Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) and Apollo (NYSE: APO) announced that they have entered into an exclusive agreement for a subsidiary of Citi and certain affiliates of Apollo to form a landmark $25 billion private credit, direct lending program initially in North America, with the potential to expand to additional geographies.

BlackRock and Santander announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) under which BlackRock’s funds and accounts will invest up to $1 billion per year in select project finance, energy finance, and infrastructure debt investment opportunities with Santander through structured transaction formats.

Huntington Business Credit closed a $50,000,000 new credit facility with Elements International Group, LLC on August 27, 2024. Proceeds of the facility were used to refinance existing debt and provide ongoing working capital financing.

Gordon Brothers, the global asset experts, has forecasted U.S. retail sales for this upcoming holiday season[1] predicting a modest increase of 1.2% to 3.5% relative to last year amid economic and political uncertainty.

TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank®, recently announced Andy Bregenzer and Jill Gateman as Co-Heads of U.S. Commercial Banking. The appointments follow the Spring 2024 announcement of Chris Giamo's retirement from TD Bank after 26 years of service to TD and more than 30 years in banking.

Wolters Kluwer Compliance Solutions’ latest Regulatory Violations Intelligence Index shows notable increases in the total number of violations cited by agencies during the first half of 2024 compared to 2023 second half results in two of three major category it tracks—Consumer Protection and Financial Offenses—while dramatically falling off in the Competition-related offenses category. Collectively, penalty amounts declined significantly.

AlixPartners, the global consulting firm, today announced the findings of its 19th Annual Turnaround and Transformation Survey Asia Report. The survey reveals that over half of respondents expect lending standards to become more restrictive in the year ahead than the previous year.

KeyBank (NYSE: KEY) announced the release of its semi-annual Middle Market Sentiment Report, which surveyed more than 700 business owners and executives of companies with $10 million to $1 billion in annual revenue, to gather their insights on the current economic and company outlook, challenges currently affecting their businesses, and their growth plans for the year ahead.

nFusion announced it provided a $3 million ABL line for a long-established, family-owned cabinetry and millwork company based in New Jersey to help build infrastructure for growth.

John Galt Solutions, a global leader in automating supply chain planning to empower businesses to make better decisions faster, today announced the opening of new offices in Tokyo, Japan and Bogota, Colombia

Moritt Hock & Hamroff announced today that David J. Borkon has joined the firm as a Partner in its Corporate, M&A and Securities practice group. He is located in the firm's Garden City office. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Borkon was a Partner at Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP.

Northleaf Capital Partners (“Northleaf”), a global private markets investment firm, announced today the opening of its new office in Seoul, Republic of Korea to support continued investor interest in the firm’s mid-market private markets platform. This marks Northleaf’s tenth global office and complements the firm’s existing Asia-Pacific locations in Melbourne, Australia and Tokyo, Japan.

Holland & Knight continues to strengthen its national Financial Services Team with the addition of Eamonn Moran as a partner in Washington, D.C. Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Mr. Moran was a senior counsel at Norton Rose Fulbright.

Global law firm Clifford Chance has advised Viking Global Investors (Viking), a global investment firm based in the United States, in acquiring a significant minority stake in Humaneva Inc., a spin-off of NEUCA S.A. Viking has also been granted a one-year option to increase its stake rateably in Humaneva. Humaneva is a provider of clinical trial solutions globally.

Aztec Group, a leading fund and corporate services administrator, has appointed Todd Werner as U.S. Head of Private Credit. Based in Radnor, Pennsylvania, Todd will lead the Private Credit offering at Aztec Group in the U.S., with a remit for developing and implementing strategy, enhancing operational efficiency and effectiveness, building a high functioning team, and expanding Aztec Group's presence in the U.S. market.

Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select Market: PGC) and Peapack Private, a division of Peapack-Gladstone Bank, are proud to announce that Vanessa Tortorice has joined Peapack Private’s New York City location as Senior Managing Director.

This innovative and first-of-its-kind ETF will hold highly liquid, short-term U.S. government debt instruments and cash equivalents, providing an exchange-traded investment option for investors focused on managing credit risk and preserving capital.

TAB Bank announces the closing of a $4.5 million credit facility with The Fiesta Tableware Co. of West Virginia. This partnership will ensure the American-made tableware company continues helping home chefs refresh and reinvent their table settings.

KKR, a leading global investment firm, today released “An Alternative Perspective: Past, Present, and Future,” a new Insights piece by Henry McVey, CIO of KKR’s Balance Sheet and Head of Global Macro and Asset Allocation (GMAA).

Hartree Partners, LP (“Hartree” or the “Company”) announced the closing of its core senior secured borrowing base revolving credit facility (the “Facility”) on September 4, 2024, totaling $4.1 billion.