Leading global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal announces the appointment of Kyle Lemmon as a Managing Director within its Private Equity Performance Improvement (PEPI) group focused on the firm’s Transformation Services offering.

BlackRock Inc. (NYSE:BLK) today released its annual Private Markets Outlook mapping out how the sector, spanning geographies and asset classes, will evolve in the year ahead. Covering trends in private debt, infrastructure, private equity and real estate, the report helps clients navigate this rapidly growing space.

Summit Broadband, a leading fiber-optics telecommunications provider in Florida, announced the successful closing of an incremental $100 million debt facility and term expansion with Brookfield Asset Management ("Brookfield").

Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta, S.A.B. de C.V. (“Vesta”) (BMV: Vesta; NYSE: VTMX), a leading industrial real estate company in Mexico, announced today that is has closed the previously announced US $545 million Global Syndicated Sustainable Credit Facility (the "Facility") comprised of a US $345 million term loan available through two tranches, for three and five years, with an 18-month availability period and a US $200 million Revolving Credit Facility, substituting the Company’s prior US $200 million in-place un-drawn Revolving Credit Facility.

MONTICELLOAM, LLC (“MonticelloAM”) announced the closing of a $400,000,000 bridge loan for a 29-facility skilled nursing portfolio. A MonticelloAM firm affiliate acted as Agent, with Huntington National Bank as joint lead arranger. The financing comprised over 2,900 beds across Kentucky and Tennessee.

B. Riley Securities, Inc. ("B. Riley"), a leading middle market investment bank, is pleased to have served as sole bookrunner to Roman DBDR Acquisition Corp. II (“Roman” or the “Company”) on its $200 million initial public offering.

The Hedaya Capital Group recently provided a $2.5 million factoring facility to a New Jersey-based high-end golf apparel brand that prioritizes the consumers’ athletic nature but can be worn for many engagements: athletic, personal, and professional.

Amerisource Business Capital is pleased to announce the successful closing and funding of a $3,500,000 working capital facility for an Oklahoma-based industrial coatings company serving diverse industries.

nFusion Capital announced that experienced analyst Ashton Bennett has joined their team as Senior Vice President of Underwriting as of December 2, 2024. She is based in their Phoenix Office. In previous posts she has demonstrated steadfast leadership and a commitment to client satisfaction.

Cervano focuses on investments in the lower middle market across business services, industrials, technology, and consumer sectors.

Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: HRZN) (“Horizon” or the “Company”), an affiliate of Monroe Capital, and a leading specialty finance company that provides capital in the form of secured loans to venture capital-backed companies in the technology, life science, healthcare information and services, and sustainability industries, today announced it has provided a $10 million venture loan facility to OneNetwork, Inc. dba Finexio, of which $5 million has been initially funded.

CIBC Innovation Banking has provided growth capital financing to Landbase, an AI-powered go-to-market automation platform. The funding will support Landbase's growth plans and product development.

AlixPartners, the global consulting firm, announced today the promotion of 6 individuals to the role of Partner & Managing Director and 17 to the role of Partner from across its global Turnaround and Restructuring Practice, effective January 1, 2025.

Soleno Therapeutics, Inc. (Soleno) (NASDAQ: SLNO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics for the treatment of rare diseases, today announced it has entered into a loan and security agreement with Oxford Finance LLC and its affiliates (Oxford) for up to $200 million.

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. ("Berkshire") (NYSE: BHLB), the parent company of Berkshire Bank ("Berkshire Bank"), and Brookline Bancorp, Inc. ("Brookline") (NASDAQ: BRKL), the parent company of Brookline Bank, Bank Rhode Island, and PCSB Bank (the "Banks"), today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which Brookline will merge with and into Berkshire in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $1.1 billion, or $12.68 per share of Brookline common stock, based on the $30.20 closing price of Berkshire common stock on December 13, 2024.

Serverfarm, a global data center developer and operator, has successfully increased its North American credit facility led by TD Securities to $1.637 billion, as part of its accelerated business growth backed by significant long-term commitments from hyperscale customers.

Prairie Operating Co. (Nasdaq: PROP) (the “Company” or “Prairie”) today announced it has entered into a multi-year Reserve-Based Lending (“RBL”) credit facility. The RBL facility, arranged with Citibank, N.A. (“Citi”), provides for an initial commitment of $44 million with the ability to expand up to $1 billion following production additions.

BB Energy Asia, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BB Energy Group Holding Ltd (“BB Energy Group” or the “Group”), has successfully closed a USD 340 million secured digital borrowing base facility (“Facility”) to support the working capital needs of its Asian trading business.

While virtually half of respondents continue to express high levels of concern over key risk management and regulatory compliance obligations in the U.S. banking industry, those concerns are lower than in previous years, according to results of the 2024 Regulatory & Risk Management Indicator survey conducted by Wolters Kluwer.

Sound Point Capital Management, LP (“Sound Point”) is pleased to announce that it acted as Administrative Agent on a first lien, senior secured credit facility to BNP Associates, Inc. (“BNP” or the “Company”). The financing was used to support the acquisition of the Company by Godspeed Capital (“Godspeed” or the “Sponsor”).