SSG Capital Advisors, LLC (“SSG”) acted as the investment banker to Listen Technologies Corporation (“Listen” or the “Company”) in the placement of a financing package, which enabled Listen to refinance existing indebtedness and will provide additional capital for growth. The transaction closed in May 2022.

Austin Financial Services, Inc. (AFS) is pleased to announce the closing of a $1.5MM revolving A/R and inventory facility to a gourmet confectionary Company with a domestic & international presence. Proceeds from AFS’ revolver will provide new funds for ongoing working capital support, which will allow the company to grow inventory supply to meet their seasonal demands.

Orano has refinanced in advance its Revolving Credit Facility (RCF) for a total amount of €880 million, including a margin indexed to environmental and governance criteria. This new confirmed syndicated line of credit signed with a pool of 10 banks has a maturity of five years and carries two one-year extension options exercisable in 2023 and 2024. It replaces the undrawn credit facility signed in July 2018.

International Seaways, Inc. (NYSE: INSW) (the “Company” or “INSW”), one of the largest tanker companies worldwide providing energy transportation services for crude oil and petroleum products, today announced that it has closed on a new senior secured credit facility (the “Facility”) with an aggregate capacity of $750 million, composed of a term loan of $530 million and a revolving credit facility of $220 million, of which $70 million was drawn on May 24, 2022. The Facility matures in May 2027.

Tiger Group is gearing up to auction surplus equipment from Red Star Pictures, a longstanding supplier of rental lighting, grip and production equipment to the entertainment and live event industry.

Summit Bank (OTC Pink: SBKO), a leading independent community bank, announced today that Brian Thomas has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Commercial Banking Team Leader for the bank’s Portland and Southwest Washington Team. The announcement was made by Craig Wanichek, Chief Executive Officer and President of Summit Bank.

Blackstone Credit today announced the appointment of Abby Miller as Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer of Blackstone Private Credit Fund (BCRED) and Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (BXSL), its business development companies (BDCs). BCRED and BXSL are part of the direct lending platform within Blackstone’s $230 billion credit business, the firm’s fastest growing segment.

Hilco Corporate Finance (HCF) is pleased to announce that Heather Morgan has joined as Director of Capital Solutions. In this new role, Ms. Morgan will be responsible for originating corporate finance and capital markets transactions for Hilco Global, with a focus on the commercial and industrial sector. Ms. Morgan brings almost 20 years business development experience in her tenure of her professional career.

Opportune LLP, a leading global energy business advisory firm, is pleased to announce that Daniel Kohl has joined the firm as Co-Head and Managing Director of Opportune Partners LLC, an independent investment banking and financial advisory affiliate of Opportune.

J D Factors announces it has provided the following factoring facilities: $500,000 to a transportation company in Quebec; $100,000 to a transportation company in British Columbia; $300,000 to a transportation company in New Jersey; 1,000,000 to a transportation company in Texas.

CIT, a division of First Citizens Bank, today announced that its Maritime Finance business served as sole lead arranger on up to $30.5 million in financing to expand Lomar Shipping's portfolio of dry bulk vessels.

Cambridge Wilkinson ("CW") is pleased to announce the closing of a $100MM credit facility for a long track record Real Estate Asset Manager who currently has more than 90,000 acres of land and manages over $3 billion of real estate assets.

CIBC Innovation Banking is pleased to announce growth capital financing for DealMaker, a leading capital raising technology platform. The financing will enable the company to accelerate its growth across North America. Founded in 2018, by experienced Bay Street lawyers, Rebecca Kacaba and Matt Goldstein, DealMaker’s ambition is to modernize the shareholder issuance space, with recent successes including the Green Bay Packers issuance.

Haversine Funding announced the following recently closed transactions: $3,000,000 of a $6,500,000 participation in an asset-based line, secured primarily by inventory, to an iron foundry and manufacturer; $10,000,000 senior secured, lender finance facility to a transportation factor; $2,000,000 of a $4,000,000 factoring participation for a government procurement distributor; $2,000,000 junior capital facility to a real estate bridge lender and $15,000,000 senior secured, lender finance facility to a general factor and asset-based lender.

FocalPoint Partners, a leading middle market investment bank and a B. Riley Financial Company (NASDAQ: RILY) specializing in strategic and financial advisory services, today announced that Andrew Hewlett has joined the firm as a Managing Director in its national healthcare practice.

Gridiron Capital, LLC (“Gridiron Capital”), an investment firm focused on partnering with founders, entrepreneurs, and management teams, continues building capabilities with the addition of Daria Lupinacci as an Operating Partner focused on Digital Acceleration.

Rosenberg & Fecci Consulting, LLC is pleased to announce that Jaime Hantgan has joined the team as a Commodity Consultant. Ms. Hantgan comes to us with 15 years of experience in the world of commodity trading. She has held various positions, including accountant, trading analyst, and trade finance analyst for large and small trading companies.

J.P. Morgan Asset Management today announced that it has hired Arezu Moghadam as Managing Director and Global Head of Data Science. Ms. Moghadam will be based in New York and reports to Kristian West, Head of the firm's Investment Platform team, which is focused on building and managing best in class capabilities, maximizing return on investment and leveraging the scale of J.P. Morgan to deliver exceptional outcomes to clients.

Blank Rome LLP is pleased to welcome prominent finance partner Cynde H. Munzer to the firm’s Finance, Restructuring, and Bankruptcy group in Chicago. Cynde is the latest addition to the firm’s national finance team, which recently welcomed additional leading partners David E. Kronenberg in Washington, D.C. and Cincinnati, and Cassandra K. Mott and Sarah H. Frazier in Houston, as well as of counsel Bradley E. Wolf in Los Angeles.

Leader Bank is pleased to announce that Matthew Pierce has recently been promoted to the position of Chief Lending Officer. Since joining Leader Bank in 2008, Matthew has held several leadership roles with the Bank including Vice President of Commercial Lending, Senior Vice President of Commercial Lending, and most recently Chief Credit Officer.