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Huntington Business Credit announced it closed a new $20,000,000 credit facility with Vista Pipe and Supply, LLC on December 6, 2019. Proceeds of the facility were used to refinance existing debt and provide ongoing working capital growth financing. 

Jason Frank, CEO of Hilco Corporate Finance (HCF) announced today that Stephen Wrobel has joined the HCF team as a Managing Director.

In this role, Mr. Wrobel will be responsible for business development, as the business continues to expand its advisory services and adds new investment banking clients who are seeking strategic solutions such as recapitalization, debt restructuring, business expansion, liquidity creation, sale of a business, ownership succession, and management transition.

In September, Octet announced that Bank of Queensland partnered with Octet on supply chain financing. As part of this relationship, Bank of Queensland will be providing a funding warehouse to Octet. The Octet-Bank of Queensland partnership is the first time Octet has aligned with a traditional lender in the business finance market. The deal sets a new standard for collaboration between the fintech and mainstream banking sectors.

In September, Siena Lending Group, ("Siena") announced the expansion of its national commercial lending capabilities with the launch of Siena Healthcare Finance. This new division of Siena will provide a broad range of asset-based lending solutions for small to mid-sized healthcare companies and other service providers.

Siena has hired Jennifer Sheasgreen to be president of Siena Healthcare Finance. Edward Kauffman will join the division as managing director in charge of new business originations. Sheasgreen and Kauffman have worked together since 2008 and have had a successful track record of building healthcare business units from the ground up.

Here, David Grende, president and CEO of Siena Lending Group, along with Sheasgreen and Kauffman discuss the new venture. 

Michael D. Sharkey is the president of Fifth Third Business Capital. He oversees a nationwide market with regional offices across the United States and Canada. Sharkey is past president and chairman of Secured Finance Network.  He is also past president of the American Brain Tumor Association. Sharkey is a graduate of Rutgers University and J. L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. Here he discusses his long career, the outlook for the industry and Fifth Third’s acquisition of MB.

Money-laundering statutes, restrictive banking regulations and the stigma surrounding the cannabis industry have caused established banks and well-known independent secured lenders to stay clear, but the possibility of new regulations may ease their fears.

Sterling National Bank's Asset Based Lending Group provided senior secured credit facilities totaling $14,500,000 to Living Well Lodges Management Company, LLC. (“Living Well” or the “Company”).

By embracing technology, you can collect, analyze and respond quickly to easily accessible data that helps you accomplish three things simultaneously: mitigate risk, improve efficiency, and develop your organization’s talent.

Siena Lending Group LLC (“Siena”) announces the completion of a $14.6 million asset-based revolving line of credit and term loan for Innovative Hearth Products (“IHP”). The facility was used to refinance certain debt and to provide additional working capital to support IHP’s long-term growth initiatives.  

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) today announced that Colleen Taylor will join Wells Fargo as head of Wells Fargo Merchant Services, responsible for the strategic direction and management of the merchant services business and a joint venture with Fiserv. She will report to Danny Peltz, head of Treasury, Merchant and Payment Solutions.

Wells Fargo Capital Finance, part of Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC), announced today that it acted as administrative agent, lead arranger and book runner for an $825 million asset-based credit facility in connection with the acquisition of Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS) by Elliott Advisors (UK) Limited.