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CIT, a division of First Citizens Bank, today announced that its Commercial Services business is promoting and hiring new business development leaders to support clients and drive growth in factoring finance in the Northeast and West.

In the Northeast, Howard Moore and Paul Pagano are joining CIT's Commercial Services group as business development directors. Both are based in New York and hold responsibility for developing, maintaining and expanding client and prospect relationships across a wide range of business verticals.

J.P. Morgan Commercial Banking has named Linda Redding its new Head of Equipment Finance and announced expanded responsibilities for Mac Fowle as its Head of Capital Finance Solutions. Redding will lead a team responsible for helping overseeing equipment finance originations and solutions for business clients. She will report to Fowle, who will oversee the Equipment Finance business while continuing to lead the Asset Based Lending business.

In 2010, only 19 women served on the SFNet Board of Directors, today there are 46. We’ve doubled the representation of women on the Executive Committee from three to six. Here, we speak with the six women who currently sit on SFNet’s Executive and Management Committees.

CIT Northbridge Credit, as advised by CIT Asset Management, and Tiger Finance today announced they have arranged up to $47 million in financing for a leading e-commerce seller of branded consumer products.

The financing consists of a $30 million revolving credit facility provided by CIT Northbridge, a $5 million term loan provided by Tiger Finance, and an accordion for up to an additional $12 million. The loans will be used to support the client’s inventory needs and provide capital for future growth opportunities.

On March 18, SFNet hosted a Webinar, “Cybersecurity: Evaluating and Mitigating Borrowers' Risk to Cyber Breaches”. It discussed current trends in cyber threats to commerce and the potential impact to borrowers, and the steps lenders and borrowers can take to guard against and mitigate and recovery from cyber-attacks or data breaches. Panelists focused on due diligence steps lenders should consider in assessing risk and the steps they may need in their lending agreements.

Tina Capobianco, senior vice president, J D Factors served as moderator. Panelists included Thomas J. DeMayo, principal, Cybersecurity and Privacy Advisory, PKF O'Connor Davies, LLP; Steven Teppler, of counsel, Mandelbaum Barrett P.C. and Louis Natale, chief credit officer, White Oak Commercial Finance. PFK Clear Thinking and White Oak Commercial Finance sponsored the webinar.

Kowalski is a 30-plus year veteran of commercial finance and asset-based lending. She is integral to PNCBC’s Field Exam training program and to the team tasked with developing talent for PNCBC. Eileen joined PNCBC in 2004 as an AVP & Senior Field Examiner after serving as a Field Examiner for a predecessor bank of M&T Bank and an AVP & Senior Field Examiner with LaSalle Bank. Eileen’s responsibilities also include field exam quality control, campus and experienced hire recruiting activities and she serves as editor-in-chief for the quarterly PNCBC employee newsletter. She chairs the Business Credit D&I Committee and is a member of the C&IB/AMG DEI Council.  Eileen is a member of the SFNet Education Committee, the SFNet DEI Committee and is the SFNet Education Champion for PNCBC. She is also a member of the quarterly WISF Newsletter committee.

Eclipse Business Capital LLC (“EBC”) announced today that it has provided a $15 million senior secured revolving credit facility to a commercial hospitality furniture manufacturer and designer.

The credit facility is secured by accounts receivable and inventory and will be used to refinance an existing facility and to support ongoing working capital.

White Oak Healthcare Finance, LLC (“White Oak”) announced today that it acted as sole lender and administrative agent for a $395 million senior credit facility to Genesis Healthcare, Inc. (“Genesis”).

With roots dating back to 1985, Genesis is a holding company with subsidiaries that, on a combined basis, offer services to more than 250 skilled nursing facilities and assisted/senior living communities in 22 states nationwide. Genesis affiliates provide high-quality post-acute care, long-term care and assisted/senior living services in the local markets in which they serve.

Ikhwan Rafeek is a Member in the Otterbourg P.C.’s Banking and Finance Department.

Ikhwan represents institutional lenders, banks, commercial finance companies, and factors in connection with the documentation of domestic and international secured lending arrangements, including asset-based, term loan, healthcare, real estate, middle market, leveraged, and first and second lien loan transactions.  Mr. Rafeek also frequently represents secured lenders in workouts and restructurings, and in portfolio acquisitions and dispositions.