Utz Brands, Inc. (NYSE: UTZ) (“Utz” or the "Company"), a leading U.S. manufacturer of branded salty snacks, announced today that the Company’s subsidiaries Utz Quality Foods, LLC (“UQF”), Kennedy Endeavors, LLC (“Kennedy”) and Condor Snack Foods, LLC (together with UQF and Kennedy, the “Borrowers”) have entered into a new real estate senior secured term loan in the original aggregate principal amount of $88.14 million (the “Real Estate Term Loan”) with City National Bank, as administrative agent (“CNB”) and each lender from time to time party thereto (the “Lenders”).

Veteran private equity fund manager Richard Waryn has joined forces with transportation and logistics entrepreneur Todd Harman and M&A specialist Michael Seeley to form Ridgefield Partners LLC, a top-tier mergers & acquisitions and strategic advisory firm serving the middle-market.

Aequum Capital is pleased to announce it recently closed a $6,000,000 credit facility to a Midwest based industry-leading designer, marketer, and distributor of home goods and sleep environment products. These are sold through multiple national retailers and a vast network of e-commerce channels.

TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank®, today announced that Steve Boyle has been named Chief Operating Officer, a newly created position reporting to Leo Salom, President and CEO. Boyle will be responsible for scaling the bank’s operations to support its growth priorities, continuing the transformation of its data and analytics function, and ensuring the successful integration of First Horizon – following regulatory approval of TD's definitive agreement to acquire the bank announced earlier this year.

Neon has closed a deal on a revolving credit facility with Comerica Bank, the distributor announced Tuesday. The deal is intended to help the “Moonage Daydream” aggressively expand its production slate and build on its core film business. This deal with Comerica is also an expansion of a previous revolving credit facility that Neon set with MUFG Union Bank in 2020. There was also a report from this summer that Neon would be exploring a sale after its rival A24 recently sold a minority stake for $225 million.

Wings Capital Partners LLC (“Wings”) announced the closing of an unsecured corporate revolving credit facility provided by City National Bank. In addition, Wings recently completed the refinancing of four aircraft in a $76m secured loan facility. The term facility was due to mature early next year and Wings proactively refinanced the vehicle using its existing warehouse loan facility.

CIT Commercial Services, a subsidiary of First Citizens Bank, today announced that it has completed a $50 million factoring facility with a West Coast consumer technology firm. CIT worked closely with the client to create a unique factoring arrangement to provide the technology designer and producer with additional flexibility in meeting its working capital needs.

InterNex Capital provided a $600,000 revolving line of credit to a historic, brand-name cookie baker in the Rocky Mountain region. As the 40-year-old manufacturer’s sales began to normalize post-pandemic, the company experienced stretched liquidity due to a recent manufacturing expansion.

NextPlay Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXTP), a digital native ecosystem for finance, digital advertisers, and video gamers, announced today that NextBank International, Inc. (“NextBank”), the international banking unit of NextPlay’s fintech division, has signed a Loan and Security Agreement with Savi Capital Partners, a Delaware Limited Liability Company, for a $200,000,000 revolving line of credit facility with maturity set for May 31, 2027.

Bird Global, Inc. (“Bird” or the “Company”) (NYSE:BRDS), a leader in eco-friendly electric transportation, today announced that its subsidiary, Bird Rides, Inc., has amended its existing $150 million vehicle financing credit facility with MidCap Financial Investment Corporation and MidCap Financial Trust (each managed or advised by Apollo Capital Management, L.P. or its affiliates, collectively "Apollo").

Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: HRZN) ("Horizon"), a leading specialty finance company that provides capital in the form of secured loans to venture capital backed companies in the technology, life science, healthcare information and services, and sustainability industries, announced today it has provided $30 million to Kodiak Robotics, Inc. ("Kodiak") in the form of a growth capital credit facility.

SLR Healthcare ABL is pleased to announce that it provided a $5 million asset-based revolving line of credit in October 2022 to a skilled nursing operator.

Circulus Holdings, a producer of post-consumer resin (PCR) from recycled low-density polyethylene (LDPE), and Apollo announced a $300 million innovative structured solution secured loan to support the company’s ongoing development of recycling infrastructure.

VSE Corporation (NASDAQ: VSEC, "VSE", or the "Company"), a leading provider of aftermarket distribution and maintenance, repair and overhaul ("MRO") services for land, sea and air transportation assets for government and commercial markets, today announced that it has successfully amended, extended and upsized the Company’s existing credit facility with its lending syndicate.

First Citizens Bank today announced the expansion of its Middle Market Banking unit to support the financial needs and goals of midsize businesses across Southern California and the Southwest region. The expansion follows the official launch of First Citizens Middle Market Banking in the Southeastern U.S. in September and the First Citizens Bank merger in January with CIT Group, a leading commercial lender with long experience in serving the middle market.

Wintrust Business Credit (WBC), the asset-based lending (ABL) unit of Wintrust Commercial Banking, today announced the hiring of Andy Hall as National Portfolio Manager as part of its nationwide expansion effort. Working alongside National Sales Manager Jason LeuVoy, Hall will be responsible for building a full-scale credit team to pre-screen, underwrite, document and monitor deals as WBC expands its asset-based lending services from a regional provider to a national platform.

Insignia Capital Group, LP (“Insignia”) has successfully completed the refinancing of its portfolio company Tillamook Country Smoker, Inc. (“Tillamook” or the “Company”), a leading provider of hardwood-smoked meat snacks. The Company secured $75 million of total committed capital for the purposes of refinancing existing debt, funding working capital growth, and funding a dividend to Insignia. FocalPoint, a division of B. Riley Securities, Inc. ("FocalPoint"), served as exclusive financial advisor to the Company and arranged the financing.

Gridiron Capital, LLC (“Gridiron Capital”), an investment firm focused on partnering with founders, entrepreneurs, and management teams, is pleased to welcome Ryan Gardner back to the firm as a Senior Associate. In addition, Gridiron adds to its team Eric Albright and Virginia “Jinx” Charman.

Park Cities Asset Management, LLC (“Park Cities”), an alternative investment firm focused on providing flexible debt solutions, announced today that it has provided $30 million of debt capital commitments to Applied Data Finance (“ADF”). Through its Personify Financial platform, ADF offers underestimated Americans an affordable, responsible alternative for unsecured personal installment loans.

Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI), the global investment bank, announced today that Keith Skirbe has joined the firm’s global Technology Group as a Managing Director covering the cybersecurity sector. He is based in San Francisco.