J.P. Morgan Asset Management today announced that it has hired Carissa Biggie as Managing Director and Global Head of Broker Relationship Management Ms. Biggie will be based in New York and reports to Kristian West, Head of the firm's Investment Platform team, which is focused on building and managing best in class capabilities, maximizing return on investment and leveraging the scale of J.P. Morgan to deliver exceptional outcomes to clients.

-D.A. Davidson welcomes four seasoned bankers focused on senior living and structured housing to its Fixed Income Capital Markets Group, a nationally recognized team of capital markets professionals consistently ranked among the top leaders in fixed income financing. Richard (Rick) Lohr joins the firm as managing director and head of Senior Living and Structured Housing, Amy Hayman and Romy McCarthy come on board as managing directors and Ogieva Guobadia, CFA joins as senior vice president.

eCapital Corp. ("eCapital" or "the Company"), a leading finance provider across North America and the U.K., today announced the appointment of Mark Wilson as chief technology officer. As part of the executive leadership team, he will be responsible for advancing all platforms and improving infrastructure to execute the company’s technical vision and facilitate its ability to scale.

Kian Capital Partners, a middle-market focused private investment firm, is pleased to announce the addition of three new team members to support the firm’s continued growth. Thomas Bullock and Doyle Silvia join the firm as Associates, and Mikaela Palma as Senior Accountant.

Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA) announced that Dave Galbreath has been named its Florida Market President, replacing David Kunik, who has decided to step down so he can focus more directly on managing the market's retail operations.

BMO Financial Group announced today a commercial banking office in Grand Rapids, Michigan, led by BMO's Michigan Managing Director, James Hess. Located at 250 Monroe Ave., it is comprised of five commercial bankers focused on diversified industries, equipment finance and treasury & payment solutions, all supported by BMO's national industry sector expertise.

SSG Capital Advisors, LLC (“SSG”) acted as the investment banker to Listen Technologies Corporation (“Listen” or the “Company”) in the placement of a financing package, which enabled Listen to refinance existing indebtedness and will provide additional capital for growth. The transaction closed in May 2022.

Austin Financial Services, Inc. (AFS) is pleased to announce the closing of a $1.5MM revolving A/R and inventory facility to a gourmet confectionary Company with a domestic & international presence. Proceeds from AFS’ revolver will provide new funds for ongoing working capital support, which will allow the company to grow inventory supply to meet their seasonal demands.

Orano has refinanced in advance its Revolving Credit Facility (RCF) for a total amount of €880 million, including a margin indexed to environmental and governance criteria. This new confirmed syndicated line of credit signed with a pool of 10 banks has a maturity of five years and carries two one-year extension options exercisable in 2023 and 2024. It replaces the undrawn credit facility signed in July 2018.

International Seaways, Inc. (NYSE: INSW) (the “Company” or “INSW”), one of the largest tanker companies worldwide providing energy transportation services for crude oil and petroleum products, today announced that it has closed on a new senior secured credit facility (the “Facility”) with an aggregate capacity of $750 million, composed of a term loan of $530 million and a revolving credit facility of $220 million, of which $70 million was drawn on May 24, 2022. The Facility matures in May 2027.

Tiger Group is gearing up to auction surplus equipment from Red Star Pictures, a longstanding supplier of rental lighting, grip and production equipment to the entertainment and live event industry.

Summit Bank (OTC Pink: SBKO), a leading independent community bank, announced today that Brian Thomas has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Commercial Banking Team Leader for the bank’s Portland and Southwest Washington Team. The announcement was made by Craig Wanichek, Chief Executive Officer and President of Summit Bank.

Blackstone Credit today announced the appointment of Abby Miller as Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer of Blackstone Private Credit Fund (BCRED) and Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (BXSL), its business development companies (BDCs). BCRED and BXSL are part of the direct lending platform within Blackstone’s $230 billion credit business, the firm’s fastest growing segment.

Hilco Corporate Finance (HCF) is pleased to announce that Heather Morgan has joined as Director of Capital Solutions. In this new role, Ms. Morgan will be responsible for originating corporate finance and capital markets transactions for Hilco Global, with a focus on the commercial and industrial sector. Ms. Morgan brings almost 20 years business development experience in her tenure of her professional career.

Opportune LLP, a leading global energy business advisory firm, is pleased to announce that Daniel Kohl has joined the firm as Co-Head and Managing Director of Opportune Partners LLC, an independent investment banking and financial advisory affiliate of Opportune.

J D Factors announces it has provided the following factoring facilities: $500,000 to a transportation company in Quebec; $100,000 to a transportation company in British Columbia; $300,000 to a transportation company in New Jersey; 1,000,000 to a transportation company in Texas.

CIT, a division of First Citizens Bank, today announced that its Maritime Finance business served as sole lead arranger on up to $30.5 million in financing to expand Lomar Shipping's portfolio of dry bulk vessels.

Cambridge Wilkinson ("CW") is pleased to announce the closing of a $100MM credit facility for a long track record Real Estate Asset Manager who currently has more than 90,000 acres of land and manages over $3 billion of real estate assets.

CIBC Innovation Banking is pleased to announce growth capital financing for DealMaker, a leading capital raising technology platform. The financing will enable the company to accelerate its growth across North America. Founded in 2018, by experienced Bay Street lawyers, Rebecca Kacaba and Matt Goldstein, DealMaker’s ambition is to modernize the shareholder issuance space, with recent successes including the Green Bay Packers issuance.

Haversine Funding announced the following recently closed transactions: $3,000,000 of a $6,500,000 participation in an asset-based line, secured primarily by inventory, to an iron foundry and manufacturer; $10,000,000 senior secured, lender finance facility to a transportation factor; $2,000,000 of a $4,000,000 factoring participation for a government procurement distributor; $2,000,000 junior capital facility to a real estate bridge lender and $15,000,000 senior secured, lender finance facility to a general factor and asset-based lender.