Holland & Knight has bolstered its national Financial Services Section with the addition of experienced finance partners Kevin Eisenberg and Jeffrey Fried in New York. Both join the Specialty Finance and Regulatory Practice Group, and were previously partners with Loeb & Loeb.

XEN, the only end-to-end factoring platform in the market, today announced that Phoenix Capital Group (PCG), a division of Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Company and a leading transportation factor for over 25 years, has launched on XEN to manage all origination and underwriting.

Platinum Credit Opportunities Funds (“PCOF”) and Ares Commercial Finance (“ACF”) announced today that they provided financing to support Kingswood Capital Management’s (“KCM” or the “Sponsor”) acquisition of Daramic, LLC (“Daramic” or the “Company”), a Charlotte, North Carolina-based global leader in supplying high-performance polyethylene and phenolic resin-based battery separators to the lead battery industry.

Pine Gate Renewables, LLC, a leading developer and owner-operator of renewable energy projects across the United States with over US$7 billion of funded debt and equity capital, has successfully completed its voluntary Chapter 11 restructuring in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.

GDA Luma today announced that Pat McGrath Labs, the iconic beauty house and prestige beauty leader, has successfully completed its financial restructuring process and is emerging from Chapter 11 protection. The successful execution of the Company’s court-approved reorganization plan provides a strong foundation for a new phase of creative excellence, operational discipline, innovation-led growth, and sustainable long-term success.

Wingspire Capital is pleased to announce the closing of a $30 million revolving credit facility to SportPet Designs, LLC, a designer, manufacturer and distributer of best-selling pet products sold through major retailers.

Beacon Financial Corporation (NYSE: BBT) (the "Company"), the holding company for Beacon Bank, today announced the appointment of Gary Levante as Chief Marketing Officer. As a member of the Executive Management Committee, Levante reports to President and CEO Paul Perrault and leads all aspects of the brand strategy, marketing, communications and public affairs for the Company.

Valitana, a leading provider of analytics, workflow and portfolio management solutions for structured credit professionals, today announced a significant growth equity investment from FTV Capital, a sector-focused growth equity firm with a strong track record of investing in high-growth financial technology companies.

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: TCBI), the parent company of Texas Capital, today announced a series of strategic executive leadership appointments designed to scale the firm’s clearly differentiated platform in its next phase of growth.

Switch, the premier provider of AI, cloud and enterprise data center infrastructure, today announced it has secured a $2.6 billion syndicated performance letter of credit (LC) facility, the first of its kind in the data center industry. The facility expands Switch's ability to procure power at scale and supports the development of new transmission and generation resources across its growing portfolio of gigawatt-scale campuses.

74Software announces the completion of the refinancing of its syndicated bank facilities. The transaction refinances the Group’s existing bank indebtedness, comprising a €120 million revolving credit facility maturing in 2027, an €80 million Term Loan B maturing in 2027, and a €120 million amortizing Term Loan A maturing in 2029.

CVC Credit, the global Credit management platform of CVC plc, is pleased to announce the final close of CVC CLO Equity IV with $1 billion of commitments. Across its period of deployment, this equity fund is intended to support approximately $15 billion of global CLO issuance for CVC Credit’s Liquid Credit platform.

Assembled Brands is proud to announce the closing of a new senior line of credit for Cream Co. Meats, a 100% natural whole-animal butchery and distributor of sustainable and regenerative proteins. This facility provides the non-dilutive working capital needed to scale their ranch-direct supply chain and meet growing regional wholesale demand, supporting their mission to revolutionize a highly commoditized industry and create new ways for people to enjoy animal proteins responsibly.

In a continued effort to better serve the financial needs of its clients, First Citizens Bank, a top 20 U.S. bank, today announced plans to expand its commercial banking capabilities and align its brand names later this year.

CohnReznick, a leading professional services firm, today opened a new office in El Segundo, CA, bringing its total number of offices in California to seven and expanding its longstanding footprint in the state.

First Business Bank announces that its Accounts Receivable Financing team recently funded a $2 million factoring facility for a Texas client that specializes in IT staffing and consulting.

Peoples Bancorp Inc. ("Peoples") (NASDAQ: PEBO) and Citizens National Corporation ("Citizens") (OTCPK: CZNL), jointly announced today the signing of a definitive agreement and plan of merger (the "Merger Agreement") pursuant to which Peoples will acquire Citizens, a bank holding company headquartered in Paintsville, Kentucky, and the parent company of Citizens Bank of Kentucky, Inc. ("Citizens Bank"), in a cash and stock transaction.

Jefferson Capital, Inc. (NASDAQ: JCAP) (“Jefferson Capital”), a leading analytically driven purchaser and manager of charged-off, insolvency and active consumer accounts, today announced the successful expansion of its revolving credit facility by $150 million, bringing total capacity to $1.15 billion.

Upstart Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: UPST), the leading artificial intelligence (AI) lending marketplace, today announced a forward-flow commitment from funds managed by Centerbridge Partners, L.P., an alternative investment manager specializing in private equity, private credit and real estate investing. Centerbridge has agreed to purchase up to $1.2 billion of consumer loans originated through the Upstart platform.

SSG Capital Advisors, LLC (“SSG”) served as the investment banker to The Best Dressed Chicken, Inc. (“The Best Dressed Chicken” or the “Company”) in the sale of its South Carolina processing plant to Amick Farms, LLC (“Amick Farms”). The transaction closed in April 2026.