J D Factors announced it provided the following factoring facilities: $100,000 to a transportation company in British Columbia; $200,000 to a transportation company in Arizona; $75,000 to a transportation company in Tennessee; $300,000 to a transportation company in Quebec and $100,000 to a transportation company in Texas. ​

We are certainly living through ‘unprecedented times’. First & foremost we hope you and your families are safe and healthy, and that your businesses are coping through this challenging period in our lives.

Centric Brands Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: CTRC), a leading lifestyle brands collective, announced today that it has entered into a Restructuring Support Agreement (“RSA” or the “agreement”) with substantially all of the Company’s secured lenders, led by certain funds managed by Blackstone (“Blackstone”), Ares Management Corporation (“Ares”), and HPS Investment Partners (“HPS”), to recapitalize the Company, provide $435 million in debtor-in-possession financing and allow the Company to operate without interruption throughout the restructuring process.

1st Commercial Credit has contracted seasoned bankruptcy attorneys to expedite DIP Financing request with an average funding time frame under 2 weeks.

SFNet’s vision of being an essential community for those who provide such solutions has never felt more relevant or rewarding. On the relief effort front, our Advocacy Committee has been communicating with legislators and meeting directly with Treasury and Fed officials to amend and refine the Main Street Lending Programs.

BNP Paribas, a premier global bank, continues to develop its presence in Latin America with the appointment of Florence Pourchet as Head of CIB Latin America, effective immediately. In this new role, Florence will help drive BNP Paribas’ Latin America strategy, as well as provide oversight and support to the various countries in the region where the bank has a presence.

In addition, B. Riley Financial, Inc. (“B. Riley”) has provided $30 million of new Tranche A last-out term loans and has committed to provide $35 million of additional incremental last-out term loans through the maturity date. These incremental last-out term loans will amortize the revolving credit facility through reductions in revolving credit facility commitments over time.

Yukon Partners (“Yukon”), a provider of mezzanine capital for middle market private equity transactions, is pleased to announce its support of ECM Industries (“ECM” or the “Company”), a portfolio company of Sentinel Capital Partners, in its acquisition of ILSCO.

GoTrade, a trading arm of Drip Capital, Inc., today announced that it has sealed a deal worth US$4 million with a leading seafood importer based out of New Jersey. Access to working capital has been a problem among SMBs for a while now. In most of the cases, importers must pay the suppliers once their shipment is cleared by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This process could take from a week to a couple of months, locking the working capital for the buyer for that period.

Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), (the “Company”), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels, today announced that on May 7, 2020, it signed a term loan facility with Nordea Bank Abp, filial i Norge (the “Lender”), through eight wholly-owned subsidiaries (the “Borrowers”), in the amount of US$55.848 million, to refinance its existing loan with the Lender of the same balance, so as to extend the repayment of the loan by two more years until March 2022.

CohnReznick LLP, one of the leading advisory, assurance, and tax firms in the United States, today announced the formation of its Transactions & Turnaround Advisory practice, integrating the firm’s transactional, restructuring and dispute resolution, valuation, and project finance advisory services under one umbrella. Claudine Cohen, a seasoned transaction advisor, will lead the new group as Managing Principal.

The plan will de-lever the balance sheet, provide $75 million in debtor-in-possession financing, allow use of cash on hand to continue operations during reorganization, and provide $100 million of new equity capital upon emergence to strengthen the company's financial position for long-term success.

Neon, distributor of multi-Oscar winning and Best Picture Parasite, has inked a revolving credit facility with MUFG Union Bank. Tom Quinn, Jessica Nickelsberg, Jeff Deutchman, and Jim Wehrfritz negotiated the deal on behalf of Neon along with MUFG Director Matt Rosenberg and Managing Director Tony Beaudoin. Neon is repped by Sidley Austin and MUFG Union Bank by Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP.

The Company also replaced its cash flow revolver with a new asset-based credit facility (the “ABL Facility”) with aggregate commitments of $800 million. Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch is Administrative Agent for the ABL Facility. Availability under the ABL Facility is subject to a borrowing base calculation generally based upon a set percentage of eligible accounts receivable and inventory, less customary reserves.

CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) today announced that its Healthcare Finance unit served as the sole lead arranger on a $21 million acquisition financing for a portfolio of medical facilities in Texas. Ridgeline Capital Partners acquired nine medical properties containing approximately 100,000 square feet in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Affiliates of U.S. Renal Care, a leading dialysis provider, serve as primary tenants for the facilities, which also house other healthcare services.

The outbreak of COVID-19 is both benefiting and challenging the U.S. healthcare industry in ways that will continue to evolve in the coming quarters, according to the Global Healthcare team at Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG). The team issued its perspective on the heels of a wave of first-quarter earnings reports published by major U.S. pharmaceutical companies.

Vincent has 16 years of CLO and structured credit investment experience. He was most recently the Portfolio Manager for structured product investments and Managing Director at Assurant Investment Management, where he also was responsible for structuring in Assurant’s CLO management platform.

Intelsat has secured a commitment for $1 billion of new financing. Subject to Court approval, this debtor-in-possession financing, coupled with significant cash on hand and positive cash flow generated by the business, will provide ample liquidity during the restructuring process to support ongoing operations, fund the substantial upfront C-band clearing costs, and allow the Company to continue investing in the innovations and services that customers need today and in the future.

Giles is an exceptional banking executive and brings more than 30 years of experience in commercial and consumer banking, strategic leadership, team building and delivering client satisfaction to the Wisconsin Bank & Trust team. Giles recently held the positions of Chairman of the Board, President and CEO of Liberty Bancorp, Inc. and BankLiberty, both headquartered in Kansas City, MO. Giles holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance and a Master of Business Administration from University of Missouri.

The report from ACG-NY and Chief Outsiders shows the pulse of Private Equity thinking as we enter May and states begin to allow businesses to reopen