U.S. Bank announced that John Freeman was named Head of Sales & Originations for U.S. Bank Asset Based Finance and that the team has been realigned to match the structure it has across the bank for serving corporate and middle market clients

J.F. Lehman & Company ("JFLCO"), a leading middle-market private equity firm focused exclusively on the aerospace, defense, maritime, government and environmental sectors, today announced the successful closing of its latest flagship fund, JFL Equity Investors VI, L.P. and affiliated investments vehicles ("Fund VI").

After more than eight decades calling the garment district home, Rosenthal & Rosenthal is moving its headquarters uptown to 300 Park Avenue in the Spring of 2025, marking an exciting step forward for the third generation of the family-owned commercial finance firm.

Monroe Capital LLC (“Monroe”) announced it acted as sole lead arranger and administrative agent on the funding of a senior credit facility to support the acquisition of You First by The Gersh Agency, Inc. (“Gersh”), a portfolio company of Crestview Partners.

Umpqua Bank, a subsidiary of Columbia Banking System, Inc. (Nasdaq: COLB), today announced the hire of David Navarro as Senior Vice President, Southern Nevada Commercial Banking Market Leader.

Leading global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has appointed Joseph C. Sponholz, Esq. as Managing Director and Leader of the new North American Transport and Logistics Infrastructure Group within its INFRA team in the US.

Notation Labs Inc. announced today the successful completion of a $2 million credit facility to scale up production of its innovative Qwel™ smart home device. This funding provides the company with the financial flexibility and liquidity needed to expand manufacturing capacity and meet increasing customer demand as it prepares for market launch.

Stellus Capital Management, LLC ("Stellus") announced today that its affiliates provided senior debt financing and an equity co-investment in support of SK Capital Partners' ("SK Capital") acquisition of Spectra Confectionary ("Spectra" or the "Company"), one of Canada's largest manufacturers of premium decorative toppings and confectionery products, supplying sprinkles, chocolate vermicelli, non-pareils and sugar shapes to North America's largest food distributors, bakeries, and snack food companies.

Nuveen, the investment manager of TIAA, is expanding its alternative investment platform for the wealth market, launching a collateralized loan obligation (CLO) exchange traded fund (ETF).

Abacus Life, Inc. (“Abacus” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: ABL), a pioneering global alternative asset manager specializing in leveraging longevity data and actuarial technology to offer uncorrelated investment opportunities, announced today that it has successfully closed a $150 million debt financing facility.

Blackstone Credit & Insurance (“Blackstone”) and Jet Support Services, Inc. (“JSSI”) today announced over $1 billion in new financings to support the recapitalization of JSSI, the world’s largest independent provider of hourly cost maintenance programs for business aircraft engines, auxiliary power units, and airframes.

Matrix Applications, LLC ("Matrix") has successfully completed the 2024 System and Organization Control (SOC) 1 and SOC 2 Type 2 audits for its TradeBlazer Collateral Management System and Managed Services.

Next Level Aviation® (NLA), a leader in the global distribution of used serviceable materials (USM) for all Boeing and Airbus commercial aircraft and associated jet engine platforms, has secured a new $50MM revolving credit facility with PNC Bank with the potential to expand this facility over time as NLA grows.

As 2024 comes to a close, we at Lawrence Financial reflect on a year filled with growth, collaboration, and remarkable achievements.

IDB Bank, a New York-based private and commercial bank, announced the appointment of Chris Dowd as its new Senior Vice President and Head of Specialty Finance.

SG Credit Partners, through its SG Software + Technology division, is thrilled to announce its partnership with VisualDX, a healthcare software company providing visual clinical decision support for medical professionals and students to aid in knowledge of a wide variety of conditions (primarily focused on dermatology and now expanding).

Nine members of the House Financial Services Committee, led by Rep. Young Kim (R-CA), have sent a letter to financial regulators emphasizing that the Basel III Endgame proposal must be properly calibrated to account for the risk-mitigating features of asset-based lending (ABL). Addressed to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, FDIC Chair Martin Gruenberg, and Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu, the letter underscores the critical role ABL plays in financing U.S. businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises.

The Asset-Based Lending Division of Renasant Bank is pleased to announce three recent fundings, totaling $63 million. These new Asset-Based Lines of Credit include an $8 million facility for a modular building manufacturer, a $15 million line for a staffing company, and a facility increase from $25 million to $40 million for a provider of capital solutions to lenders. All of these companies are based in the Southeast.

The Asset-Based Lending Division of Renasant Bank is pleased to announce three recent fundings, totaling $63 million. These new Asset-Based Lines of Credit include an $8 million facility for a modular building manufacturer, a $15 million line for a staffing company, and a facility increase from $25 million to $40 million for a provider of capital solutions to lenders. All of these companies are based in the Southeast.

Trinity Capital Inc. (Nasdaq: TRIN) ("Trinity" or the "Company"), a leading provider of diversified financial solutions to growth-oriented companies, today announced an increase to $600 million of total commitments under its credit facility led by KeyBank N.A.