Gordon Brothers, the global advisory, restructuring and investment firm and majority owner of Nicole Miller, has partnered with Zaralo LLC to expand the global, eponymous fashion and lifestyle brand.

Lenders Funding, LLC, a Great Elm Capital Corp. specialty finance company, (“we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company” or “LF”) announced today that Chief Operating Officer and Chief Credit Officer, Harvey Friedman, will be retiring after leading its credit operations and overall administration for 18 years. In retirement, Mr. Friedman will assume the role of Vice Chairman Emeritus. Mr. Friedman has served the factoring and asset-based lending industry for over 45 years. Prior to joining LF, Mr. Friedman was the Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer at Gibraltar Corporation of America (“GCA”), a wholly owned subsidiary of United Jersey Bank where, for 32 years he managed a $900 million secured loan portfolio.

Today, Huntington National Bank celebrates the grand opening of Detroit's Huntington Tower, located at 2025 Woodward Avenue. The new tower is located in the heart of The District Detroit, a world-class, mixed-use sports and entertainment district emerging in the city. The Detroit Huntington Tower is the headquarters for Huntington's Commercial Bank and is the newest office building development in the area in more than 30 years.

Wheels Donlen, a premier fleet financing company backed by Apollo (NYSE:APO), announced the launch of a new equipment finance business that will be focused on providing dynamic funding solutions to the mid-market, large corporate, and financial sponsor segments.

Matrix Applications, LLC ("Matrix") is pleased to announce that Loop Capital Markets, LLC ("Loop Capital") has selected Matrix as a key strategic partner and provider for a variety of technology and outsourcing services. Loop Capital is leveraging this partnership to support the growth of its U.S broker dealer business.

Nexus Renewables Inc. ("Nexus"), a North American renewable developer having more than 1 GW of solar and energy storage projects under development, has closed a $5 million USD asset-backed credit facility with Scale Microgrid Solutions ("Scale"), a Warburg Pincus portfolio company.

J D Factors announced it provided the following factoring facilities: $500,000 to a transportation company in Georgia; $200,000 to a transportation company in Ohio; $100,000 to a transportation company in Alberta; $200,000 to a transportation company in Massachusetts.

An October 4 online auction by Tiger Group is an opportunity to acquire professional audio-visual gear from the existing rental inventories of PRG locations in California and Florida. All told, the sale includes more than 700 lots of digital and film cameras, lenses, projectors, screens and monitors by brands such as Arri, Barco, Canon, Cooke, Christie, Fuji, Red, Sony and Zeiss, to name a few.

Georgia Banking Company ("GBC") has teamed up with Innovation Refunds ("IR"), an industry leader specializing in the federal Employee Retention Credit (ERC) and payroll tax refunds, to help businesses claim up to $26,000 per employee kept on payroll during COVID-19.

Hilco Streambank is seeking offers to acquire or license the intellectual property portfolio and related assets of Heatworks Technologies, Inc., including a robust, worldwide patent portfolio, trademarks, CAD and other design files, product prototypes, test data, proprietary software, and more. Finished inventory embodying the commercialized technology may also be available.

Siena Healthcare Finance is pleased to announce the addition of Linda Kasian as VP, Underwriting. In her new role, Linda will be responsible for underwriting new healthcare transactions and working with the business development team in reviewing new opportunities.

Keystone Equipment Finance Corp. (Keystone), an independent equipment finance company, has launched its new website at existing domain www.keystoneefc.com. In addition to a complete design makeover, enhanced imagery and new sitemap, the website also has a toggle so viewers can read the content in Spanish.

Agora Data, Inc., the FinTech company transforming automotive financing by providing U.S. independent auto dealers and finance companies precision loan performance analytics and access to ample, affordable capital, closed a $100 million revolving credit facility with Credit Suisse Group AG.

ENGS was able to quickly step in and provide a $1,250,000 accounts receivable factoring facility to meet the needs of the growing company. As the company continues to expand across the Pacific Northwest and beyond, they will also have the ability to bundle ENGS’ equipment financing into their working capital facility which will allow them to expand production and further facilitate growth.

NutraNomics, Inc. (OTC PINK:NNRX), an emerging leader in organic plant-based nutritional science and innovation, and The Plant (www.theplantlabs.com), a NutraNomics company, is pleased to report that it successfully retired a portion of its debt, and secured an ongoing line of credit to support its growing operational needs and increasing production resource requirements.

Forbright, Inc. and Forbright Bank today announced three new executives who will oversee the finance and communications departments as the Bank continues to accelerate the transition to a sustainable and clean energy economy. Aaron Juda, currently Chief Strategy Officer of Forbright Bank, has been promoted to the role of Chief Financial Officer of Forbright, Inc. Pat Rusnak joins Forbright Bank as Chief Financial Officer. And Ben Wakana joins Forbright Bank as Director of Communications.

EisnerAmper was named the “Best Auditor — Middle Market” at the HFM U.S. Services Awards 2022, which were held on September 13 in New York City. The prestigious HFM U.S. Services Awards recognize hedge fund service providers that have demonstrated exceptional client service, performance and innovation over the past 12 months.

TA Associates, a global growth private equity firm, has closed its TA Debt Fund V with over $1.1 billion in commitments, exceeding its target of $600 million. The fund will invest in the credits of both new and existing TA portfolio companies, and more broadly, an opportunity set to include senior secured debt while continuing to invest in traditional TA subordinated debt investments. TA Debt Fund V will also give the option to invest across multiple credits within the same company.

Trinity Capital Inc. ( Nasdaq: TRIN) ("Trinity" or the "Company"), a leading provider of diversified financial solutions to growth stage companies, today announced the appointment of Lauren Cosentino as Managing Director, Life Sciences in the Research Triangle Park region of North Carolina.

A new survey from Grant Thornton LLP, one of America’s largest audit, tax and advisory firms, reveals a sharp and continual decline in optimism for chief financial officers (CFOs) across the country. Many of the same factors contributing to pessimism in the first quarter of 2022 are still bothering CFOs — but now, finance leaders are even more worried. In fact, 72% of the 249 CFOs surveyed expect hikes in interest rates will lead to a recession.