• Briar Capital Real Estate Fund Provides Real Estate Term Loan to Airplane Parts and Equipment
    March 9, 2020
    The loan is secured by the company's two owner-occupied office/warehouse facilities. The company buys stock airplane part packages in bulk and sells off the individual parts or smaller packages to support the repair and maintenance of airline fleets.
  • Winter Harbor Expands National Presence with Addition of Rob Hubbard
    March 9, 2020
    Winter Harbor LLC, a national restructuring and turnaround firm, announced Rob Hubbard has joined their team as a managing director. Rob boasts more than 20 years of financial advisory, restructuring, and turnaround expertise to large and middle-market companies and their stakeholders. His experience has focused on assisting companies with stabilizing operations and determining strategic alternatives to improve business performance.
  • Crestmark Provides More Than $32.3 Million in Commercial Financing to 61 Businesses in the Second Half of February
    March 9, 2020
    Crestmark secured a total of $10,450,000 in ABL financial solutions for five new clients; Crestmark Equipment Finance provided $15,950,106 in nine new lease transactions; Crestmark Vendor Finance provided $4,247,630 in 46 new lease transactions; and the Government Guaranteed Lending Division provided $1,680,000 in financing for one new client in the second half of February.
  • Ares Management Names Adam Heltzer as Head of ESG
    March 9, 2020
    Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) (“Ares”) announced today that Adam Heltzer has joined as Managing Director and Head of Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”), effective April 1, 2020. Mr. Heltzer will be based in New York and will report to Michael Arougheti, Chief Executive Officer and President of Ares.
  • Encina Business Credit, LLC Appoints Tracy Salyers and John Whetstone as Co-Heads of Portfolio Management
    March 9, 2020
    Ms. Salyers brings over 25 years of experience in all facets of secured lending, including field exam, underwriting, special assets management, and portfolio management. Mr. Whetstone, who is also based in Chicago, is a secured lending veteran, having over 25 years of experience across industries including consumer, factoring and asset-based lending.
  • MidFirst Business Credit Announces New Lending Relationship with Principal Manufacturing Corporation
    March 9, 2020
    MidFirst Business Credit (“MFBC”) announced it has provided $16 million in working capital and term facilities to Principal Manufacturing Corporation (“PMC”). Headquartered in Broadview, Illinois, PMC is a custom manufacturer of fine-blanking and precision stamping parts for OEMs, and Tier 1 and 2 automotive suppliers in the U.S., Mexico, Europe and Asia.
  • 36th Street Increases Credit Facility to $170MM with Wells Fargo Participation
    March 9, 2020
    36th Street Capital announced today that it increased its expandable senior secured revolving credit facility to $170 million in addition to amending terms to a new five-year facility. San Francisco, CA-based Wells Fargo Bank has joined the syndicate with an additional $35 million participation. The credit facility includes four lenders and is led by Capital One Bank, N.A. as agent.
  • North Mill Capital Funds a $5,000,000 Revolving Line of Credit for 203 Trading LLC
    March 9, 2020
    203 Trading LLC is a distributor of refurbished computers and electronics headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut. The funds will be used to repay the previous lender and provide additional working capital to support the company's significant growth.
  • Bridge Bank Extends $10MM Senior Loan to Aura
    March 9, 2020
    This new loan comes during a period of rapid growth for Aura in which the company has provided approximately $750MM in loans to nearly 344,000 borrowers at 1,050 partner locations since 2014. Aura uses technology that goes beyond credit scores to determine borrowers' ability to repay and enables local businesses to administer credit applications.
  • ABLE Equipment Rental, Inc. Secures a $150 Million Asset Based Loan (ABL) with M&T Bank
    March 9, 2020
    ABLE Equipment Rental, Inc. of NY (ABLE) a supplier of Construction Equipment Rentals, Sales, Service and Parts, announced the closing of a $150 million Asset Based Loan with M&T Bank as Lead Arranger and Administrative Agent. The facility is comprised of a $100 million revolving line of credit as well as a $15 million term loan facility.
  • GreatAmerica Financial Services Submits Industrial Bank Application to FDIC
    March 9, 2020
    GreatAmerica Financial Services Corporation announced today that it has submitted an application with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Utah Department of Financial Institutions (UDFI) to establish GreatAmerica Bank, an industrial bank to be located in the Salt Lake City, Utah metropolitan area. The proposed GreatAmerica Bank will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of GreatAmerica, helping it expand its ability to help its customers be more successful.
  • Bear Creek Mining Engages BNP Paribas and Societe Generale to Arrange a US$ 400 Million Senior Secured Credit Facility
    March 9, 2020
    Bear Creek Mining Corporation (TSXV: BCM) (BVL: BCM) ("Bear Creek" or the "Company") announces that it has engaged BNP Paribas and Société Générale as Joint Lead Arrangers (together, the "JLAs") to arrange a US$ 400 million senior secured credit facility (the "Facility"). The Facility, if concluded, will be used to develop the Company's wholly owned and fully permitted, world-class Corani silver-lead-zinc project located in the Puno region of Peru.
  • Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. Announces Refinancing of Revolving Credit Facility
    March 9, 2020
    The bank syndication supporting the new facility is comprised of a diverse group of twelve banks led by Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, BNP Paribas, Capital One, Citizens Bank, HSBC Bank USA, JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., TD Bank, N.A., and Truist Bank, as Joint Lead Arrangers, Joint Book Runners and Co-Syndication Agents, Citibank, N.A as a Joint Lead Arranger and Documentation Agent, CoBank, ACB and People's United Bank, National Association. Bank of America, N.A. is serving as Administrative Agent.
  • Peter Austin Joins Milberg Factors as Senior Vice President
    March 9, 2020
    In this role, Austin will manage portfolio accounts, enhancing client relationships and developing new ones. Additionally, he will take an active role in business development, working with colleagues in the Los Angeles, CA and Winston-Salem, NC offices.
  • Old Hill Partners Provided a $6 Million Financing Facility to a Company Focused on Charged-Off Consumer Debt
    March 5, 2020
    Old Hill has provided a $6 million revolving facility to a company focused on lending to small and medium-sized buyers of portfolios of charged-off consumer debt. The underlying loans are backed by portfolios of charged-off credit card receivables, installment loans, auto deficiencies, student loans, and other, mostly consumer-based, lending products.
  • iClick Interactive Asia Group Enters Into a Credit Facility of More than $30 Million With HSBC Across Working Capital and General Corporate Support
    March 5, 2020
    The Facility, arranged by HSBC's GBA+ Technology Fund, will further strengthen iClick's financial position and the execution of strategic initiatives in China's Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Bay Area ("GBA"). The proceeds from the Facility will be used to further propel iClick's digital marketing business, develop iClick's Enterprise Solutions, and support general corporate purposes.
  • Barclays, Goldman Among Banks Sweating Over European M&A Debt
    March 4, 2020
    Banks including Barclays Bank Plc and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. have almost $9 billion worth of high-risk loans and bonds weighing on their balance sheets and face a nervous wait for the credit markets to reopen before they can sell the debt. Financing has yet to launch for various deals including TDR Capital’s purchase of U.K. pub company EI Group, slated to bring in 1.35 billion pounds ($1.73 billion) to the high-yield bond market, and a 725 million-euro loan to back private equity firm Lone Star Funds’ acquisition of BASF’s construction chemicals unit.
  • BlueLinx Announces Completion of Sale-Leaseback Transaction and Amendment to Term Loan
    March 4, 2020
    BlueLinx Holdings Inc. (NYSE: BXC), a leading distributor of building and industrial products in the United States, today announced that it has completed a sale-leaseback transaction for its distribution facilities in Elkhart, Indiana, for net cash proceeds of $7.5 million.
  • The Joint Corp. Secures $7.5 Million Line of Credit with J.P. Morgan Chase Bank
    March 4, 2020
    The Joint Corp. (JYNT), a national operator, manager and franchisor of chiropractic clinics, closed a senior secured credit facility with J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. for $7.5 million, including a $5.5 million development line of credit (LOC) and a $2.0 million revolving LOC, which has an uncommitted accordion feature for an additional $2.5 million. The company repaid its previous LOC prior to December 31, 2019.
  • Vertiv Announces the Completion of Debt Refinancing Activities
    March 4, 2020
    In addition, Vertiv closed an amendment on its $455 million asset-based lending (ABL) credit facility which, among other changes, extended the maturity to March 2, 2025 and lowered the applicable margin on loans thereunder by 0.25%.
  • Briar Capital Real Estate Fund Provides Real Estate Term Loan to Airplane Parts and Equipment
    March 9, 2020
    The loan is secured by the company's two owner-occupied office/warehouse facilities. The company buys stock airplane part packages in bulk and sells off the individual parts or smaller packages to support the repair and maintenance of airline fleets.
  • Winter Harbor Expands National Presence with Addition of Rob Hubbard
    March 9, 2020
    Winter Harbor LLC, a national restructuring and turnaround firm, announced Rob Hubbard has joined their team as a managing director. Rob boasts more than 20 years of financial advisory, restructuring, and turnaround expertise to large and middle-market companies and their stakeholders. His experience has focused on assisting companies with stabilizing operations and determining strategic alternatives to improve business performance.
  • Crestmark Provides More Than $32.3 Million in Commercial Financing to 61 Businesses in the Second Half of February
    March 9, 2020
    Crestmark secured a total of $10,450,000 in ABL financial solutions for five new clients; Crestmark Equipment Finance provided $15,950,106 in nine new lease transactions; Crestmark Vendor Finance provided $4,247,630 in 46 new lease transactions; and the Government Guaranteed Lending Division provided $1,680,000 in financing for one new client in the second half of February.
  • Ares Management Names Adam Heltzer as Head of ESG
    March 9, 2020
    Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) (“Ares”) announced today that Adam Heltzer has joined as Managing Director and Head of Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”), effective April 1, 2020. Mr. Heltzer will be based in New York and will report to Michael Arougheti, Chief Executive Officer and President of Ares.
  • Encina Business Credit, LLC Appoints Tracy Salyers and John Whetstone as Co-Heads of Portfolio Management
    March 9, 2020
    Ms. Salyers brings over 25 years of experience in all facets of secured lending, including field exam, underwriting, special assets management, and portfolio management. Mr. Whetstone, who is also based in Chicago, is a secured lending veteran, having over 25 years of experience across industries including consumer, factoring and asset-based lending.
  • MidFirst Business Credit Announces New Lending Relationship with Principal Manufacturing Corporation
    March 9, 2020
    MidFirst Business Credit (“MFBC”) announced it has provided $16 million in working capital and term facilities to Principal Manufacturing Corporation (“PMC”). Headquartered in Broadview, Illinois, PMC is a custom manufacturer of fine-blanking and precision stamping parts for OEMs, and Tier 1 and 2 automotive suppliers in the U.S., Mexico, Europe and Asia.
  • 36th Street Increases Credit Facility to $170MM with Wells Fargo Participation
    March 9, 2020
    36th Street Capital announced today that it increased its expandable senior secured revolving credit facility to $170 million in addition to amending terms to a new five-year facility. San Francisco, CA-based Wells Fargo Bank has joined the syndicate with an additional $35 million participation. The credit facility includes four lenders and is led by Capital One Bank, N.A. as agent.
  • North Mill Capital Funds a $5,000,000 Revolving Line of Credit for 203 Trading LLC
    March 9, 2020
    203 Trading LLC is a distributor of refurbished computers and electronics headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut. The funds will be used to repay the previous lender and provide additional working capital to support the company's significant growth.
  • Bridge Bank Extends $10MM Senior Loan to Aura
    March 9, 2020
    This new loan comes during a period of rapid growth for Aura in which the company has provided approximately $750MM in loans to nearly 344,000 borrowers at 1,050 partner locations since 2014. Aura uses technology that goes beyond credit scores to determine borrowers' ability to repay and enables local businesses to administer credit applications.
  • ABLE Equipment Rental, Inc. Secures a $150 Million Asset Based Loan (ABL) with M&T Bank
    March 9, 2020
    ABLE Equipment Rental, Inc. of NY (ABLE) a supplier of Construction Equipment Rentals, Sales, Service and Parts, announced the closing of a $150 million Asset Based Loan with M&T Bank as Lead Arranger and Administrative Agent. The facility is comprised of a $100 million revolving line of credit as well as a $15 million term loan facility.
  • GreatAmerica Financial Services Submits Industrial Bank Application to FDIC
    March 9, 2020
    GreatAmerica Financial Services Corporation announced today that it has submitted an application with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Utah Department of Financial Institutions (UDFI) to establish GreatAmerica Bank, an industrial bank to be located in the Salt Lake City, Utah metropolitan area. The proposed GreatAmerica Bank will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of GreatAmerica, helping it expand its ability to help its customers be more successful.
  • Bear Creek Mining Engages BNP Paribas and Societe Generale to Arrange a US$ 400 Million Senior Secured Credit Facility
    March 9, 2020
    Bear Creek Mining Corporation (TSXV: BCM) (BVL: BCM) ("Bear Creek" or the "Company") announces that it has engaged BNP Paribas and Société Générale as Joint Lead Arrangers (together, the "JLAs") to arrange a US$ 400 million senior secured credit facility (the "Facility"). The Facility, if concluded, will be used to develop the Company's wholly owned and fully permitted, world-class Corani silver-lead-zinc project located in the Puno region of Peru.
  • Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. Announces Refinancing of Revolving Credit Facility
    March 9, 2020
    The bank syndication supporting the new facility is comprised of a diverse group of twelve banks led by Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, BNP Paribas, Capital One, Citizens Bank, HSBC Bank USA, JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., TD Bank, N.A., and Truist Bank, as Joint Lead Arrangers, Joint Book Runners and Co-Syndication Agents, Citibank, N.A as a Joint Lead Arranger and Documentation Agent, CoBank, ACB and People's United Bank, National Association. Bank of America, N.A. is serving as Administrative Agent.
  • Peter Austin Joins Milberg Factors as Senior Vice President
    March 9, 2020
    In this role, Austin will manage portfolio accounts, enhancing client relationships and developing new ones. Additionally, he will take an active role in business development, working with colleagues in the Los Angeles, CA and Winston-Salem, NC offices.
  • Old Hill Partners Provided a $6 Million Financing Facility to a Company Focused on Charged-Off Consumer Debt
    March 5, 2020
    Old Hill has provided a $6 million revolving facility to a company focused on lending to small and medium-sized buyers of portfolios of charged-off consumer debt. The underlying loans are backed by portfolios of charged-off credit card receivables, installment loans, auto deficiencies, student loans, and other, mostly consumer-based, lending products.
  • iClick Interactive Asia Group Enters Into a Credit Facility of More than $30 Million With HSBC Across Working Capital and General Corporate Support
    March 5, 2020
    The Facility, arranged by HSBC's GBA+ Technology Fund, will further strengthen iClick's financial position and the execution of strategic initiatives in China's Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Bay Area ("GBA"). The proceeds from the Facility will be used to further propel iClick's digital marketing business, develop iClick's Enterprise Solutions, and support general corporate purposes.
  • Barclays, Goldman Among Banks Sweating Over European M&A Debt
    March 4, 2020
    Banks including Barclays Bank Plc and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. have almost $9 billion worth of high-risk loans and bonds weighing on their balance sheets and face a nervous wait for the credit markets to reopen before they can sell the debt. Financing has yet to launch for various deals including TDR Capital’s purchase of U.K. pub company EI Group, slated to bring in 1.35 billion pounds ($1.73 billion) to the high-yield bond market, and a 725 million-euro loan to back private equity firm Lone Star Funds’ acquisition of BASF’s construction chemicals unit.
  • BlueLinx Announces Completion of Sale-Leaseback Transaction and Amendment to Term Loan
    March 4, 2020
    BlueLinx Holdings Inc. (NYSE: BXC), a leading distributor of building and industrial products in the United States, today announced that it has completed a sale-leaseback transaction for its distribution facilities in Elkhart, Indiana, for net cash proceeds of $7.5 million.
  • The Joint Corp. Secures $7.5 Million Line of Credit with J.P. Morgan Chase Bank
    March 4, 2020
    The Joint Corp. (JYNT), a national operator, manager and franchisor of chiropractic clinics, closed a senior secured credit facility with J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. for $7.5 million, including a $5.5 million development line of credit (LOC) and a $2.0 million revolving LOC, which has an uncommitted accordion feature for an additional $2.5 million. The company repaid its previous LOC prior to December 31, 2019.
  • Vertiv Announces the Completion of Debt Refinancing Activities
    March 4, 2020
    In addition, Vertiv closed an amendment on its $455 million asset-based lending (ABL) credit facility which, among other changes, extended the maturity to March 2, 2025 and lowered the applicable margin on loans thereunder by 0.25%.
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