CIBC Innovation Banking is pleased to announce the funding of an acquisition credit facility for Harbor Business Compliance Corporation (d/b/a Harbor Compliance). Harbor Compliance is a technology company that empowers nonprofits and businesses with licensing, tax, and entity management solutions. Harbor utilized the new capital to finance its acquisition of Labyrinth, Inc.

Trinity Capital Inc. (Nasdaq: TRIN) ("Trinity Capital" or "Trinity" or "Company"), a leading specialty lender providing debt and equipment financing to growth-stage companies, today announced the appointment of Phil Gager as Managing Director, Origination in Boston, Massachusetts. Gager, who has been a part of the venture ecosystem for over 20 years, joins the Trinity team to grow the company's origination efforts in the East Coast region.

Encina Lender Finance, LLC (ELF) announced today the addition of Dan Avnir to its Commercial team, as Managing Director; Jessica Ernst and Jeff Karlsson to its Risk team as Portfolio Manager and Senior Associate, respectively; and Denise Richardson, to its Operations department, as Collateral Analyst.

Assembled Brands is delighted to announce its new partnership with premium olive oil brand Kosterina. The brand was founded in 2016 by Katerina Mountanos, a serial entrepreneur passionate about family, living a healthy lifestyle and all things Greek.

Wintrust Bank would like to congratulate Andrew Silver, Matt Vogrich, and the rest of the team at MoLo Solutions for successfully closing the sale of the company to ArcBest® (Nasdaq: ARCB), a national leader in supply chain logistics. MoLo Solutions is a Chicago-based truckload broker founded in 2017. Since its founding, the company has consistently outpaced industry benchmarks by rapidly growing its customer base and revenue – recently ranking #1 in the Transportation & Logistics industry on the “2021 Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America.”

CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) today announced that its Healthcare Finance business served as sole lead arranger on $55.5 million in financing for New Day Healthcare. New Day Healthcare, founded by long term home care executive G. Scott Herman, partners with market-leading home health and hospice providers in the post-acute care arena to care for 7,500 patients across Missouri, Kansas, Illinois and Texas.

Quasar Capital Partners, LLC is pleased to announce the appointment of Sam Tork to its Advisory Board of Directors. As a member of the advisory board, Sam Tork will guide with strategic priorities and serve as a senior member of Quasar Capital Partner’s credit, asset review, and strategic planning committee.

GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) (“GameStop” or the “Company”) today announced that it has entered into a new $500 million global asset-based revolving credit facility (“ABL Facility”) with a syndicate of banks. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. acted as Lead Arranger and will serve as Administrative Agent.

LiquidX’s Digital Trade Credit Insurance platform was selected for recognition at the annual awards, which celebrate groundbreaking solutions that transform industry practices. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has named LiquidX Insurance Services (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. a finalist for the Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) Global FinTech Awards 2021 in the Singapore Financial Institution category. The awards are a highlight of the annual festival, which takes place November 8-12, 2021.

First Internet Bancorp (INBK), the parent company of First Internet Bank, said on Tuesday that it signed a definitive agreement to acquire First Century Bancorp, the parent company of First Century Bank, N.A. for $80 million in cash.

SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., a member of SMBC Group, today announced that Paul Spivack has joined the firm as Managing Director, Deputy Head of Capital Markets. In this role, he will work closely with the firm’s debt business, providing his advice and counsel to help drive further growth for this unit. He will report to Scott Ashby, Managing Director, Head of Capital Markets and Investment Banking, Senior Deputy President.

Phoenix Capital Resources® (“Phoenix”), a leading middle market special situations investment bank, served as the exclusive investment banker to Fast Track Leasing, LLC (“Fast Track” or the “Company”) in its sale to an affiliate of Buggy TLC Rentals

ABL Aviation, the global independent aircraft investment management firm, today announced that it has established a joint venture with Ellington Management Group (“Ellington”), an alternative investment manager, to opportunistically deploy capital across the global aviation industry and provide exposure to directly sourced deals.

Winston & Strawn represented Project Energy Reimagined Acquisition Corp. (the "Company"), a special purpose acquisition company, in its $250 million initial public offering. The units began trading on The Nasdaq Global Market ("Nasdaq") under the ticker symbol "PEGRU" on October 29, 2021.

Alleon Healthcare Capital ("Alleon"), a specialty finance company focused on providing healthcare accounts receivable financing, medical accounts receivable factoring, and cash flow solutions to medical providers in the U.S., recently closed a $2,000,000 medical accounts receivable financing facility with a skilled nursing facility operator

Winston & Strawn LLP represented RCG Global Services ("RCG" or the "Company"), a global digital transformation consultancy providing product engineering, advanced analytics, and cloud services to Fortune 1000 enterprises, has completed a majority recapitalization with Frontenac, a Chicago-based private equity firm.

Ocean Bank announced its Factoring Division has closed and funded a $2 million factoring facility to Globalwing USA Corp., a Miami-based leading exporter of frozen meats and poultry.

Moritt Hock & Hamroff (MHH) recently welcomed three new associates: Michael J. Borger, Johanna C. David and Grace Y. Lee. Borger and David joined the firm's Trusts and Estates practice group and are based in the firm's Garden City office. Lee joined the firm's Secured Lending practice group and is based in the firm's New York City office.

Citizens M&A Advisory announced today that it served as the exclusive financial advisor to FT Synthetics on its acquisition by GAF, a portfolio company of Standard Industries. FT Synthetics is a fully integrated manufacturer of coated woven fabrics, with a dedicated focus on developing industry-leading new and unique underlayment products designed for the steep slope roofing industry.

BizCap® (Business Capital since 2002), a national commercial finance and advisory firm, today announced it has hired Ryan Barringer as Managing Director, filling a key role on the company’s management team. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Ryan will be responsible for defining and executing on BizCap’s national growth strategy.