Northleaf Capital Partners (“Northleaf”), a global private markets investment firm, announced today the opening of its new office in Seoul, Republic of Korea to support continued investor interest in the firm’s mid-market private markets platform. This marks Northleaf’s tenth global office and complements the firm’s existing Asia-Pacific locations in Melbourne, Australia and Tokyo, Japan.

Holland & Knight continues to strengthen its national Financial Services Team with the addition of Eamonn Moran as a partner in Washington, D.C. Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Mr. Moran was a senior counsel at Norton Rose Fulbright.

Global law firm Clifford Chance has advised Viking Global Investors (Viking), a global investment firm based in the United States, in acquiring a significant minority stake in Humaneva Inc., a spin-off of NEUCA S.A. Viking has also been granted a one-year option to increase its stake rateably in Humaneva. Humaneva is a provider of clinical trial solutions globally.

Aztec Group, a leading fund and corporate services administrator, has appointed Todd Werner as U.S. Head of Private Credit. Based in Radnor, Pennsylvania, Todd will lead the Private Credit offering at Aztec Group in the U.S., with a remit for developing and implementing strategy, enhancing operational efficiency and effectiveness, building a high functioning team, and expanding Aztec Group's presence in the U.S. market.

Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select Market: PGC) and Peapack Private, a division of Peapack-Gladstone Bank, are proud to announce that Vanessa Tortorice has joined Peapack Private’s New York City location as Senior Managing Director.

TAB Bank announces the closing of a $4.5 million credit facility with The Fiesta Tableware Co. of West Virginia. This partnership will ensure the American-made tableware company continues helping home chefs refresh and reinvent their table settings.

KKR, a leading global investment firm, today released “An Alternative Perspective: Past, Present, and Future,” a new Insights piece by Henry McVey, CIO of KKR’s Balance Sheet and Head of Global Macro and Asset Allocation (GMAA).

Hartree Partners, LP (“Hartree” or the “Company”) announced the closing of its core senior secured borrowing base revolving credit facility (the “Facility”) on September 4, 2024, totaling $4.1 billion.

California Bank & Trust (CB&T), a division of Zions Bancorporation, N.A., announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire four branch locations in Palm Desert and Indio from FirstBank, headquartered in Lakewood, Colorado. Under the agreement, California Bank & Trust will acquire approximately $730 million in deposits and $420 million in loans.

Cadex Solutions Corporation ("Cadex"), in partnership with Trivest Partners LP ("Trivest"), is pleased to announce it has acquired Receivables Control Corporation ("RCC"). Founded in 1970, RCC is a trusted leader in global commercial debt recovery that offers a comprehensive suite of accounts receivable management solutions, including pre-collections, first-party and third-party collections, commercial asset recovery and liquidations, and consulting services.

Nationwide executive search firm, Lender Recruiting, LLC, has been acquired by Asset Based Lender, Corporate Banking and Commercial Finance industry veteran Dennis Phelps.

John Galt Solutions, a global leader in automating supply chain planning to empower businesses to make better decisions faster, today announced that its market-leading Atlas Planning Platform was successfully implemented at Myers Industries Inc., to help the company standardize processes and support growth across its separate business units.

Concord Financial Advisors announced it arranged a $35 million senior secured revolving line of credit for a Wireless Telecommunications company in the Southern US to refinance existing debt and support working capital.

Citizens M&A Advisory served as the exclusive financial advisor to Blue Mantis, Inc., a premier IT services provider with deep expertise in managed services, cybersecurity and cloud solutions, on its recapitalization by Recognize Partners.

Winston & Strawn LLP announced today that Louis J. Jenull has joined the Dallas office as a partner in the Transactions Department and the Tax Practice.

Crestline Investors ("Crestline") is pleased to announce that funds managed by its U.S. Direct Lending business have served as the administrative agent and sole lender on a senior secured credit facility for Afore Insurance Services, LLC (Afore), an independent retail insurance brokerage firm. Afore operates across 20 agencies in 10 states and serves clients nationwide, offering a comprehensive range of commercial lines, personal lines, life, health, and group employee benefits insurance products.

WhiteHawk Capital Partners, LP ("WhiteHawk"), a private credit investment manager focused on asset-based financing solutions, has entered into an agreement with West Side Transport, Inc. (the “Borrower” or “West Side”) to provide a $111 million senior secured first lien credit facility (the "Facility"). Proceeds from the Facility were used to support EVO Transportation & Energy’s (“EVO”) acquisition of West Side and provide additional working capital.

Vertex Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: VTNR) ("Vertex" or the "Company"), a leading specialty refiner and marketer of high-quality refined products, today announced it entered into a Restructuring Support Agreement (the “RSA”) with overwhelming support of 100% of the Company’s term loan lenders (the “Consenting Term Loan Lenders”).

KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announced the final closing of KKR Ascendant Fund SCSP (“Ascendant” or the “Fund”), a $4.6 billion fund dedicated to investing in middle market businesses in North America. Launched in 2022 as part of KKR’s Americas Private Equity platform, Ascendant is the first KKR vehicle solely focused on opportunities in the middle market.

Porter Capital, a premier provider of flexible funding solutions, has extended a $15 million line of credit to a leading cold-rolled steel manufacturer. This partnership will provide the manufacturer with enhanced working capital to support its continued growth and operational expansion.