Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) (“Ares”), a leading global alternative investment manager, announced today the appointment of Sarah Cole as Partner and Co-Head of the Ares Global Capital Solutions team alongside current Partner and group Co-Head Roshan Chagan.

A leading Georgia-based provider of drilling equipment and foundation tools for the construction industry has secured a $3,000,000 financing facility from Prestige Capital. The company, which offers new, used, and rental equipment, was referred by a New Jersey-based consulting firm.

Flatbay Capital provided a $1.4MM CRE line of credit for an international company specializing in drilling and excavation services for working capital.

Trinity Capital Inc. (NASDAQ: TRIN) ("Trinity Capital"), a leading alternative asset manager, today announced the commitment of up to $40 million in an asset based revolving credit facility to Alt, a dynamic online marketplace that facilitates buying, selling, vaulting, and loans against investment-grade trading cards.

ATX Specialty Foods (ATX) is a premier manufacturer of high-quality sauces and condiments serving the food industry. Headquartered in Texas, ATX serves up a broadly diversified portfolio of retail branded, foodservice, and private label offerings, and believes that great food comes from passion, quality ingredients and good people.

MidCap Business Credit announced that Jerry Clinton has joined the firm as Senior Vice President, Underwriting Manager. Based in the Greater Philadelphia region, Clinton will oversee and grow the underwriting department supporting MidCap’s overall strategy.

Western Alliance Bank (NYSE: WAL) (“Western Alliance” or the “Bank”) today unveiled plans to unite all of the Bank’s divisions under the Western Alliance Bank brand. By year-end, six division bank brands – Alliance Association Bank, Alliance Bank of Arizona, Bank of Nevada, Bridge Bank, First Independent Bank and Torrey Pines Bank – will take on the Western Alliance Bank name.

M&T Bank (NYSE:MTB) has announced the appointment of Tracy S. Woodrow to serve as Regional President for Western New York, the company's home and headquarters for nearly 170 years. Woodrow will remain M&T Bank's Chief Administrative Officer, adding new regional leadership responsibilities to her current work overseeing human resources, corporate services, sustainability, fraud customer experience and the Buffalo Promise Neighborhood initiative.

Wingspire Capital is pleased to announce that in the first half of 2025 it closed 12 transactions for over $500 million in commitments in its Corporate Finance unit, its best first half production since the firm was founded nearly six years ago.

Squire Patton Boggs is pleased to announce that Ranajoy Basu will join the firm’s London office as partner in the Financial Services Practice Group where, he will serve as Global Head of Structured Finance and Head of the firm’s India practice. He joins from McDermott Will & Emery where he was Head of Structured Finance and Chair of the India practice.

GA Group is thrilled to welcome Dan Shribman as Chief Executive Officer and Brent Maloney as Chief Financial Officer. Together, Dan and Brent bring nearly 40 years of combined experience in financial services.

The parent company of TierPoint – a leading, national enterprise data center company and provider of secure, connected IT platform solutions – today announced the closing of a $250 million term loan, a portion of which is a delayed draw term loan. Upsized due to strong investor interest, this facility complements TierPoint’s asset-backed securitization (ABS) and variable funding notes (VFN) program.

eCapital Corp. (“eCapital”), a leading technology-enabled provider of finance solutions for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) across North America and the United Kingdom, is pleased to announce the recent appointment of Miguel Serricchio as Managing Director, Channel Development for its Commercial Finance Group, where he will lead the sales team and expand partner engagement efforts.

Huntington Business Credit closed a $80,000,000 new credit facility with Cravings Comps, LLC on June 30, 2025. Proceeds of the facility were used to refinance existing debt and provide ongoing working capital financing.

Adoption of digitized contracting and documentation workflows by auto retailers and their lending partners that foster back-office efficiencies saw a continued upward trend that mirrored auto sales activity, according to analysis by Wolters Kluwer Compliance Solutions from its Q2 Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index.

Latham & Watkins LLP has advised the financial institutions involved in the refinancing of Cellnex's €2.8 billion syndicated credit facility. This refinancing not only extends the maturity by an additional year but also includes two one-year extension options, which could push the final maturity to July 2032.

Great Rock Capital, an asset-focused commercial finance company specializing in middle market lending, recently announced the third upsize of its investment-grade corporate note. The proceeds from this transaction will be used to support continued growth initiatives and further reinforce the strength of the firm’s balance sheet.

Oxford Finance LLC (“Oxford”), a leading specialty finance firm, is pleased to announce its Healthcare Real Estate and Asset-Based Lending (ABL) team closed 10 transactions with new loan commitments of over $715 million during the first half of 2025.

TAB Bank announces the appointment of Traci Crabtree as Vice President, Business Development, expanding the bank’s presence in Southern California. Crabtree brings more than 20 years of experience in corporate finance and leadership in middle-market direct lending.

Wells Fargo Commercial Banking has aggressively expanded its team of healthcare industry bankers by more than 30% since the start of 2025, with more hires expected in the second half of the year. The team’s expansion is being fueled by continued growth in the U.S. healthcare sector, coupled with client demand for specialized coverage.