Abacus Finance Group, LLC – a leading provider of cash flow-based, classic senior debt for sponsor-led buyouts of companies – today announced that it served as Senior Secured Credit Facilities Administrative Agent and Lead Arranger for senior secured credit facilities to support the growth recapitalization of Kymanox Corporation by WestView Capital Partners. Abacus also made an equity co-investment in Kymanox.

GTCR, a leading private equity firm, announced today the promotion of John D. Kos to Managing Director. Mr. Kos initially joined GTCR in 2006. He was promoted to Vice President in 2011 and Principal in 2017. Among his many contributions to the firm and its limited partners, Mr. Kos has led GTCR's growth initiatives at several instrumental healthcare investments, including Antylia Scientific, Cedar Gate Technologies and Transaction Data Systems, and he also works closely with Water's Edge/Riverchase Dermatology.

Gordon Brothers, the global advisory, restructuring and investment firm, has successfully sold the majority of the machinery and equipment from the Honda of the UK Manufacturing Swindon plant to a single buyer and has launched the online auction for the exclusive Honda’s Synchro Motorsport team assets.

Pending before New York’s highest state appellate court is a secured lender’s request for review of a problematic set of rulings that threaten to impose unique obligations on loans securing obligations with the borrower’s accounts. In that case (Worthy Lending, LLC v. New Style Contractors, Inc.) an account debtor challenged the secured lender’s attempt to enforce an assignment of the right to directly collect accounts on the ground that the assignment did not meet formalities required for assignments under New York law.

NuBridge Commercial Lending, a national commercial real estate bridge lender, entered a $73.5 million 36-month revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks, with Cadence Business Finance serving as agent. The bank group also includes Sunflower Bank, Congressional Bank and Dominion Bank.

Santander Holdings USA (“SHUSA” and “Santander”) today announced that Ashwani Aggarwal has been named Chief Risk Officer, effective today, August 24, 2021. Aggarwal will report to Santander US CEO Tim Wennes. Ashwani joined Santander in 2019, and most recently served as Head of Risk Analytics & Chief Model Risk Officer.

B. Riley Financial (NASDAQ: RILY) (“B. Riley”), a diversified provider of business advisory and financial services, today announced that Nick Disimile has joined B. Riley Advisory Services as Director of Business Development supporting the Southwest region.

Ballard Spahr represented Visible Supply Chain Management in its acquisition by integrated container logistics company A.P Moller-Maersk, the world’s largest container shipping and vessel operator.

Supporting the company’s growth strategy and strengthening its commitment to be a leader in sustainability, Southwire has completed collaborations with its bank lenders to integrate a sustainability-linked pricing mechanism into the renewal of its five-year, $1 billion Asset Based Loan (ABL).

The RSM US Middle Market Business Index (MMBI), presented by RSM US LLP ("RSM") in partnership with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, increased from 133.6 in the second quarter to 145.5 in the third quarter of 2021. The data revealed that business conditions point to continued robust economic growth, rising revenues and net earnings during the third quarter and going forward over the next six months despite pricing pressures. This is the best reading for the index since its inception in 2015.

MONTICELLOAM, LLC and its affiliates (“Monticello”), a specialized private healthcare and asset-based lender, asset manager and servicer, announced it has provided $58.13 million in first lien debt financing for the refinance of five skilled nursing facilities consisting of 607 beds in Florida.

Bank of America today announced the retirement of Anne Finucane, Vice Chairman, and Thomas Montag, Chief Operating Officer and president of Global Banking and Markets, after many years of distinguished service. Both executives are members of the company’s executive management team and report to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Brian Moynihan. Finucane and Montag will remain in their roles until the end of 2021.

Funding the dreams of ordinary people in becoming successful business owners is part of the Sallyport heritage and there's little more rewarding. Sallyport is delighted to be able to provide a $250,000 invoice factoring facility which lays the foundation for a skillful employee to realize his dreams of business ownership.

J D Factors announced it provided the following factoring facilities: $100,000 to a transportation company in Alberta; $500,000 to a transportation company in Illinois; $100,000 to a transportation company in Alabama; $75,000 to a transportation company in New Brunswick...

Crestmark, the Commercial Finance Division of MetaBank®, N.A., secured a total of $46,900,000 in ABL/factoring financial solutions for 16 new clients; Crestmark Equipment Finance provided $2,588,364 in four new transactions; Crestmark Vendor Finance provided $3,198,849 in 31 new transactions; the Government Guaranteed Lending group provided $35,816,000 in financing for three new clients; and the Joint Ventures group provided $14,050,000 in one new transaction in the first half of August.

Monroe Capital LLC (“Monroe”) today announced it acted as sole lead arranger and administrative agent on the funding of a senior credit facility to support the acquisition of Liberty Safe Holding Corporation (“Liberty Safe”) by private equity sponsor Monomoy Capital Partners.

Hilco Corporate Finance (HCF) announced today that Evan Blum has joined the organization as Managing Director. In this role, Mr. Blum will leverage his deep understanding of special situation corporate finance (distressed M&A advisory, private financings, and financial restructuring) to grow the HCF investment banking business.

Prestige Capital secured $500,000 for a Kansas City healthcare services company. The company needed working capital but knew that a bank wasn’t the best solution for this type of deal.

SG Credit Profile: SaaS. The Company: Provider of procurement and spend management software to mid-market businesses.

AFC Gamma, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFCG) (“AFC”) today announced it has provided a credit facility of $19.75 million to DMA Holdings MA, LLC (“DMA”), a single-state Massachusetts operator. The credit facility is designed to provide DMA with the capital necessary to purchase and expand its Tier 6 cultivation license, as well as complete the buildout of its processing facility and dispensary in Dudley, Massachusetts.