Global law firm Hogan Lovells announced today that Alberto de la Parra has joined as a Corporate & Finance partner in our Mexican offices and based in Mexico City. He comes to us from Jones Day and will be a part of the Infrastructure, Energy, Resources & Projects (IERP) practice area.

Republic Business Credit, a national commercial finance company offering working capital solutions, provided a $1 million factoring facility to a growing, innovative ice cream manufacturer based on the West Coast. The financing will support the expansion of its production capacity to meet the rising demand for its products.

JPalmer Collective (JPC), the asset-based lending firm dedicated to supporting high-growth, women-owned and -led, and natural products companies, today announced the closing of a $1,250,000 line of credit to Alec’s Ice Cream, the first and only A2 regenerative organic ice cream brand.

MONTICELLOAM, LLC (“MONTICELLOAM”), a specialized seniors housing and multifamily bridge lending platform, announced the firm, along with firm affiliates, funded $48,100,000 in combine bridge and working capital financing for a three-facility skilled nursing portfolio in North Carolina.

Great American Holdings, LLC ("GA Group"), an industry-leading provider of valuation, field exam, liquidation, and real estate services, and majority-owned by funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. ("Oaktree"), today announced the acquisition of CBC Group, LLC, ("CBC") a field examination company serving the asset-based lending examination outsourcing needs of middle-market commercial lenders since 2002

NXT Capital announced today that it closed a senior credit facility in support of Incline Equity Partners’ acquisition of Advanced Solutions International. NXT Capital acted as Sole Lead Arranger, Sole Bookrunner, and Administrative Agent on this transaction.

BHI, the U.S operation of Bank Hapoalim, B.M. and a full-service commercial bank, today announced the appointment of William C. Komaroff as General Counsel. Mr. Komaroff will report directly to Gil Karni, Chief Executive Officer, and join the BHI Executive Team.

Dynapac North America LLC and First Citizens Bank Equipment Finance today announced a new vendor finance agreement that will provide Dynapac customers with leasing and lending solutions to secure new road construction equipment.

Citizens Capital Markets & Advisory announced today that it served as the exclusive financial advisor to Seneca Group on its merger with Cumming Group, the largest pure-play project management and cost consultancy in North America.

Knight Therapeutics Inc. (TSX: GUD) ("Knight" or “the Company”), a pan-American (ex-US) specialty pharmaceutical company, announced today that it has closed the syndication of its US$100 million secured revolving credit facility (“the Credit Facility”).

Willis Lease Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: WLFC) (“WLFC” or the “Company”), the leading lessor of commercial aircraft engines and a global provider of aviation services, today announced that on October 31, 2025, Willis Mitsui & Co. Engine Support Limited (“WMES”), the Company’s long-standing joint venture with Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (“Mitsui”), entered into a new $750.0 million, five-year, revolving credit facility (“Credit Agreement”).

First Bancorp (NASDAQ: FBNC), the parent company of First Bank ("the Bank"), announced today that G. Adam Currie, Chief Executive Officer of First Bank, has been appointed to the Boards of Directors of both First Bank and First Bancorp, effective immediately.

Climate First Bancorp, the holding company for Climate First Bank and OneEthos, today announced it had completed a $30 million private placement offering of Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes. Climate First Bancorp will use the net proceeds from the offering to continue the company's rapid national growth, especially in its residential solar financing business.

Associated Bank has hired Mike Lebens as its new Twin Cities market president, serving the Minneapolis-St. Paul region. Lebens will replace Paul Schmidt in that role. Schmidt will retire at the end of 2025.

Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI), the global investment bank, announced today that Sherman Guillema has joined the firm’s Financial Sponsors Group as a Managing Director. Mr. Guillema is based in Dallas and will further strengthen the firm’s coverage efforts for financial sponsors across the Southern United States.

Blue Owl Capital Co-Chief Executive Marc Lipschultz sought to reassure investors that recent bankruptcies tied to borrowings are idiosyncratic and stem from suspected fraud that hasn’t affected his credit-focused operation.

Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (Nasdaq: HBAN) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Cadence Bank, a $53 billion regional bank headquartered in Houston, Texas and Tupelo, Mississippi.

For more than two decades, Dykema’s Annual M&A Outlook Survey has tracked the pulse of U.S. dealmaking. The firm’s 2025 survey, with responses from 216 executives, bankers, private equity leaders, and advisors, reveals cautious optimism as dealmakers prepare to navigate economic uncertainty, tariffs, and valuation gaps.

​A leading, full-service firm, focused on fabrication and electrical services for the energy infrastructure and power generation industrial sectors, needed a flexible revolving line of credit to finance their large-scale projects, particularly within the midstream oil & gas and power generation segments.

Jones Day represented Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., a leading North America-based steel producer with a focus on value-added sheet products, particularly for the automotive industry, in connection with an underwritten public offering of 75,000,000 of its common shares, resulting in net proceeds of $951 million.