TerraNova Capital Structured Finance, the credit advisory and special purpose finance division of TerraNova Capital Equities, today announced the closing of a $25 Million Term Loan for Riccelli Enterprises, Inc. This senior loan facility refinances the company's existing senior term debt and also provides additional working capital to fund the company's growth.

Monroe Capital LLC (“Monroe”) today announced it acted as sole lead arranger on the funding of a senior credit facility to support the refinancing of Caravel Autism Health (“Caravel”) and its future growth. Caravel is an existing portfolio company of Frazier Healthcare Partners.

First Citizens BancShares Inc. (NASDAQ: FCNCA) (“First Citizens”), the parent company of First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company, and CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) (“CIT”), the parent company of CIT Bank, N.A., jointly announced that the proposal to merge the two companies has received regulatory approval from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”). The merger has already received approval from the Office of the North Carolina Commissioner of Banks.

TradeCap Partners recently closed a $500,000 production finance facility for a Texas based manufacturer of couplings used in oil and gas and industrial applications. Key members of the management team had acquired the Company in the past six months and relocated manufacturing operations to a new facility. As the economy reopened, product demand increased and the Company received $2mm of purchase orders from existing customers.

A&G Real Estate Partners is now accepting bids from developers or investors for Barclay Tower, a newly-constructed, 23-unit residential building in this densely populated section of Queens. Designed and built to be marketed as a condominium, but currently vacant, the site is being offered through a bankruptcy auction scheduled for September 14, with bids due on September 10.

SLIM Capital, located in Beverly Hills, California, reports increased funding volume for the first half of 2021. With a stellar first half of the year, SLIM Capital is set to break its yearly funding records. Shervin Rashti, CEO is extremely pleased with how 2021 has begun and feels confident that there will be continued growth throughout the remainder of the year.

Mizzen Capital, LP ("Mizzen"), a private credit fund, is pleased to announce a $3.0 million investment in Budderfly. Budderfly is the fastest-growing firm in the North American Energy-Efficiency-as-as-Service market. Mizzen's investment provides additional working capital to help accelerate Budderfly's investment in sales, marketing, and technology in response to Budderfly's rapid growth from adding new customers and delivering energy-efficient solutions.

Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF) (“Jefferies Financial”), the parent company of Jefferies Group LLC (“Jefferies Group”) (together hereafter referred to as “Jefferies”), and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: SMFG), Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (“SMBC”) and SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. (“SMBC Nikko”) (together hereafter referred to as “SMBC Group”) announced today that they have entered into a Strategic Alliance to collaborate on future corporate and investment banking business opportunities.

Golub Capital today published a special edition of the Golub Capital Middle Market Report for Q2 2021. The report compared the April and May 2021 revenue and earnings of middle market private companies in the Golub Capital Altman Index to revenue and earnings in April and May 2019. This analysis is intended to provide greater insight into economic conditions than the report’s typical year-over-year comparisons, which reflect the impact of Covid-related lockdowns in April and May 2020. The year-over-year data is provided in the appendix for continuity purposes.

Rendering financial advisory services in the business turnaround, restructuring and bankruptcy practice areas requires both special knowledge and extensive relevant experience. In 1992, the AIRA established the Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor (CIRA) program to recognize by public awareness and certification those individuals who possess a high degree of knowledge and proficiency across a spectrum of functions related to serving clients in situations involving distressed and/or insolvent entities.

Three Pennsylvania-based business and mergers & acquisitions experts have launched TwelveDawn Mergers & Acquisitions, a mid-sized financial and strategic consulting firm focused on owners seeking to create an exit for their going-concern. TwelveDawn specializes in selling companies as well as preparing companies for future sale through tailored business optimization engagements. The three principals have long histories in both processes at all market levels, bringing valuable insights to growing small to mid-sized companies who are often overlooked by industry segment specialists.

Runway Growth Capital LLC ("Runway"), a leading provider of growth loans to both venture and non-venture backed companies seeking an alternative to raising equity, today announced the close of a senior secured term loan of $15 million to CrossRoads Extremity Systems ("CrossRoads"). Based in Memphis, Tennessee, CrossRoads is a leading innovator in the foot and ankle orthopedic industry.

Charles & Colvard, Ltd. (Nasdaq: CTHR) (the "Company"), a globally recognized fine jewelry company specializing in lab created moissanite and lab grown diamonds, announced its new strategic commercial banking relationship with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., which includes entering into a $5 million credit facility, executed July 12, 2021, following the termination of the Company's prior credit facility with White Oak Commercial Finance, effective July 9, 2021.

F.N.B. Corporation ("FNB") (NYSE: FNB) and Howard Bancorp, Inc. ("Howard") (NASDAQ: HBMD) today announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement for FNB to acquire Howard, including its wholly-owned banking subsidiary, Howard Bank, in an all-stock transaction valued at $21.96 per share, or a fully diluted market value of approximately $418 million, based upon the closing stock price of FNB as of Monday, July 12, 2021. Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC served as financial advisor and Reed Smith LLP served as legal counsel to FNB. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, A Stifel Company, served as financial advisor and Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP served as legal counsel to Howard.

Marathon Asset Management today announced the closing of a $100 million senior secured bonds financing to Foraco International SA (the "Company" or "Foraco"), a leading global provider of mineral drilling services. Proceeds from the financing repaid existing indebtedness and provided additional liquidity and growth capital as the Company executes on its long-term business plan. The transaction also enabled Foraco to materially reduce its net debt outstanding.

Winston & Strawn represented Empire Portfolio Group ("Empire"), a leading Area Developer and Franchisee of Orangetheory® Fitness, the heart-rate based interval training fitness franchise, in its acquisition of four studios in Fairfield, Norwalk, Westport and Shelton, CT. With these Connecticut acquisitions, Empire strengthens its ties in the tri-state region with a total of more than 40 studios in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York.

BMO Financial Group today announced the expansion of its 2021 Grant Program for women-owned businesses across North America, in collaboration with Deloitte. As part of this year's program, BMO Celebrating Women – a BMO-owned community program – has pledged $200,000 in grants and will recognize six women-owned businesses across North America for their contribution to social, environmental and/or economic sustainability outcomes through their organizations' policies, practices or products.

Major League Baseball is expanding its available credit by more than $1.9 billion and is raising $102 million in senior secured notes, according to a ratings note from Fitch Ratings. MLB Trust Securitization, a league-wide borrowing facility, is selling $102 million of senior secured notes in six pieces, ranging from $2.3 million to $32.2 million in size, according to Fitch. MLB Trust has also expanded its revolving credit facility to permit up to $2 billion in commitments. The league has $1.2 billion committed in the facility today that were due in December 2022.

Marco, the first tech-enabled financing platform built for small and medium-sized exporters in the United States and Latin America, announced today that it has raised $82 million in seed funding. Led by Kayyak Ventures, the company has increased its credit line to $100M provided by Arcadia Funds LLC.

MarineMax, Inc. (NYSE: HZO), the nation’s largest recreational boat and yacht retailer, announced today that it increased the amount, and extended the term, of its credit facility. The facility now provides MarineMax with $500 million of borrowing capacity, further increasing the Company’s liquidity and financial flexibility for future growth. The agent of the facility is Wells Fargo Commercial Distribution Finance and includes the following lending partners: M&T Bank, Bank of the West and Truist Bank.