Dwight Funding, the leading working capital provider for growth-stage consumer product and eCommerce brands, is pleased to announce several new portfolio companies across various categories in CPG.

The Federal Reserve will almost certainly hold US interest rates steady at the current 23-year high on Wednesday and investors need to review their portfolios amid a divergence in global monetary policy.

The European Union is set to delay key parts of global bank capital rules by a year, so that the bloc’s lenders will not be disadvantaged by continued wrangling over the standards in the US, according to people familiar with the matter.

Pritzker Private Capital (“PPC”), a leader in family direct investing, today announced that Anna Edgcomb has rejoined the firm as Vice President – Manufactured Products and Alyson Brown has joined the firm as Vice President – Services. Ms. Edgcomb and Ms. Brown will help source and execute investments, supporting PPC’s strategy to deploy capital across family-owned and founder-led businesses in the manufactured products and services sectors.

Tax Guard, a Cogency Global Company and the first provider of real-time IRS tax data services, is announcing it has entered a partnership with San Diego-based Ventures Lending Technologies, a premier end-to-end lending software for banks and mission-based lenders.

Coach USA (the "company"), a leading provider of passenger transportation and mobility services, today announced that it commenced voluntary Chapter 11 proceedings in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware to facilitate sale processes to preserve jobs, ensure continued service and maximize the value of its businesses.

PNC Bank, National Association ("PNC"), today announced the closing of a $500+ million senior secured credit facility for Seismic, a global leader in sales enablement software. PNC served as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent for the credit facility and PNC Capital Markets LLC ("PNCCM") served as Lead Left Arranger.

eCapital Corp. (“eCapital”), a leading tech-enabled finance provider specializing in tailored solutions for businesses across North America and the United Kingdom, has funded a $15 million factoring facility for a world-leading technology firm in the transportation industry.

Wintrust Business Credit (WBC) is happy to announce a line increase to $11,000,000 for their existing client. This line increase was used by the client to support the acquisition of a Minnesota-based distributer of premium fresh seafood. WBC’s existing client is a distributor of both fresh and frozen seafood to local grocery stores, while the acquisition target works primarily with restaurants.

Rosenthal & Rosenthal, Inc., the leading factoring, asset based lending, purchase order financing and inventory financing firm in the United States, today announced the completion of a $2 million recourse factoring deal for a disabled veteran-owned business focused on providing staffing to local and state agencies.

First Citizens Bank today announced that its Asset-Based Lending business will provide up to $400 million in combined financing to facilitate the investments of WhiteHawk Fund IV and WhiteHawk Evergreen Fund.

Pipe, the modern capital platform for fast, frictionless, dilution-free funding, today announced the close of a $100 million credit facility from Victory Park Capital (“VPC”), a global alternative investment firm specializing in private credit. The facility, which has the potential to upsize up to $200 million in the future, will support Pipe’s Capital-as-a-Service solution, enabling access to capital for millions of small and medium-sized businesses (“SMBs”) historically lacking traditional financing options.

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (NYSE: BNED) (“BNED” or the “Company”), a leading solutions provider for the education industry, today announced that it has successfully closed its milestone equity and refinancing transactions (the “Transactions”) with Immersion Corporation (NASDAQ: IMMR) (“Immersion”) and certain of the Company’s existing stockholders and strategic partners.

SouthState Bank has announced the addition of seven new commercial and private bankers in its growing Georgia market.

Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (“NGS” or the “Company”), a premier provider of natural gas compression equipment to the energy industry, announced today the closing of an expansion of its existing credit facility (the “Facility”) led by Texas Capital Bank.

Nevada Copper Corp. (TSX: NCU) (OTC: NEVDF) (FSE: ZYTA) and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Nevada Copper” or the “Company”) today announced that they have filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the Bankruptcy Court of the District of Nevada.

Monroe Capital LLC (“Monroe”) announced it acted as lead arranger and administrative agent on the funding of a senior credit facility to support the growth of Signal 88, LLC (“Signal Security”).

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery welcomes Ellen Snare as a partner in the Transactions Practice Group in New York. Ellen represents some of the largest private equity portfolio companies, corporate borrowers, traditional lenders and private credit funds in various financings and restructurings. She joins from King & Spalding.

Unum Group (NYSE: UNM) announced today that it has completed an offering of $400 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due in 2054 with an annual coupon rate of 6.00 percent. Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., PNC Capital Markets LLC and Truist Securities, Inc. were joint active book-running managers.

WesBanco, Inc. (Nasdaq: WSBC), a diversified, multi-state bank holding company, announces that its affiliate, WesBanco Bank, has named Patrick O'Malley to the role of Charleston/Huntington/Southeast Ohio (CHS) Market President and Senior Commercial Banker.