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  • New York Restructuring and Finance Team Led by Five Partners to Join Morgan Lewis
    Aug 7, 2023
    Morgan Lewis will bolster its finance team by bringing in five partners in New York—a transactional restructuring and bankruptcy litigation team led by Richard Stern and including Michael Luskin, Stephan Hornung, Matthew O’Donnell, and Alex Talesnick. This team will further strengthen the firm’s services to financial institutions across corporate, finance, bankruptcy, litigation, and restructuring needs.
  • RyanJaskiewicz_150 Unleashing the Power of AI in the Secured Finance Industry: A Journey into Change and Evolution
    Aug 2, 2023
    Change is the great shapeshifter of existence. It is the unseen artist who paints the landscape of our lives with broad strokes of innovation and evolution. In the world of secured finance, change is manifesting through a potent and promising medium—Artificial Intelligence (AI). One particular AI innovation, OpenAI’s ChatGPT, is at the frontier of this change, offering a path filled with opportunities and potential challenges.
  • Legacy Corporate Lending Provides $10 Million Credit Facility to Franklin Baker Incorporated
    Aug 2, 2023
    Legacy Corporate Lending, LLC (“Legacy”), an independent asset-based lending (ABL) company focused on serving the needs of middle market companies across North America, today announced the completion of a $10 million asset-based revolving line of credit for Franklin Baker Incorporated (“Franklin Baker”). The facility will be used to support the company’s ongoing working capital needs and continued growth.
  • Betty-Headshot-2022-300 CEOs Unite for Progress: Taking the Pledge to Support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
    Aug 1, 2023
    As the chair of the SFNet’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusiveness Committee I meet with my committee composed of industry volunteers to discuss our mission of  building diversity, equality and inclusion within our member companies, industry, and community.  We seek to identify the issues and create awareness of the challenges, provide resources for improvements, and demonstrate sustained measurable positive outcomes throughout our SFNet community.
  • eCapital Upsizes Bank Line to $1.4 Billion to Fuel Growth
    Jul 31, 2023
    eCapital Corp. (“eCapital” or “the Company”), a leading technology-enabled provider of financing to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) across North America and the U.K., announced a $110 million increase to the syndicated bank facility supporting its asset-based lending (ABL) group. The upsize brings the total facility size to $570 million. Wells Fargo Bank acted as administrative agent for the lenders and, with Regions Bank, acted as joint lead arrangers and joint book runners for the facility.
  • Regulators Announce New Proposed Rules for Capital Requirements at Large Banks
    Jul 27, 2023
    The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, along with the Federal Reserve and FDIC released their long anticipated interagency Notice of Rulemaking. The Proposal, which will be subject to a comment period through November 30, 2023, incorporates final components of the Basel III agreement and lays out significant changes to capital requirements for banks with over $100B in total assets. 
  • First Citizens Bank Serves as Lead Arranger on $211 Million Financing for North Carolina Solar Power Development
    Jul 25, 2023
    First Citizens Bank today announced that its Energy Finance group, part of the CIT division, served as sole lead arranger on $211 million in financing for the 200-megawatt Oak Solar power plant in Gaston, North Carolina.
  • Blank Rome Assembles Team of Leading Attorneys to Open Dallas Office
    Jul 24, 2023
    Blank Rome LLP announced today the opening of a new office in Dallas—the firm’s 15th office and second in Texas—with the addition of seven attorneys. Aligning with Blank Rome’s core strengths, the Dallas team is a powerhouse combination of leading corporate, real estate, and finance attorneys with national practices. The new office is located at The Crescent in Uptown. 
  • First Citizens Bank Provides a $1 Million Line of Credit to The Georgia Hemp Company
    Jul 24, 2023
    First Citizens Bank today announced that its Hemp Business provided a $1 million working capital line of credit to RYJO, parent entity of The Georgia Hemp Company, to help finance a major new promotional initiative.
  • RYAM Raises $250 Million of Debt to Refinance its 2024 Notes, Improving Financial Position to Support Future Growth Opportunities
    Jul 20, 2023
    Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. (NYSE: RYAM) (“RYAM”), a global leader in the production of high-purity cellulose specialties and other sustainable materials, is pleased to announce that it has obtained $250 million in aggregate principal amount of secured term loan financing (the “Term Loan”) from funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. (“Oaktree”).
  • SFNet Creates the SFNet Guide to the New York Commercial Finance Disclosure Laws and Regulations
    Jul 18, 2023

    SFNet, through its Advocacy Committee, has created the SFNet Guide to the New York Commercial Finance Disclosure Laws and Regulations.

    SFNet pleased to provide its members with what it believes is the most comprehensive Guide to complying with the controversial New York Disclosure Regulations for Commercial Finance Transactions that go into effect August 1, 2023. The Regulations apply to non-regulated commercial institutions offering financial transactions of $2.5 million or less to New York borrowers.

  • Huntington Business Credit Closes $70 Million Credit Facility for Express Funeral Funding, LLC
    Jul 17, 2023
    Huntington Business Credit acting as Administrative Agent announced it closed a $70,000,000 new credit facility with Express Funeral Funding, LLC on June 23, 2023.  Proceeds of the facility were used to refinance existing debt and provide ongoing working capital financing.
  • Henry Schein Enhances Liquidity Position With New $750 Million Credit Facility
    Jul 13, 2023
    Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC), the world’s largest provider of health care solutions to office-based dental and medical professionals, today announced that it has closed on a new $750 million credit facility with a maturity date of July 2026.  JP Morgan Securities LLC and U.S. Bank NA acted as Joint Lead Arrangers with respect to the new credit facility.
     
  • Arif Bhalwani_Cropped_150 Shields Up: How Secured Lenders in Canada Can Protect Against Undervaluation in Insolvency Driven Sales Processes
    Jul 11, 2023
    The present economic cycle distinguishes itself from previous credit crises due to the influence of unforeseeable elements that are driving inflationary pressures. Consequently, lenders find themselves navigating an extended period of ambiguity. Instead of encountering a swift surge of defaults, we anticipate a turbulent environment that demands the collective willingness of all involved parties to adapt terms and effectively address distress. 
  • Secured Finance Foundation Releases Latest SFNet Market Pulse Report
    Jul 11, 2023
    “The secured finance industry is far-reaching with intertwined sectors and an abundance of opportunity," said Jennifer Palmer, SFNet President and CEO and founder of JPalmer Collective. "In the last year, we’ve focused on building alliances with industry organizations and educating them about the financing options available. As a result, we’re seeing an increase in awareness – which we expect to translate to utilization – of secured finance and opportunities for many of our members.”
  • Houlihan Lokey to Acquire 7 Mile Advisors
    Jul 10, 2023
    Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI), the global investment bank, has agreed to acquire 7 Mile Advisors (7MA), an independent advisory firm that provides a range of investment banking services to clients across the IT services sector. The transaction, signed July 7, further enhances Houlihan Lokey’s deep industry expertise in IT services and expands the firm’s geographic footprint. 
  • Interview with Rosenthal’s Chief Lending Officer Paul Schuldiner and Director of Recourse Factoring Leigh Lones
    Jul 5, 2023

    Rosenthal & Rosenthal’s recourse factoring division, launched earlier this year, allows the company to look beyond the traditional industries served by non-recourse factoring. Here, Rosenthal’s chief lending officer, Paul Schuldiner, and director of Recourse Factoring, Leigh Lones, discuss the recourse factoring division and what they’re seeing in the industry.

  • First Citizens Bank Names Joe Kernan to Healthcare Finance Position
    Jul 5, 2023
    First Citizens Bank today announced that its Healthcare Finance business, part of the bank’s CIT division, has named Joe Kernan as its new relationship manager. Kernan is based in Pasadena, CA (Los Angeles Metro) supporting healthcare clients in the Western U.S. 
  • Monroe Capital Completes Acquisition of Horizon Technology Finance Management and Expands into Venture Debt
    Jul 5, 2023
    Monroe Capital LLC (“Monroe”) today announced it has completed the acquisition of Horizon Technology Finance Management LLC (“Horizon”), a market leader in venture debt lending. Horizon is the investment adviser to Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: HRZN).
  • SWK Holdings Corporation Announces New Credit Facility with $45 Million Committed at Close
    Jun 29, 2023
    SWK Holdings Corporation (Nasdaq: SWKH) ("SWK" or the "Company"), a life science focused specialty finance company catering to small- and mid-sized commercial-stage companies, announced the signing of a new four-year credit facility with First Horizon Bank ("First Horizon"). 

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