Grant Thornton, one of the largest brands in professional services, and Auxis, a leader and pioneer in Latin American outsourcing and business modernization services, today announced that they will join forces.

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BlueWave, a leading solar and storage developer, owner, and operator in the Northeast U.S., today announced two new major financing milestones. With support from parent Axium Infrastructure, the company has secured both a $125 million revolving construction to term loan facility and a $122 million corporate revolving credit facility.

CIBC Innovation Banking announced today it is providing growth capital financing to Ripple Operations, the leading Crew Success platform serving the global maritime industry. This financing will support Ripple’s ongoing platform modernization and global growth initiatives – including the Company’s upcoming Crew Success Summit in October.

White Oak Real Estate Capital (“WOREC”), an affiliate of White Oak Global Advisors (“White Oak”), today announced it has provided a $27.2 million senior secured loan to 1784 Holdings LLC, a national self-storage developer and owner specializing in developing, constructing and operating institutional quality self-storage facilities.

First Citizens Bank today announced that its Energy Finance business acted as co-lead arranger and administrative agent on $238 million in financing on behalf of DSD Renewables (DSD) for a large portfolio of distributed generation solar projects.

nFusion Capital recently provided a $750,000 Factoring Facility to a fast-growing consumer products company specializing in non-toxic, plant-powered home cleaning and fragrance solutions.

Winston & Strawn is pleased to announce the appointment of Greg Gartland and Jon Levine as Co-Chairs of the newly named Financial Restructuring Practice. This leadership transition marks an exciting new chapter as the firm continues to expand its capabilities in distressed finance, cross-border insolvency, and complex restructuring matters.

KKR has closed on a $6.5 billion fundraise for its asset-based finance strategy. The fundraise includes $5.6 billion raised for KKR Asset-Based Finance Partners II and nearly $1 billion in separately managed accounts focused on the same type of investments, according to a July 30 company statement.

Caltius Structured Capital is pleased to announce the recent closing of a debt and equity investment in Chula Vista-based Marine Group Boat Works (“MGBW” or the “Company”). The financing was used to support the buyout by Co-Founder and President Todd Roberts, who has joined forces with entrepreneurs Chip Besse, a MGBW customer with successful investments in multiple industries, and Skye Callantine, principal of investment firm Vigeo Investments.

Haynes Boone is pleased to welcome Litigation Partners Gabriel Berg and Lauren Coppola to the firm’s New York office. Their arrival marks the 10th and 11th partners to join Haynes Boone in New York since the start of 2025.

Aurous Financial has closed a $1.5MM facility for a specialty haircare product, sold at multiple major retailers. The brand, featured on Shark Tank, approached Aurous with stacked MCA debt that dissuaded other lenders from financing them.

Michael Horsman is senior vice president of Lender Finance within the Asset-Based Lending group at M&T Bank. Horsman plays a key role in building and executing the bank’s national Lender Finance platform, supporting the effort led by managing director, Pat Lee.

-Transcat, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRNS) (“Transcat” or the “Company”), a leader in test measurement, control and calibration, today announced the successful closing of a new 5-year $150 million secured credit facility with a syndicate led by Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company (“M&T”), a leading superregional bank known for its commitment to fostering economic growth, and includes additional lenders Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (“Wells Fargo”) and Bank of America, N.A. (“Bank of America”), replacing the existing $80 million credit facility with M&T which has been terminated.

Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB) and Eldridge today announced a strategic partnership to offer private credit arrangements to Commercial Bank clients. This program is built to enhance the ability for both parties to meet emerging and evolving needs and provide reliable private credit solutions to clients.

Guzman Energy, a wholesale power provider for U.S. communities seeking better power solutions, and BciCapital, the capital markets platform of City National Bank of Florida, announced today the successful closing of an $80 million revolving credit facility on July 11, 2025.

EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure, a wholesale data center developer, owner and operator, today announced the completion of an asset-backed securitization (ABS), totaling $235 million. Proceeds will be used to refinance construction loans and fund future green data center development.

PlainsCapital Bank is pleased to announce that Travis Dibble has joined its Corpus Christi lending team as Assistant Vice President, Commercial Loan Officer. He will be based at the Bank’s Saratoga location at 5921 Saratoga Blvd.

The U.S. economy showed notable resilience in the second quarter in the face of significant uncertainty, according to the national Citizens Business Conditions Index™ (CBCI), released today. The second quarter index reading of 50.2 indicates that business conditions remained modestly positive during the period.

Leading global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) today announced significant expansion within its Health Plans and Managed Care practice. Joining the firm are Managing Directors Michael Epstein and Jim Collier, alongside Senior Directors Brent Hill and Todd Masser, enhancing A&M’s capability to deliver tailored, actionable solutions driving client growth.