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First Citizens Names New Managing Directors and Relationship Managers for Middle Market Banking
First Citizens Bank today announced that its Middle Market Banking group has named April Chow and Marc Einerman as managing directors and relationship managers dedicated to supporting business growth.
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Barry Bobrow is a managing director and head of credit markets for Regions Business Capital. He is a widely respected leader in middle-market leveraged finance and asset-based lending. He has spent the past 38 years working in banking, most of it as a debt capital markets professional, primarily in leveraged lending and supply chain finance. Bobrow is the creator and chairman of the Asset Based Capital Conference (ABCC), an SFNet sponsored conference focusing on the middle-market leveraged and asset-based markets, now in its 16th year. Here, Bobrow discusses his career trajectory, his outlook for the industry and his goals for SFNet in 2024.
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RSM US Middle Market Business Index Strengthens, Reflecting Stable Business Conditions
June 24, 2024The RSM US Middle Market Business Index (MMBI), presented by RSM US LLP ("RSM") in partnership with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, rose to 132.0 in the second quarter from 130.7 in the prior period on a seasonally adjusted basis. The MMBI survey results reflect a sustained business expansion characterized by historically low unemployment, strong household consumption and robust business revenues.
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HSBC appoints Danielle Johnson as Global Head of Institutional Client Group
June 24, 2024HSBC today announced that Danielle Johnson has been appointed Global Head of Institutional Client Group (ICG) within the Global Banking and Markets. In this role, she will be responsible for strengthening the coverage of institutional clients, particularly Western headquartered clients, who conduct business globally.
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K92 Mining Announces Upsized Senior Secured Credit Facilities of Up to US$150 Million and Offtake Agreement with Trafigura
June 24, 2024K92 Mining Inc. (“K92” or the “Company”) (TSX: KNT; OTCQB: KNTNF) is pleased to announce that K92 and its Papua New Guinea subsidiary, K92 Mining Limited (“K92 PNG”), have entered into two separate credit facilities (the “Credit Facilities” and individually the “Canadian Credit Facility” and the “PNG Credit Facility”, respectively) with Trafigura Pte Ltd (“Trafigura”).
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Crescent Capital Group Announces New Senior Leadership Changes
June 24, 2024Christopher Wright Named President; Joseph Viola Named Chairman of Operating Committee and Jason Breaux Appointed to Operating Committee.
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Peach Announces Pipe Partnership to Power Working Capital Solutions
June 24, 2024Peach Finance, the leading modern servicing technology platform, today announced its partnership with Pipe, helping the modern capital platform power its working capital solutions.
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PeoplesBank and Cornerstone Bank Announce Merger of Holding Companies
June 24, 2024Following a unanimous vote from their boards, PeoplesBank and Cornerstone Bank have announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine their holding companies in a merger transaction. While the merger agreement between PeoplesBancorp, MHC and SSB Community Bancorp MHC will unify holding companies, both banks will continue operating under separate names and brands for the foreseeable future.
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Braverman Named EisnerAmper’s National Leader of Transaction Advisory Services
June 24, 2024Global business advisory firm EisnerAmper announces that Michael Braverman, Partner, has been named the firm's National Leader of Transaction Advisory Services (“TAS”) and Leader of Forensic, Litigation, and Valuation Services (“FLVS”) at the firm's New York office.
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Castlelake Agrees to Purchase up to $1.2 Billion of Consumer Installment Loans Originated on Upstart's Platform
June 24, 2024Castlelake, L.P. ("Castlelake"), a global alternative investment manager specializing in asset-based private credit investments, has reached an agreement to purchase up to $1.2 billion of consumer installment loans from Upstart (NASDAQ: UPST), an artificial intelligence (AI) lending marketplace. The purchase agreement consists of a 12-month forward flow arrangement and follows a 2023 agreement with Upstart.
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eCapital Doubles Down on Startup Success: Upsizes Invoice Factoring Facility to $5 Million for Thriving International Food Distributor
June 20, 2024eCapital Corp. (“eCapital”), a leading tech-enabled finance provider specializing in tailored solutions for businesses across North America and the United Kingdom, announced the upsizing of an invoice factoring facility for a fast-growing startup food distributor specializing in supplying high-quality food products to Mexico.
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SPECTRUM Commercial Finance Opens New Office and Adds to Operations & Audit Groups
June 20, 2024SPECTRUM Commercial Finance opens new Atlanta office and adds Vice President, Ira Almond, to its team of business development officers. SPECTRUM also hired Denna Kirkland, a new collateral auditor and Cole Uplegger, a collateral analyst, to support continued growth in the loan portfolio.
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King Trade Capital Provides a $1.5 Million Purchase Order Finance Facility to a Dry Foods Manufacturer
June 20, 2024King Trade Capital (“KTC”) is pleased to announce the completion of a $1.5M purchase order-based production finance facility for a dry baked goods manufacturer in the western US.
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RSM Releases Q2 2024 RSM US Middle Market Business Index
June 20, 2024The survey for the second quarter was conducted from April 1 to April 22 by The Harris Poll on behalf of RSM US and gathered responses from 402 senior executives at middle market firms across a range of industries.
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Monroe Capital Supports Superior Waste Industries, LLC’s Add-On Acquisitions
June 20, 2024Monroe Capital LLC (“Monroe”) announced it acted as sole lead arranger and administrative agent on the funding of a senior credit facility to support the acquisitions of Shawnee Dumpster Services (“SDS”) and Sue’s Recycling & Sanitation (“Sue’s”) by Superior Waste Industries, LLC, d/b/a Superior USA Waste (“Superior”), an existing portfolio company of Red Dog Equity, LLC.
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Zilch Raises £100M Financing Deal to Fuel Expansion Strategy
June 20, 2024Zilch, the world’s first ad-subsidised payments network (ASPN), today announces a key £100 million securitised debt financing arranged by Deutsche Bank (DB).
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Talkiatry Secures $130M Series C Funding to Mainstream Value-Based Behavioral Health Care
June 20, 2024Talkiatry, a leading provider of high-quality, in-network psychiatric care, today announced a $130 million equity and debt financing round. The equity round was led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) with participation from Perceptive Advisors, and debt financing was provided by Banc of California.
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Berg Enterprises, Inc. Secures $2.5M in Funding Led by Antina Capital
June 20, 2024Berg Enterprises, Inc. announced today a $2.5M financing round led by Antina Capital structured in a combination of private debt and equity.
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Additional Fisker U.S. Entities File for Chapter 11 Protection
June 20, 2024Following on the announcement that Fisker Group Inc. filed for Chapter 11 protection in the District of Delaware, Fisker Inc. and its other U.S. subsidiaries have entered into Chapter 11. The Company’s discussions regarding the sale of its assets remain ongoing.
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TD Launches Full-Service Platform supporting Technology and Innovation Clients in Canada
June 20, 2024TD Bank Group (TD) today announced the launch of TD Innovation Partners (TDIP), a division of The Toronto-Dominion Bank. TDIP is a new full-service team providing bespoke, high-touch banking and financing solutions in support of technology and innovation companies at all stages. T
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Brooklyn’s Luxury William Vale Hotel Sells for $177 Million After Marketing Campaign by A&G and Eastdil Secured
June 20, 2024In another hospitality-sector bankruptcy sale, global real estate investment bank Eastdil Secured and national advisory firm A&G Real Estate Partners have successfully marketed the luxury William Vale Hotel in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood.
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Alvarez & Marsal Appoints Ben Yokell Managing Director In Its Supply Chain Services Practice
June 20, 2024Leading global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) announced the appointment of Ben YoKell as a Supply Chain Services practice Managing Director within its Corporate Performance Improvement (CPI) group. Mr YoKell’s hire demonstrates CPI’s continued commitment to expanding its capabilities footprint and to augmenting its cross-industry supply chain management expertise.
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