Holland & Knight has bolstered its national Financial Services Practice Group with the addition of corporate trust partner Adam Jachimowski in New York. Mr. Jachimowski was previously a partner with Troutman Pepper Locke. Mr. Jachimowski represents financial institutions and investment funds serving as trustees, collateral agents, depositaries and escrow agents in a broad range of financing and restructuring transactions.

B. Riley Securities, Inc. announced it served as bookrunner on VSE Corporation’s (“VSE”) (NASDAQ: VSEC) upsized underwritten public equity offerings, consisting of a $750 million common stock follow-on offering and a concurrent $400 million offering of 5.750% tangible equity units, for total gross proceeds of $1.15 billion, excluding overallotments.

A&G Real Estate Partners is now considering offers for 59 Saks OFF 5TH and Last Call locations, providing a strong expansion opportunity for everyone from athletic brands to off-price fashion chains.

Iron Eagle Capital, a boutique capital advisory firm founded by affiliate VRS Restructuring Services, today announced that it has expanded its service offerings beyond distressed situations to provide a full suite of capital advisory services to healthy and growth-stage companies.

RSM US LLP ("RSM") – the leading provider of assurance, tax and consulting services for the middle market – today updated its definition of the U.S. middle market, expanding the segment's revenue range to $30 million–$10 billion to reflect its growing scale, complexity and economic impact.

Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Max Silverstein has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Capital Markets Practice. Silverstein has substantial experience representing sponsors, corporates, and credit funds in their most complex financing and liability management transactions. His arrival further enhances Latham’s world-class, fully integrated corporate and finance practice.

This year’s group features lawyers from nine of the firm’s global offices and highlights its deep Texas roots and international reach, with seven of the new counsel based in Dallas, Dallas-North, Fort Worth and Houston. The group also spans major U.S. hubs such as New York, Denver, Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C., as well as London.

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright today announced a powerful expansion of its business practice with the addition of an impressive group of corporate, private equity, healthcare, finance and tax lawyers who further enhance the firm’s robust transactional capabilities. Andrew Smolik and Michael Flood join Norton Rose Fulbright’s St. Louis office, as Seth Aigner, Virginia Duong and Gordon Klein arrive in Chicago.

Winston & Strawn LLP announced today the addition of David Love to the firm’s Chicago office. He joins the firm’s Transactions Department as a partner in the Finance Practice. David represents leading private equity sponsors in leveraged finance transactions, with a focus on acquisition financings across the large-cap and middle markets. He also advises clients on liability management transactions.

Cross River Bank (“Cross River”), a technology infrastructure provider that offers embedded financial solutions, today announced it has provided a $100 million revolving credit facility to an investment vehicle managed by MidOcean Partners, LP (“MidOcean”). The facility, structured by Cross River’s Principal Finance Group (“PFG”), is secured by home equity investment contracts (“HEIs”), and originated by Point Digital Finance, Inc. (“Point”).

Monroe Capital LLC (“Monroe”) announced it led the debt financing and made an equity co-investment to support the majority recapitalization of CST Academy (“CSTA”) by Golden Bear Partners.

Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Nicole Islinger has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C., office as a partner in the Corporate, M&A, and Securities group and as a member of the Aerospace, Defense & Government Services (“ADG”) and Technology industry teams. She brings deep transactional experience centered on mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”), with substantial experience in government contracting, technology, and private equity.

Great American Holdings, LLC ("GA Group"), an industry-leading provider of advisory, valuation, field exam, liquidation, retail, and real estate services, and majority-owned by funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. ("Oaktree"), today announced two significant strategic developments.

SouthStar Capital is pleased to announce the funding of a $500,000 accounts receivable financing facility for an Indiana-based commercial flooring contractor. The company serves both residential and commercial markets, with a growing focus on large-scale projects including schools and government-related facilities.

The global law firm Jones Day announced today that Dr. Christoph Wolf, a seasoned capital markets and corporate lawyer, has joined the Firm as a partner in its Financial Markets Practice. He is based in Frankfurt.

Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE: WBS), the holding company for Webster Bank, N.A., today announced the signing of a definitive agreement under which Banco Santander, S.A. (“Santander”) (NYSE: SAN, Madrid: SAN) will acquire Webster in a cash-and-stock transaction. Under the terms of the agreement, Webster stockholders will receive $48.75 in cash and 2.0548 Santander American Depository Shares for each Webster common share. Based on Santander’s closing stock price on Monday, February 2, 2026, the transaction has an aggregate value of approximately $12.3 billion.

M&T Bank (NYSE: MTB) today announced the appointment of Jeff Carpenter as its new Regional President of Massachusetts. With more than two decades of corporate and specialty banking experience, Carpenter brings deep regional knowledge, financial expertise and a strong record of leadership to this role, reinforcing M&T's commitment to delivering exceptional service to its customers.

South State Capital Finance (SSCF) is the asset-based lending division of South State Bank N.A., a leading regional bank with $66 billion in assets and based in Winter Haven, FL. SSCF focuses on providing flexible senior secured capital solutions for middle market and large corporate clients with a relationship-focused approach.

First Citizens Bank today announced that Robert Horne has joined the company as Director of Middle Market Banking for Florida. Based in Tampa, Horne will lead efforts to grow First Citizens' middle market banking presence throughout the state.

Milestone Bank, a national leader in equipment finance and SBA lending, today announced the launch of its new Asset-Based Lending (ABL) division, expanding its credit solutions for small and mid-sized businesses nationwide.