Blackstone Inc.’s main private credit fund stormed the investment-grade bond market to raise a combined $1.5 billion in a single day, adding to the rush of direct lenders trying to lock in cheaper financing costs.

Global consulting firm J.S. Held, proudly celebrating 50 transformative years, acquires substantially all of the assets of Luttrell Wegis, a highly specialized forensic accounting and business valuation firm serving clients throughout California and surrounding states.

S&P Global Market Intelligence has released an analysis examining the key strategic trends and opportunities that are expected to drive the M&A narrative through 2025. The newly published report, M&A Outlook: Bright spots, shadows on dealmaking horizon, is part of S&P Global Market Intelligence's Big Picture 2025 Outlook Report Series.

nFusion Capital announced it provided $2.5 million asset-based line of credit Kitu Life, Inc. Kitu Life, Inc., also known as Super Coffee, was founded in 2016 by three brothers in their dorm room, inspired to create a healthy coffee drink with real ingredients and no sugar or artificial additives.

PlainsCapital Bank is pleased to announce that Jorge Vernaza has joined its Houston lending team as Senior Vice President, Senior Commercial Loan Officer. He will be based at the Bank’s Richmond Avenue location at 2925 Richmond Avenue, Suite 100

Gateway Trade Funding, a PO and Stretch Financing company, is pleased to announce that we have recently completed the following stretch finance transactions a $300,000 facility to a US oil and gas equipment company selling to US corporations and $750,000 facility to a US supplier of laboratory solutions selling to US corporations.

Gateway Trade Funding, a PO and Stretch Financing company, is pleased to announce that we have recently completed the following stretch finance transactions a $300,000 facility to a US oil and gas equipment company selling to US corporations and $750,000 facility to a US supplier of laboratory solutions selling to US corporations.

Gateway Trade Funding, a PO and Stretch Financing company, is pleased to announce that we have recently completed the following stretch finance transactions: a $300,000 facility to a US oil and gas equipment company selling to US corporations and $750,000 facility to a US supplier of laboratory solutions selling to US corporations.

Rosenthal & Rosenthal, Inc., the leading private commercial finance firm in the United States, today announced the completion of an asset-based lending transaction and a factoring transaction totaling $5 million.

Federal regulators have announced a pause on major regulatory actions, including the Basel III Endgame proposal, until President-elect Trump takes office in 2025. During a House Financial Services Committee hearing on November 20, Federal Reserve Vice Chair Michael Barr confirmed that the central bank will not proceed with Basel III Endgame, the long-term debt proposal, or bank liquidity rules during the remainder of the current administration.

eCapital Corp. (“eCapital”), a leading tech-enabled finance provider specializing in tailored solutions for businesses across North America and the United Kingdom, has secured a $45 million asset-based lending (ABL) facility for a privately held energy services company based in Texas.

CohnReznick LLP, one of the leading advisory, assurance, and tax firms in the United States, has, for a third consecutive year, earned certification as a Great Place to Work® (GPTW). This resulted in CohnReznick also being ranked among Fortune’s Best Workplaces in Consulting & Professional Services and Best Workplaces for Women for 2024.

Gordon Brothers, the global asset experts, is offering for sale by private treaty two commercial vessels, the A.M.S. Swissco and A.M.S. 1806, presenting a unique opportunity for buyers seeking versatile, robust assets suitable for a range of maritime applications.

First Foundation Inc. (NYSE: FFWM) (the "Company"), a financial services company with two wholly owned operating subsidiaries, First Foundation Advisors and First Foundation Bank, today announced the appointment of Thomas C. Shafer as its Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Shafer’s appointment follows the retirement of Scott F. Kavanaugh, who has served the Company as Chief Executive Officer since 2009 and as a member of the Board of Directors since 2007.

The addition of four highly accomplished partners, who have advised clients at the center of the most complex and consequential restructuring matters in the United States, will further strengthen and expand Latham’s market-leading restructuring practice.

-H-Food Holdings LLC and certain of its affiliates (“Hearthside” or the “Company”), a leading food contract manufacturer, today announced that it has entered into a global Restructuring Support Agreement (“RSA”) with its key stakeholders that will right size the balance sheet, infuse the business with significant equity capital, and position the Company for significant long-term growth.