PlainsCapital Bank is pleased to announce that Joey Myers has rejoined the Bank as Senior Vice President, Senior Relationship Manager. He is based at the Bank’s location at The Star in Frisco, located at 1 Cowboys Way, Suite 250.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce Jamie Evans has joined the firm’s Corporate practice as a partner in the firm’s Seattle office. Jamie focuses his practice on corporate and securities law, representing leading technology and life sciences companies across a broad range of corporate legal matters.

Great American Holdings, LLC ("GA Group"), a leading global advisory, valuation, investment banking, asset-based lending, and restructuring firm, majority-owned by funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., today announced the launch of its dedicated Transaction Opinions practice. The practice will be led by industry veterans Keith Kushin as Managing Director, Navdeep Singh as Director, and Julian Samuel as Senior Manager.

The global law firm Jones Day announced today that Rhéa Christophilopoulos has joined the Firm in Paris as a partner in the Firm’s Financial Markets Practice. Ms. Christophilopoulos focuses her practice on the full range of financing transactions across the credit spectrum, delivering commercial and pragmatic solutions to complex financing issues.

WhiteHawk Capital Partners, LP ("WhiteHawk"), a private credit investment manager focused on asset-based financing solutions, announced the closing of a US$390 million senior secured financing for The Star Entertainment Group Limited (“The Star” or the “Company”). The financing provides The Star with additional liquidity and refinances certain existing indebtedness.

Elite Business Service, LLC d/b/a EBSC Lending (“EBSC Lending”), a nationwide private real estate lender, announced the closing of a $32 million interest-only construction and refinance facility to Meridian Capital for a planned multifamily conversion project in Fall River, Massachusetts.

Gibraltar Business Capital (GBC) has closed a $12.5M senior secured revolving credit facility for Sharebite, Inc., the leading enterprise meal benefits platform headquartered in New York, NY. The new facility refinances Sharebite’s existing credit facility and provides additional working capital flexibility to support the company’s continued growth, technology investments, and innovation initiatives.

Commercial Funding Inc. (CFI), a national provider of accounts receivable financing, today announced the acquisition of the factoring portfolio of Amegy Bank, a division of Zions Bancorporation, N.A., significantly expanding its presence in the United States.

Franklin Capital is pleased to announce the completion of a $500,000 accounts receivable factoring facility for a Florida-based women-owned recruitment company. The growing staffing firm turned to Franklin Capital when timing gaps between invoicing and incoming payments created immediate working capital pressure. Like many entrepreneurial recruitment businesses, the company faced the challenge of managing payroll and operating expenses while waiting on extended customer payment terms.

MONTICELLOAM, LLC ("MONTICELLOAM"), a specialized seniors housing and multifamily bridge lending platform, today announced the appointment of Sara Hollander to its fundraising and portfolio management team. In this role, Ms. Hollander will drive capital raising activity, commercial strategy, and product expansion across the platform.

Tiger Group today announced the appointment of Dylan Carroll as Director in its fast-growing Field Examinations division. Based in Dallas, Carroll brings more than a decade of experience conducting field examinations and managing examiner teams.

Georgia Banking Company, Inc. ("GBC"), the parent company of Georgia Banking Company, and Tandem Bancorp, Inc. (“Tandem”), the parent company of Tandem Bank, are pleased to announce the successful completion of their merger and the merger of their respective banking subsidiaries, effective June 1, 2026.

Scotiabank (BNS: TO) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Maple Financial Holdings, Inc. (parent company to MapleMark Bank). MapleMark Bank is a U.S. commercial bank with operations primarily in Dallas, Texas.

Some of these facilities include: a $1,500,000 factoring facility for a transportation company in Indiana; $1,000,000 factoring facility for a transportation company in British Columbia and $2,000,000 factoring facility for a transportation company in British Columbia.

Rosenthal Capital Group (RCG), the leading private commercial finance firm in the United States, today announced the completion of two separate deals with emerging brands in the beauty and food & beverage sectors. The transactions, totaling $7 million, were closed by RCG’s CPG+ division, which specializes in providing non-dilutive growth capital solutions for leading consumer brands.

Rosenthal Capital Group (RCG), the leading private commercial finance firm in the United States, today announced the completion of two separate deals with emerging brands in the beauty and food & beverage sectors. The transactions, totaling $7 million, were closed by RCG’s CPG+ division, which specializes in providing non-dilutive growth capital solutions for leading consumer brands.

Kleinberg Kaplan announced that Norris Nissim has joined the Firm as a partner in its Private Funds & Investment Management practice. His arrival — along with other recent senior additions — reflects Kleinberg Kaplan’s continued investment in building further depth and sophistication around the evolving needs of its private funds, investment management, and institutional client base.

Cerebro Capital recently announced they had secured over $100mm in debt financings for US middle market companies. The following are some highlights: $18mm senior secured loan for a marketing & advertising company seeking growth capital; a $15mm asset-based line of credit to a US subsidiary in the solar energy space and a $14mm senior secured loan to a services company in the medical/legal segment.

King & Spalding announced today that Jarel Rosser has joined the firm as a partner in its Finance and Restructuring practice group. He is based in the New York office.

Morrison Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce the arrival of Jason Lebowitz* as of counsel in the firm’s National Security Group, in Washington, D.C. Lebowitz brings extensive and multifaceted government experience, most recently serving as Senior Counsel in the Office of the Chief Counsel for Industry and Security (OCCIS) at the U.S. Department of Commerce, where he advised on complex export control and national security issues, including Section 232 investigations, the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), and Information and Communications Technology and Services (ICTS) supply chain matters.