Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select Market: PGC) and Peapack Private, a division of Peapack-Gladstone Bank, are proud to announce the appointment of Klaudio Nikolla, Senior Managing Director, Commercial Private Banker.

Angelo, Gordon & Co., L.P. (“Angelo Gordon” or the “Firm”), a $73* billion alternative investment firm focused on credit and real estate investing, today announced that Maja Lindstrom, former Managing Director, EMEA Business Development at Barings, has joined the Firm as a Managing Director in its Client Partnership Group.

Star Mountain Capital, an employee-owned, specialized investment manager with approximately $3.5 billion in assets under management targeting systematic alpha and low market-correlated returns for its institutional and high-net-worth clients, announced that Amon Johnson, former Managing Director at BlackRock joined full-time as a Managing Director.

Eclipse Business Capital, LLC (“EBC”) announced today that Brandon Hodges has joined the organization as a Managing Director.

Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE: PIPR), a leading investment bank, is excited to announce the hiring of Brent Robbins and Alan Brodsky as managing directors in equity sales and trading. Robbins will lead the firm’s London equity office and focus on expanding research sales internationally. Brodsky will be based in New York and focus on trading with U.K. and European clients.

Over half of restaurant operators are planning to increase their equipment and supply budgets in 2023, and 67% plan to make kitchen equipment replacements, according to a new study released by the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (Foundation).

Healthcare Funding Partners (HFP), a leading player in the Health Insurance Marketplace financing sector, is pleased to announce the successful completion of an upsize to an existing financing with Post Road Group, securing a substantial credit facility of $100 million, with the option to expand to $200 million through an accordion feature.

HighPeak Energy, Inc. (“HighPeak” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: HPK) today announced the successful completion of a transformative debt refinancing. The Company entered into a senior secured term loan credit agreement (the “2023 Term Loan”) among the Company, as borrower, Texas Capital Bank (“Texas Capital”), as Administrative Agent, and Chambers Energy Management, LP (“Chambers”), as Collateral Agent.

36th Street Capital, a prominent provider of equipment financing solutions, proudly announces the immediate appointment of Eric A. McGriff as its new Chief Risk Officer (CRO). Mr. McGriff takes the reins from Gerry Kammerer, the longstanding CRO of 36th Street Capital, who will transition into an advisory capacity.

Comvest Credit Partners (“Comvest”), a leading provider of flexible direct financing solutions to middle-market companies, is pleased to announce that it is acting as Administrative Agent on a senior secured credit facility (the “Financing”) for HighFive Healthcare (“HighFive”, or the “Company”), a Birmingham, Ala.-based specialty dental service organization (“DSO”).

After eight years of diverse experiences across the financial services industry, Tyler Jones is returning home to Griffin, Georgia, as the newly appointed Market President for Georgia Banking Company (GBC).

Santander acted as administrative agent, joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner on the credit facility and is one of eight international and U.S.-based banks providing financing to support WTEC’s production, logistics, fleet management and day-to-day operations.

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: TCBI), the parent company of Texas Capital and Texas Capital Securities, announced key leadership appointments and enhanced capabilities as part of its Corporate & Investment Bank offerings for the energy sector.

Commercial Finance Partners (CFP) is proud to announce the closing of a $15,000,000 enterprise value-based cash flow term loan with a $5,000,000 multi delayed draw term loan for the refinance and de novo growth strategy of a specialty dentures and implants DSO.

U.S. Bank says it wants to give smaller medical practices the same financial help as their larger counterparts. The bank on Thursday (Sept. 14) announced a program to offer banking, payments and wealth management services for healthcare practices with up to $25 million in yearly revenue.

Bladex acted as Joint Lead Arranger and three additional financial institutions joined the facility including Deutsche Bank AG as Global Coordinator and Joint Lead arranger. The funds from the Facility will be used to fund Ecopetrol's organic investment plan in 2023.

-Sycamore Tree Capital Partners (“Sycamore Tree”), a specialist asset manager with private and alternative credit investment expertise, announced today the closing of STCP CLO 2023-4, Ltd. (“STCP CLO 4” or “the Fund”), the Firm’s fourth collateralized loan obligation since launching the CLO platform in July of 2021 and the Firm’s third CLO in 2023.

SHF Holdings, Inc., d/b/a/ Safe Harbor Financial (“Safe Harbor” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: SHFS), a leader in facilitating financial services and credit facilities to the regulated cannabis industry, today announced that it has originated a $3 million loan for a Washington-based organic, THC-infused beverage company to support its expansion into the California market.

Helios Towers PLC on Thursday said it has signed a new five-year term loan facilities agreement of up to USD600 million and a revolving credit facility agreement for up to USD120 million.

The Prax Group ("Prax") – a British multinational, independent global energy conglomerate dealing in crude oil, petroleum products and biofuels, with a complete integration across the oil value chain, from upstream to midstream and downstream – has announced the successful closing of a new privately placed c.US$300 million (equivalent) Term Loan Facility (the "Facility").