Peoples Bancorp Inc. ("Peoples") (NASDAQ: PEBO) and Citizens National Corporation ("Citizens") (OTCPK: CZNL), jointly announced today the signing of a definitive agreement and plan of merger (the "Merger Agreement") pursuant to which Peoples will acquire Citizens, a bank holding company headquartered in Paintsville, Kentucky, and the parent company of Citizens Bank of Kentucky, Inc. ("Citizens Bank"), in a cash and stock transaction.

Jefferson Capital, Inc. (NASDAQ: JCAP) (“Jefferson Capital”), a leading analytically driven purchaser and manager of charged-off, insolvency and active consumer accounts, today announced the successful expansion of its revolving credit facility by $150 million, bringing total capacity to $1.15 billion.

Upstart Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: UPST), the leading artificial intelligence (AI) lending marketplace, today announced a forward-flow commitment from funds managed by Centerbridge Partners, L.P., an alternative investment manager specializing in private equity, private credit and real estate investing. Centerbridge has agreed to purchase up to $1.2 billion of consumer loans originated through the Upstart platform.

SSG Capital Advisors, LLC (“SSG”) served as the investment banker to The Best Dressed Chicken, Inc. (“The Best Dressed Chicken” or the “Company”) in the sale of its South Carolina processing plant to Amick Farms, LLC (“Amick Farms”). The transaction closed in April 2026.

B. Riley Securities, Inc. (“B. Riley Securities” or “BRS”), a leading full-service and research-driven investment bank, announced that it served as exclusive financial advisor in connection with the sale of the PoNS® (Portable Neuromodulation Stimulator) System to Bioness Medical, Inc.

B. Riley Securities, Inc. ("B. Riley Securities" or "BRS"), a leading full-service and research-driven investment bank, today announced the return of Seamus O'Neill as Senior Sales Trader and the addition of TJ Bealko to Institutional Equity Sales, both joining the firm's New York desk.

Monroe Capital LLC (“Monroe”) announced it acted as sole lead arranger and administrative agent on the funding of a senior credit facility to support the growth of founder-led Royal Interpack Group (“RPG”).

Rockland Trust is pleased to announce that Helen Ye has joined the Bank as Senior Vice President and Franchise Finance Team Lead. She will specialize within the Corporate Banking Franchise Finance team, supporting the continued expansion of the Bank’s franchise banking growth initiatives nationwide.

Castlelake, L.P., ("Castlelake") a global alternative investment firm specializing in asset-based private credit, today announced it has acquired a majority ownership stake in Resfin Partners, which owns and operates Eastview, a U.S. mortgage correspondent business and Lendmarq, an established lender to the U.S. residential investment community ("the Platforms").

Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking (Natixis CIB), acting as structuring bank, initial coordinating lead arranger, joint bookrunner, and facility agent, is pleased to announce the closing of a $2.6 billion syndicated Letter of Credit Facility ("LCF") for Data Center Power Infrastructure for Switch. In response to the escalating demand for sustainable power in the digital infrastructure sector, this syndicated facility is the largest U.S. dollar-denominated of its kind and unprecedented for the data center industry.

TuHURA Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:HURA) ("TuHURA" or the "Company"), a Phase 3 immuno-oncology company developing novel therapeutics to overcome resistance to cancer immunotherapy, today announced that it has entered into a loan agreement providing a credit facility of up to $50 million in funding to support the Company's pipeline, ongoing clinical trials, and general corporate expenses.

KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) today announced a definitive agreement to acquire Clearwater Corporate Finance LLP (Clearwater UK), a leading UK-based middle market investment banking advisory firm. The transaction will mark Key's strategic entry into the Western European market, expanding its ability to provide financial advisory services to institutional clients.

Associated Banc-Corp (NYSE: ASB) (Associated) launched a new, nationally focused Franchise Banking vertical, expanding its portfolio of industry-specific specialty financial solutions and deepening its commitment to serving franchise owners and operators across the country.

PlainsCapital Bank is pleased to announce that Jamie Ballard, CTP has joined its commercial lending team as Senior Vice President, Senior Relationship Manager. He will office out of The Woodlands branch at 1699 Research Forest Drive, Suite 100.

Moritt Hock & Hamroff, a New York headquartered commercial law firm, announced today that it has doubled the size of its Plantation office, marking a step further in the firm’s continued growth in the Florida market. The firm will expand its office footprint at 8151 Peters Road, the firm’s main office in Florida. The firm also maintains locations in Ft. Lauderdale and Boca Raton.

MidCap Financial, a leading commercial finance company focused on middle market transactions, today announced it has provided a senior secured credit facility to LLFlex, LLC (“LLFlex” or the “Company”). Proceeds from the credit facility were used to refinance the Company’s existing credit facilities and to support the ongoing working capital needs of the Company.

Sound Point Capital Management, LP (“Sound Point”), a global alternative credit manager, and Atlanta-based Skypoint Capital Advisors (“Skypoint”), today announced the launch of the Sound Point Alternative Income Fund (“SAFTX” or the “Fund”), a multi-asset credit interval fund that provides greater access to a range of private and alternative credit strategies for individual investors.

Wasabi Technologies, the hot cloud storage company, today announced it has secured a $250 million credit facility led by Bain Capital’s Private Credit Group (“Bain Capital”) with participation from U.S. Private Credit Investments, a division of BTG Pactual Global Alternatives; Neuberger Specialty Finance; Energy Impact Partners; and Aksia.

XEN, a leading origination and management platform for factors and commercial lenders, is pleased to announce that Capital Business Funding, a factor and asset-based lender for over 20 years, has launched on the XEN platform to manage its front-end operations.

nFusion Capital, a leading provider of financing solutions to small and middle-market businesses, provided a $600,000 factoring facility to a California-based staffing company. The financing will support the Company’s expansion and working capital needs.