CohnReznick, a leading professional services firm, today announced that Bryan DaCanal has joined the firm as a Managing Director in its Transaction Advisory Services practice, based in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Corus Entertainment Inc. (“Corus” or the “Company”) (TSX: CJR.B) announced today that it has completed a second amending agreement (the “Amendment”) to the Company’s Eighth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of March 21, 2025, as amended by the first amending agreement dated as of October 29, 2025, and as otherwise modified, amended, or supplemented from time to time prior to the date hereof (the “Credit Facility”).

ALL Capital has provided a £6 million asset-based lending facility to Braincare Ltd, the company behind the Heights brand, a science-led health and wellness business focused on brain, gut and long-term health, supporting the next phase of the company's growth. Founded to make evidence-based nutrition more accessible, Heights is a science-led health and wellness business focused on brain, gut and long-term health.

Vox Royalty Corp. (NASDAQ:VOXR)(TSX:VOXR) ("Vox" or the "Company"), a returns-focused mining royalty and streaming company, is pleased to announce the signing of an amended and restated credit agreement as part of the Company's existing Revolving Credit Facility (the "Facility"), which has now been upsized to $100 million with a $50 million accordion feature (the "Accordion"), along with multiple management appointments, further strengthening its senior leadership team.

First Merchants Corporation (NASDAQ: FRME) today announced that CEO Mark Hardwick will retire at the end of the year after 29 years with the bank. The First Merchants Corporation Board of Directors announced that Mike Stewart, current First Merchants Bank President who has been with the bank for more than 18 years, will become President and CEO at the start of 2027.

JPalmer Collective (JPC), the asset-based lending firm committed to funding high-growth, women-led, and natural products companies, today announced a $5 million working capital financing agreement with isima, a Latin-rooted, science-powered haircare brand founded by Shakira.

H.I.G. Capital (“H.I.G.”), a leading global alternative investment firm with $75 billion of capital under management, is pleased to announce that one of its affiliates has acquired Arco Limited (“Arco” or the “Company”), a leading UK distributor of safety equipment.

Fortress Investment Group today announced that funds managed by its affiliates led a $265 million financing facility for SourceCode, a leading engineering-led provider of purpose-built, accelerated computing infrastructure for the world's most demanding AI, high-performance computing (HPC), and mission-critical workloads.

Trafigura Group Pte Ltd (“Trafigura”), a market leader in the global commodities industry, announced the closing of its new syndicated Revolving Credit Facility (“RCF”) and Term Loan Facilities (the “Facilities”) at approximately USD4.4 billion. The Facilities were substantially oversubscribed and upsized from their initial launch amount of USD3.5 billion-equivalent, with 40 financial institutions participating in the transaction.

J D Factors provided $9,000,000 in new factoring facilities to 35 new clients in the US and Canada during the month of September. Some of these facilities include: a $1,000,000 factoring facility for a Telecom company in Washington and a $800,000 factoring facility for a Distribution company in Texas.

Pathward Financial, Inc. (Nasdaq: CASH) through its subsidiary, Pathward®, N.A. (“Pathward”), today announced that Pathward has been named Partner Bank of the Year as part of The Big Bank Theory Awards 2026, presented by Tearsheet. The Big Bank Theory Awards is Tearsheet’s premier awards program recognizing and celebrating innovation in banking and embedded finance

The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP announced today that nine people have been elected to the firm’s partnership, effective today.

Lydian Energy (“Lydian”), an Excelsior Energy Capital-backed developer, owner, and operator of energy infrastructure projects, and Infranity, an established infrastructure asset manager, today announced the closing of a $300 million holding company credit facility (the “Financing” or the “Facility”). The Facility will provide capital for the development, construction, acquisition, and operation of Lydian’s expanding portfolio of utility-scale battery energy storage systems and solar renewable energy projects.

MidOcean Partners ("MidOcean" or the "Firm"), a premier New York-based alternative asset manager specializing in middle-market private equity, alternative credit and structured equity, announced today the hiring of three new professionals to its Credit team. Kit Soo is joining MidOcean as a Principal, and Bob McLaughlin and Matthew Lal joined as a Principal and Vice President, respectively.

(ARES) (“Ares”), a leading global alternative investment manager, announced today that it has raised approximately of capital for its inaugural (“AGSS” or the “Fund”) and affiliated vehicles. The Fund significantly exceeded its target.

ARES, a leading global investment manager, announced today that Ares Alternative Credit funds (“Ares”) participated in a reorganization of the shareholding and governance structure of Plenitude through which Ares and Eni S.p.A (“Eni”) upsized their capital contribution by approximately €1.5 billion, of which over €1 billion is attributable to Ares, based on a pre-money equity valuation of Plenitude of €10.75 billion.

Squire Patton Boggs advised Capital Bancorp, Inc. in connection with its definitive agreement to merge with Peoples Bancorp Inc. in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $728.1 million.

Mountain Ridge Capital ("MRC") (www.mountainridgecap.com), an asset-based commercial finance company, is pleased to announce the promotion of Dylan Walter to vice president of Originations. Walter joined Mountain Ridge Capital in Underwriting and Portfolio Management in 2022, after holding senior roles at UMB Bank and several leading advisory firms.

The transaction represents Monroe’s second new-issue CLO completed in 2026 and its fourth CLO transaction over the past 12 months. The CLO is collateralized primarily by a diversified portfolio of senior secured loans to lower middle-market and traditional middle-market companies.

Cardinal Infrastructure Group Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNL) ("Cardinal" or the "Company") today announced that its subsidiary, Cardinal Civil Contracting, LLC, has entered into a second amendment to its senior secured credit agreement. The amendment adds a new delayed draw term loan facility of up to $250 million and raises the revolving credit facility from $75 million to $100 million.