The M&A Advisor announced the winners of the 14th Annual Turnaround Awards on December 10, 2019. ToneyKorf Partners, LLC was named the Turnaround Consulting Firm of the Year and also recognized with an award for the Out-of-Court Restructuring of the Year ($10MM to $100MM) for the acquisition of Milford Hospital by Yale New Haven Health. The awards will be presented at a Black Tie Gala on March 18, 2020, at The Colony Hotel in Palm Beach, FL.

Chandler Industries, Inc. is a portfolio investment of Arch Equity Partners located in St Louis, Missouri. Proceeds of the facilities were used to repurchase stock, provide for a dividend, refinance existing debt and ongoing working capital financing.

Axiom Bank N.A., a Maitland-based, leading community bank, recently hired Amy Carlson as VP, Commercial Team Lead. In this role, Carlson will work with Axiom’s commercial clients throughout Central Florida to help them achieve their business goals.

The amended credit agreement provides for a new term loan facility of US$1.909 billion and a new revolving credit facility with commitments ofUS$200 million (together, the “Senior Credit Facilities”), which replaced the existing term loan and revolving facilities. The revolving credit facility is currently undrawn. JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A. (“JP Morgan”) is acting as administrative agent and collateral agent with respect to the Senior Credit Facilities.

The client is a luxury jewelry retailer based in the Northeastern U.S. The financing arranged consisted of a $20 million senior secured revolving line of credit.

Finacity Corporation (“Finacity”), part of the Greensill family of companies, announced today that it has facilitated a EUR 15 million receivables financing facility for Wiko Mobile, a rapidly-growing maker of popular smartphones in Europe. The new facility provides additional financing for the company’s repositioning and development program in Europe.

Republic partnered with a turnaround consulting firm to provide a receivables line of credit to help support the trucking firm’s growth.

Allied Affiliated Funding, a division of Axiom Bank, N.A. is pleased to announce the following recently closed transactions: $250,000 in Receivables Financing to a Texas-based company that primarily provides commercial roofing services on new construction and sheet metal fabrication, including standing seam metal roofs, gutter, downspouts and flashing and $150,000 in Receivables Financing to a Texas-based company that provides steel fabrication, including sheet metal bending, laser cutting and plastic injection/heat molding for manufacturing companies.

PNC Capital Markets LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC served as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book Managers for the Revolving Facility. PNC Bank, National Association served as the Administrative Agent and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC served as Co-Syndication Agents. PNC Bank, National Association, Citibank, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Capital One, National Association, Citizens Bank, N.A., Regions Bank, SunTrust Bank, U.S. Bank National Association, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Raymond James Bank, N.A. and Stifel Bank & Trust served as participating lenders in the Revolving Facility.

Pinnacle Capital Finance has provided a $900,000 accounts receivable line of credit to a commercial and digital printer located in Oregon. The company provides state of the art printing, fulfillment and on-site inventory organization for their clients including global distribution.

Artis Trade Systems (“Artis”), a Phoenix-based Fintech company that developed ArtisPay, a plug and play Supply Chain Finance web application for banks and lenders of all sizes, recently hired Kenny Steinbeck as Vice President of Sales. Mr. Steinbeck is located in Orlando, FL., but will be relocating to Arizona in 2020. Mr. Steinbeck was most recently with LSQ as a Bank Channel Manager.

BlackArch Partners, a leading middle-market investment bank, is pleased to announce that Ian Mackay has joined the firm as Managing Director. He will serve as head of BlackArch's Financial Sponsors Group focusing on middle market private equity groups and family offices.

North Mill Equipment Finance announced today the closing of its third commercial equipment asset backed securitization (ABS), NMEF Funding 2019-A.

Gibraltar prides itself on helping companies and their private equity sponsors seize opportunities when they arise, with enough capital to meet current needs and boost company performance to the next level.

Rockland Trust announced it closed a $30 million revolving line of credit to Milton’s Distributing Co., Inc., a national wholesale distributor and importer of wine, beer and spirits.

First Business Growth Funding, the accounts receivable financing arm of First Business Financial Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: FBIZ), is pleased to announced the closing of a $1.5 million Accounts Receivable Purchase Facility for a former client – a wholesaler of computer equipment and office accessories.

This morning, Celadon Group (OTC: CGIP) executives told its employees that the company filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 and will shut down the operations of its over-the-road fleet.

Blacksail Capital Partners announced the closing and funding of a $4,500,000 senior credit facility for a Snack Food Manufacturer based in Northeastern United States.

CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) today announced that its Aviation Lending business, part of its Commercial Finance division, served as sole lender and facility agent on a $35 million secured financing for Icelandair Group, the national carrier of Iceland.

Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. ("LGP") announces the final closings of the firm's eighth flagship private equity investment fund, Green Equity Investors VIII, L.P. ("GEI VIII"), and its inaugural dedicated middle market fund, Jade Equity Investors, L.P. ("Jade"). LGP closed on $12 billion of committed capital for GEI VIII and $2.75 billion for Jade. Both funds were over-subscribed and closed at their respective hard caps.