The Commercial Finance division of Pathward®, N.A., today announced a $15 million asset-based revolving line of credit to a transportation parts distributor headquartered in Virginia. The company needed a lender that could provide an increase in liquidity and stability, as they continue to grow.

Briar Capital Real Estate Fund (www.BriarCapital.com) is pleased to announce the closing of a new $10.8MM commercial real estate loan to a 30+ year old industrial tool supplier in Georgia.

Siena Lending Group LLC ("Siena") and Great Rock Capital ("Great Rock") closed a $130MM Senior Credit Facility for SkyWater Technology, a U.S.-based semiconductor manufacturer and a DMEA-accredited Category 1A Trusted Supplier.

Eversheds Sutherland that they have elected 10 individuals to partner and promoted 10 individuals to counsel effective January 1, 2025, including Tax Partners and Counsel.

BHI, the U.S Branch of Bank Hapoalim, B.M. and a full-service commercial bank, has appointed Dana Zeller as Chief Operating Officer. Zeller will report directly to CEO, Gil Karni, and join the BHI Senior Management Team.

NXT Capital announced today that it closed a senior credit facility in support of Broad Sky Partners’ acquisition of Frontline Managed Services. NXT Capital acted as Joint Lead Arranger, Joint Bookrunner, and Administrative Agent on this transaction.

Global consulting firm J.S. Held, proudly celebrating 50 transformative years, reveals the "Lending Climate in America" survey results from Phoenix Management, a part of J.S. Held. The fourth quarter survey results highlight concern regarding the impact of the presidential election and the timing and magnitude of future Federal Reserve interest rate reductions.

tar Mountain Capital, LLC ("Star Mountain"), a specialized investment manager with over $4.0 billion in assets under management (committed capital including debt facilities as of 11/30/2024) focused on generating defensive and premium yield and total returns from the less efficient and resource-intensive market of U.S. private small and medium-sized businesses (the “lower middle-market”), is pleased to announce that C. Shawn Bookin has joined as Senior Advisor.

VSS Capital Partners (“VSS”), a private investment firm investing in the healthcare, education, and business services industries, today announced the completion of a new platform investment in Lumenci, Inc. (“Lumenci” or “the Company”), a full-service intellectual property (“IP”) consulting firm, in association with Century Equity Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm. Financial terms of the private transaction were not disclosed.

Colbeck Capital Management (“Colbeck”), a leading middle-market private credit firm focused on strategic lending, today announced that Gregory Budetti, former Director of Capital Partnerships and Investor Relations at Closed Loop Partners, LLC, has joined Colbeck as Head of Business Development.

Leading global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal announces the appointment of Kyle Lemmon as a Managing Director within its Private Equity Performance Improvement (PEPI) group focused on the firm’s Transformation Services offering.

BlackRock Inc. (NYSE:BLK) today released its annual Private Markets Outlook mapping out how the sector, spanning geographies and asset classes, will evolve in the year ahead. Covering trends in private debt, infrastructure, private equity and real estate, the report helps clients navigate this rapidly growing space.

Summit Broadband, a leading fiber-optics telecommunications provider in Florida, announced the successful closing of an incremental $100 million debt facility and term expansion with Brookfield Asset Management ("Brookfield").

Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta, S.A.B. de C.V. (“Vesta”) (BMV: Vesta; NYSE: VTMX), a leading industrial real estate company in Mexico, announced today that is has closed the previously announced US $545 million Global Syndicated Sustainable Credit Facility (the "Facility") comprised of a US $345 million term loan available through two tranches, for three and five years, with an 18-month availability period and a US $200 million Revolving Credit Facility, substituting the Company’s prior US $200 million in-place un-drawn Revolving Credit Facility.

MONTICELLOAM, LLC (“MonticelloAM”) announced the closing of a $400,000,000 bridge loan for a 29-facility skilled nursing portfolio. A MonticelloAM firm affiliate acted as Agent, with Huntington National Bank as joint lead arranger. The financing comprised over 2,900 beds across Kentucky and Tennessee.

B. Riley Securities, Inc. ("B. Riley"), a leading middle market investment bank, is pleased to have served as sole bookrunner to Roman DBDR Acquisition Corp. II (“Roman” or the “Company”) on its $200 million initial public offering.

The Hedaya Capital Group recently provided a $2.5 million factoring facility to a New Jersey-based high-end golf apparel brand that prioritizes the consumers’ athletic nature but can be worn for many engagements: athletic, personal, and professional.

Amerisource Business Capital is pleased to announce the successful closing and funding of a $3,500,000 working capital facility for an Oklahoma-based industrial coatings company serving diverse industries.

nFusion Capital announced that experienced analyst Ashton Bennett has joined their team as Senior Vice President of Underwriting as of December 2, 2024. She is based in their Phoenix Office. In previous posts she has demonstrated steadfast leadership and a commitment to client satisfaction.

Cervano focuses on investments in the lower middle market across business services, industrials, technology, and consumer sectors.