Nucleus Commercial Finance, the fintech revolutionising how UK SMEs access finance, has expanded its growth and acquisitions team with the appointment of Nigel Hibbert as Sales Director. Nigel has over 20 years’ experience within the financial and professional services industry, focusing on both Asset Based Lending (ABL) and Invoice Finance.

North Avenue Capital was proud to partner with Mega Highwall and the USDA to secure the capital required to keep one of Ashland’s star enterprises at the industry’s cutting edge.

Assembled Brands announced it has provided a new $3.5 million facility with Mason Dixie Foods. Ayeshah Abuelhiga founded the company in 2014 on a mission to change Southern comfort food for the better. Mason Dixie Foods offers a variety of high-quality homestyle classics like biscuits and breakfast sandwiches, all made with ingredients that can be bought at the store and without unnecessary chemicals.

GemCap provided a $4.0 million facility consisting of a working capital revolver, an equipment term loan, and a mortgage for a munitions manufacturer which wholesales and retails its inventory. “This is a high-growth, high-demand industry and we’re happy to assist our client’s growth,” says Richard Ellis, Co-President. “GemCap continues to focus on assisting small and mid-sized businesses across a diverse range of industries”

Headquartered in New York City and founded in 1982, Kenneth Cole Productions is known worldwide for its fashion products spanning the footwear, handbag, apparel and fragrance categories. This new financing – arranged by CIT with participation from WhiteHawk Capital Partners – will be used by the company to refinance existing debt and support future growth opportunities.

Viridian Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRDN), a biotechnology company advancing new treatments for patients suffering from serious diseases underserved by current therapies, today announced that the Company has entered into a debt financing agreement with Hercules Capital, Inc. (NYSE: HTGC) for up to $75 million.

Stride Funding, Inc. (Stride) announced its partnership with Encina Lender Finance (ELF) and other top-tier credit funds to increase financial support for students pursuing high-impact bootcamp and certificate programs across the US. The $105 million senior credit facility will enable Stride to fund thousands more students pursuing alternative education in high-growth technology and trade fields.

Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CFG) (“Citizens") and Investors Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISBC) (“Investors”) today announce that the expected close date of the previously announced merger between the two companies is April 6, 2022, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the remaining customary closing conditions set forth in the merger agreement.

J.P. Morgan Asset Management today announced that it has hired Ash Williams, former Chief Investment Officer and Executive Director of the Florida State Board of Administration (SBA), as Vice Chair, Asset Management. Mr. Williams will work for the firm part-time, reporting into the Head of North America Institutional, Keith Cahill.

Runway Growth Capital LLC ("Runway"), a leading provider of growth loans to both venture and non-venture backed companies seeking an alternative to raising equity, today announced the close of a senior secured term loan of $25 million to Revelle Aesthetics, Inc. ("Revelle"), a developer of novel medical devices for women's most bothersome aesthetic needs.

A Miami-based importer and distributor of frozen seafood received a USD 1.5 million credit facility from Tradewind Finance. With the facility, the company will support its domestic sales growth with large American customers. The seafood importer, which primarily sells octopus, had started diversifying its product offerings by adding frozen tuna and salmon, and it needed a financial partner that could support its increased business other than the self-financing methods it already had in place.

Great Rock Capital, an asset-focused commercial finance company specializing in middle market lending, today announced the closing of a senior secured credit facility with Stanz Foodservice (“Stanz”) and Troyer Foods (“Troyer”), two leading regional food and non-food distributors located in Indiana

Rosenthal & Rosenthal, Inc., the leading factoring, asset-based lending, purchase order financing, d2c and e-commerce inventory financing firm in the United States, today announced that Bertie Pujji has joined Rosenthal as Executive Vice President and Western Region Portfolio Manager, effective April 4, 2022.

Today, $51 billion alternative investment firm Angelo Gordon announced that Alan Isenberg, former Head of Product Strategy and Marketing at Neuberger Berman, has joined the firm as Global Head of its Client Partnership Group. In this role, he is responsible for leading the firm’s worldwide client and product functions, including new business development, client coverage, product development and management, and client service.

Trisura Group Ltd. (“Trisura” or “Trisura Group”) (TSX: TSU), a leading specialty insurance provider, has announced the closing of its sustainability-linked credit facility. As a first of its kind for insurers in Canada, the sustainability-linked loan is linked to Trisura’s ambition to further incorporate ESG considerations into its investment activities. The structure introduces an incentive mechanism tied to key performance indicators around Trisura’s responsible activities, including disclosure.

-Mobile Infrastructure Corporation (the “Company”), a publicly registered, non-listed company which invests primarily in parking lots and garages in the United States, announced today that it has completed a $75 million revolving credit facility with KeyBank to refinance certain of the Company’s current secured loans, as well as new acquisitions.

DigitalBridge Group, Inc. (NYSE: DBRG) today announced that, its Digital Credit division (“DigitalBridge Credit”), in partnership with CPPIB Credit Investments III Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (“CPP Investments”), it has invested $220 million in the form of a holding company term loan to support the continued growth of Everstream Solutions, LLC (“Everstream”).

Castellum, Inc. (OTC: ONOV) is a defense-oriented technology company that is executing strategic acquisitions in the cyber security, information technology and software, information warfare, and electronic warfare and engineering services space.

SLR Equipment Finance is pleased to announce that Tom Zettwuch has joined the company as Senior Vice President of Business Development. In his role, Tom will be responsible for growing SLR Equipment Finance’s leasing and lending activities in the New Jersey and New York Metropolitan area. Tom brings over twenty-five years of large corporate equipment finance to SLR Equipment Finance.

ARI Global, a leading specialty broker of trade credit insurance, is pleased to announce that Doug Waterman has joined the organization as vice president. In his new role, Waterman will coordinate directly with businesses and lenders to structure and develop unique solutions to transfer credit risks away from the company’s largest asset.