First Citizens Bank today announced that its Healthcare Finance business provided $24 million to finance the acquisition of a post-acute medical rehabilitation hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Star 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 6/30/2024) focused on generating defensive and premium yield and total returns from the less efficient and resources-intensive market of U.S. private small and medium-sized businesses (the “lower middle-market”), is pleased to announce that James Camarda has joined as a Managing Director in Star Mountain’s Tampa, Florida office.

TruckSmarter, a digital platform designed to assist owner-operators and trucking companies in optimizing their operations, today announced the close of a $50 million debt facility, with the option to scale to $100 million, led by CoVenture. The funding will allow TruckSmarter to continue to scale its suite of financial services to further empower truck drivers to build, manage, and grow their businesses.

Summit Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE: SMLP) ("Summit," "SMLP" or the "Partnership") announced today that Summit Midstream Holdings, LLC, which is a subsidiary of the Partnership, priced an upsized offering (the "Offering") of $575 million in aggregate principal amount of new 8.625% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2029 (the "New Notes").

NineDot Energy®, the leading developer of community-scale battery storage projects in the New York City metro area, today announced the closing of an additional $25 million revolving credit facility provided by NY Green Bank (NYGB), a division of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA).

Stonebriar Commercial Finance (“Stonebriar”) today announced the closing of a $200 million lease financing to a global data center operator. The lease is supported by assets consisting of new, high-performance servers, data storage systems, and other networking equipment located at Lessee’s five primary US data centers.

QuickFi® is a finalist in the New York based 2024 Finovate Awards for Best Embedded Finance Solution. Other finalists include TD Bank, Mastercard, Brex, and Clair. QuickFi is honored to be recognized among these outstanding finalist companies.

SSG Capital Advisors, LLC (“SSG”) served as the investment banker to Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Eiger” or the “Company”) in the sale of Avexitide and its related clinical assets to Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The sale was effectuated through a Chapter 11 Section 363 process in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas (Dallas Division). The transaction closed in July 2024.

Founded in 1978, the client is a Texas-based mechanical contracting firm that offers equipment and services to bulk liquid storage terminals and the pipeline industry.

Womble Bond Dickinson announced today that David Contreiras Tyler has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Finance, Bankruptcy, and Restructuring practice. Tyler has extensive experience advising issuers, project sponsors, underwriters, initial purchasers, placement agents, and investors on public and private offerings of debt and equity securities, with a focus on capital markets and securitization transactions originating in Latin America.

SLR Healthcare ABL has provided a $7.5MM asset-based revolving credit facility to a chronic care physician services and technology company. The company offers around-the-clock medical coverage (primary care physicians, internal medicine doctors, nurse practitioners, and licensed clinical social workers, etc.) for its contracted skilled nursing facility clients.

SLR Capital Partners, LLC (“SLR”), a private credit platform specializing in direct lending to U.S. middle market companies, today announced that Scottie Bevill has joined the firm as a Senior Advisor.

Huntington Business Credit closed $99,000,000 in new credit facilities with Lumbermen’s Inc. on June 25, 2024. Proceeds of the facility were used to refinance existing debt and provide ongoing working capital financing.

Global consulting firm AlixPartners today announced the findings of its 19th Annual Turnaround and Transformation Survey, which reveal that the world’s leading turnaround executives continue to see the high cost of borrowing as a major factor driving company distress and restructuring activity.

First Citizens Bank today announced that CIT Northbridge Credit, as advised by First Citizens Institutional Asset Management LLC, provided a $40 million revolving credit facility to B&W Fiber Glass Inc., a distributor of fiber glass and manufacturer of technical textile fiberglass and reinforcement materials.

Blue Owl Capital Inc. ("Blue Owl") (NYSE: OWL), a leading alternative asset manager, announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the business of alternative credit manager Atalaya Capital Management LP ("Atalaya") for $450 million.

As a home décor and fragrance company entered its peak season, it needed extra working capital to pay suppliers for the anticipated increase in demand. However, they struggled to find a financing option that could meet the intercreditor requirements of their asset-based lender.

Founded in 1978, Flatbay Capital's client is a Texas-based mechanical contracting firm that offers equipment and services to bulk liquid storage terminals and the pipeline industry.

Gordon Brothers, the global asset experts, has expanded the firm’s leasing and lending teams. As part of this expansion, Elijah Kaplan, Managing Director, Lending, and Steve Sanders, Managing Director, Equipment Finance, Eastern Region, have recently joined Gordon Brothers to continue to support the firm’s growth.

Texas-based Lone Star Pipe Services, LLC, is a family-owned and operated business specializing in industrial coatings. They offer a wide range of services, including a range of coatings, pipe restoration, repairs and storage. A start-up company, the principal had worked for a pipe coating company that was a previous nFusion Capital client.