales strategy and client relationships.

Cerebro Capital recently announced they had facilitated over $90MM in financings for 10 companies. Cerebro is a technology driven commercial lending marketplace to the lower and middle market assisted companies looking for debt across numerous structures including senior and junior cash flow, asset based, equipment financing, recurring revenue, and other less conventional structures.

Versant Funding LLC is pleased to announce it has funded a non-recourse factoring transaction to a company which provides maintenance and repair services for state-owned properties. ​

Transom Capital Group (“Transom”), a private equity firm focused on operational improvements in the middle market, today announced the final close of Transom Capital Fund IV at $675 million in capital commitments, more than double the size of its previous fund and exceeding its target and initial hard cap.

Wingspire Capital provided a $25 million revolver to Aftermarket Performance Group (“APG”), a leading vertically integrated wholesale distributor, e-tailer, and manufacturer for performance aftermarket parts and accessories for enthusiasts in the compact performance, Jeep, off-road, and pickup truck markets and includes top brands of Northridge 4x4, Stage 3 Motorsports, PRL Motorsports, Adams Driveshaft and Rallysport Direct.

Climate First Bank (www.climatefirstbank.com), the world’s first FDIC-insured digital community bank founded to combat the climate crisis, today named Ryan Jaskiewicz President of its newly-created Structured Finance division. The addition will accelerate Climate First Bank’s growth by offering customers Factoring and Asset Based Lending, in addition to other specialty finance offerings to come.

DraftKings has opened a new $500 million credit facility, a move that will give the company easy access to more—and cheaper—liquidity should it need the money in the next few years. The new $500 million revolving credit facility, taken out this week with a syndicate led by Morgan Stanley, replaces a $125 million facility that the gaming company (Nasdaq: DKNG) entered into with Banc of California and Citizens Bank in December 2022.

Founded in 1892, Tauber-Arons has been owned and operated by the same family for four generations. It is the nation's most established, experienced industrial auction company.

Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPSS), a California-based finance services company, has amended a key credit agreement, increasing its borrowing capacity to support its auto loan financing business. The amendment, effective as of November 1, 2024, was disclosed in a recent SEC filing.

ATC Managers has successfully closed a $28 million construction loan to finance a new retail shopping center that is already approximately 40% pre-leased.

Dwight Funding ("Dwight"), an asset-based lender specializing in growth-stage consumer brands, has deployed $250 million of credit commitments year to date, including several multi-million

Dext Capital (Dext), the leading essential-use healthcare and technology equipment lessor, announced the upsize of its investment-grade corporate note. The proceeds will be used to fund new originations and growth initiatives.

Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: HRZN) (“Horizon” or the “Company”), an affiliate of Monroe Capital, and a leading specialty finance company that provides capital in the form of secured loans to venture capital-backed companies in the technology, life science, healthcare information and services, and sustainability industries, today announced it has provided a $10 million venture loan facility to Ursa Space Systems Inc. (“Ursa Space”).

Sunrise Realty Trust, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNS) (“SUNS” or the “Company”) today announced the successful closing of a new senior secured revolving credit facility with East West Bank serving as agent and the initial lender (the “Revolving Credit Facility”).