Mountain Ridge Capital ("MRC") is pleased to announce the closing of a $25 million senior secured credit facility to S&W Seed Company - a global multi-crop, middle-market agricultural company.

First Citizens Bank today announced that its Healthcare Finance business has refinanced The Bristal at Wayne, a 158-bed senior housing facility in Wayne, N.J.

MONTICELLOAM, LLC (“MonticelloAM”), a specialized multifamily and seniors housing bridge lending platform, announced the closing of $39,000,000 in total bridge and working capital financing for two New Jersey skilled nursing facilities.

Moritt Hock & Hamroff announced today that Linda S. Plotnicki has joined the firm as a Partner, lending her skills and expertise to its growing Condominium & Cooperative Services and Real Estate Practice Groups, working out of the firm’s New York City office.

LSQ, a leading provider of working capital and payments management solutions, recently originated a $2 million accounts receivable credit facility for a Georgia-based, staffing firm serving lodging and hospitality industry.

Essex Capital Group, Inc. (“Essex”) is pleased to announce the successful closing of a $22,000,000 debt facility for a gaming company (the “Company”). The financing package includes an Initial Term Loan to refinance existing debt and a Delayed Draw Term Loan to support the Company’s ongoing growth initiatives, including an active acquisition strategy.

Alpaca Real Estate (“ARE”), an alternative investment management firm, announced today the closing of a $50 million credit facility with Stifel Bank. This financing marks another key milestone in the firm’s growth, reflecting both the significant progress made in advancing its opportunistic investment strategy and the growing confidence that leading institutions have in its ability to deliver strong results.

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 investment in phData, Inc. (“phData”) by Gryphon Investors.

Haynes Boone is delighted to welcome Mergers and Acquisitions Partner Zachary Jacobs to the firm’s New York office. Jacobs is the latest addition to the firm’s nationally awarded Business Transactions Department, which earned the honor of Best Corporate Practice (Specialty – Midmarket) at The American Lawyer’s 2024 Industry Awards late last year.

Thoma Bravo, a leading software investment firm, today announced the completion of fundraising in connection with its Thoma Bravo Credit Fund III at $3.6 billion in total available capital, including anticipated leverage. This represents the firm's largest credit pool of capital to date and underscores the continued leadership and success of the Thoma Bravo Credit platform

Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CFG) today announced that it has further expanded its wealth management reach and capabilities in southern Florida, setting the stage for further growth in that key market.

Raymond Chun to become Group President and CEO on February 1, 2025; Board adopts new term limits; five directors to retire at 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders; Four new directors to stand for election at 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders; New chairs appointed for four of five Board committees

Portage Point Partners, LLC (Portage Point), a blue chip advisory, consulting, interim management and financial services firm focused on the middle market, welcomes Peter Mangan to the Investment Banking team where he is a Managing Director based in the New York office. Peter has more than 15 years of investment banking experience in the consumer, food and retail (Consumer) sectors specializing in food, beverage, retail, e-commerce and consumer products.

Trinity Capital Inc. (NASDAQ: TRIN) ("Trinity Capital"), a leading alternative asset manager, today announced the commitment of $30 million in growth capital to Silk Technologies ("Silk"), a leader in software-defined cloud storage.

Encina Private Credit, LLC (“EPC”) is pleased to announce that it has served as the Administrative and Collateral agent on a senior secured credit facility supporting Kingswood Capital Management’s acquisition of Branding Iron Holdings (“Branding Iron”).

Ciena Corporation (NYSE:CIEN), a networking systems and software services provider with a market capitalization of $12.58 billion, has refinanced its existing senior secured term loan with a new $1.16 billion loan, according to a recent SEC filing. The new loan, secured on Thursday, January 17, 2025, will mature on October 24, 2030, aligning with the maturity of the previous loan.

Dawsongroup (the ”Group”), a leading independent asset leasing business which provides a diverse range of business-critical solutions, and KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announce that KKR has entered into a binding agreement with the shareholders of Dawsongroup to acquire the Group.

Diamond Comic Distributors (“Diamond” or “the Company”), today announced that the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland (“the Court”) has approved Diamond’s $41 million debtor-in-possession (“DIP”) financing agreement with JP Morgan Chase.

Benefit Street Partners L.L.C. (“BSP” or the “Company”) today announced the closing of a $120 million senior loan and a $15 million mezzanine loan, together aggregating a $135 million loan package, facilitating the refinancing of the Empire Hotel.

Republic Business Credit worked through the winter holiday season to fund a $750,000 factoring facility for a Northeast business consulting agency, which specializes in helping technology companies optimize revenue and operational efficiency.