Sunwest Bank is delighted to welcome Robert Faver as their new Executive Vice President, Managing Director of Commercial Banking. In this pivotal role, Faver will steer the commercial lending and sales platform of the Bank across multiple states and divisions.

O2 Sponsor Finance, a division of Old Second National Bank (NASDAQ:OSBC), today announced that it provided senior secured credit facilities to support Encore Consumer Capital ("Encore") in its acquisition of Chalet Desserts ("Chalet").

Repay Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: RPAY) (“REPAY” or the “Company”), a leading provider of integrated payment processing solutions, today announced the closing of an undrawn $250 million senior secured revolving credit facility. The revolving credit facility renews and expands the Company’s prior undrawn $185 million senior secured revolving credit facility.

Aequum Capital is pleased to announce it recently provided $6.25 million in aggregate credit facilities to a producer of high-quality maple syrup products specializing in blending, bottling, and packaging for the hospitality and foodservice industries.

IDB Bank (“IDB”), a New York-based private and commercial bank, has provided a working capital facility to Franklin Capital to benefit the firm’s operating cash flow amid strategic expansion. Serving as the Sole Lender, the deal signals the Bank’s continued lending activity through its national Asset-Based Lending and Factoring division, empowered by its specialty financing capabilities within the lower-middle market.

Tortoise Capital and 503 Capital Partners, LLC (503 Capital) today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for 503 Capital to acquire Tortoise's private credit platform. 503 Capital is a newly formed entity comprising the investment and management team of Tortoise's private credit division. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP announced today that Peter Williams will join the firm on July 15 as a partner in New York, where he will serve as Co-Head of our Private Credit practice.

Paladin Management, the middle-market advisory firm driving value creation through financial and operational consulting services, has further strengthened its partnership roster with new hire Amy Kirschner. Amy Kirschner, a senior corporate and investment banking professional, joins the Paladin team.

Kennedy Lewis Investment Management LLC ("Kennedy Lewis"), a leading alternative credit firm, and the California State Teachers' Retirement System (“CalSTRS”), have announced a strategic partnership focused on senior corporate lending for non-sponsored borrowers.

BB Energy Group Holding Ltd. – known as BB Energy – a leading and globally integrated commodities group, is pleased to announce the successful signing of its new USD 400 million 1 Year Revolving Credit Facility (RCF).

The first of its kind in Europe, Eiffel Impact Direct Lending is a unitranche private debt fund that systematically incorporates Impact Covenants® dedicated to SMEs.

Sound Point Meridian Capital, Inc. (NYSE: SPMC), a closed-end management investment company that has registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Company”), today announced that it has entered into a $100 million “net asset value” revolving credit facility with Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (“CIBC”), as a lender and administrative agent, which may be increased up to $125 million pursuant to the terms thereof (the “CIBC Credit Facility”).

Tiger Group’s Advisory Services division has facilitated the sale of athleisure lifestyle brand Outdoor Voices to consumer-focused investment manager Consortium Brand Partners.

Audax Private Debt announced that, as Joint Lead Arranger, it provided a unitranche credit facility to support Macquarie Capital in their acquisition of Kalkomey (or the “Company”), a provider of online recreational safety education in North America.

Monomoy Capital Partners, a private investment firm focused on the middle market, is pleased to announce the closing of its fifth private equity fund (“Fund V”). Fund V exceeded its initial target of $1.6 billion and was oversubscribed at its final close of $2.25 billion (including a $250 million GP commitment). The firm’s previous fund closed in late 2021 at over $1.1 billion.

trategyCorps, LLC (“SC” or the “Company”), the industry-leading provider of deposit analytics and retail and small business checking-related solutions, and Estancia Capital Partners, a respected lower-middle market private equity firm with a successful investing track record in the financial services industry, announced today that they have successfully closed on a capital partnership.

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 acquisition of National Manufacturing Co. ("National" or the “Company”) by PrecisionX Group, an existing portfolio company of CORE Industrial Partners (“CORE”). PrecisionX Group was formed in 2023 following two previous CORE acquisitions, GEM Manufacturing and Coining.

Middle market private companies in the Golub Capital Altman Index grew earnings by 11% during the first two months of the second quarter of 2024. Revenue grew 7% during the same period.

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) today announced that Alexandra Barth has joined the Corporate & Investment Bank (CIB) as co-head of Leveraged Finance within the Banking division. She will co-lead the Leveraged Finance team with Trip Morris.

Further to the Company's announcement on 20 March 2024, Naked Wines is pleased to announce the completion of a new credit facility with PNC Bank, N.A., one of the largest diversified financial services institutions in the United States. The new facility replaces the facility previously in place with Silicon Valley Bank, a division of First Citizens bank.