LSQ, a leading provider of working capital finance and payments solutions, recently funded a $65 million working capital facility for Continuum Global Solutions, a provider of omnichannel contact center services worldwide via voice and non-voice channels such as chat, email, and social media.

A May 4 online auction by Tiger Group and partner Southern Fabricating Machinery Sales features equipment from a closed Fairfield plant that’s surplus to the ongoing operations of a manufacturer of metal components and assemblies for the aerospace, defense, oil and gas, and industrial sectors.

Crestmark, the Commercial Finance Division of MetaBank®, N.A., secured a total of $56,450,000 in ABL/factoring financial solutions for 26 new clients; Crestmark Equipment Finance provided $25,043,991 in 21 new large ticket transactions and $11,837,288 in 93 new small ticket vendor transactions; and the Structured Finance group provided $8,369,000 in financing for two new clients in the second half of March and first half of April.

An entire plant full of machinery and equipment featuring injection molding and chrome plating machinery is being auctioned via webcast on May 12 in Colon, Queretaro, Mexico, announced PPL Group. Most of the equipment is new as of 2017, 2018 and 2019.

J D Factors announced it has provided the following factoring facilities: $120,000 to a transportation company in Indiana; $100,000 to a transportation company in Ontario; $250,000 to a transportation company in Ohio; $250,000 to a transportation company in Illinois.

Winston & Strawn represented US Tiger Securities, Inc. in connection with Aimfinity Investment Corp. I (NASDAQ: AIMA, the "Company"), which announced the pricing its initial public offering ("IPO") of 7,000,000 units at a price of $10.00 per unit.

First Business Bank announces the funding of a $3 million accounts receivable factoring facility by its Accounts Receivable Financing group. Our new client operates a recycling business as well as several landfills. The facility will help augment the company’s cash flow following an acquisition.

Kayne Anderson Private Credit (“KAPC”), the middle market private credit group of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P., announced today it had successfully closed the firm’s fourth middle market senior credit fund, Kayne Senior Credit Fund IV (“KSCF IV”).

Glenn Agre Bergman & Fuentes LLP, the bankruptcy and trial law firm that launched in 2021, has taken a major step forward in its evolution with the addition of Kurt Mayr, most recently the head of the bankruptcy practice at Morgan Lewis & Bockius, LLP.

The First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: FBMS) (“First Bancshares” or “the Company”), holding company for The First Bank (“The First”), announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Beach Bancorp, Inc. (“BBI”), parent company of Beach Bank based in Fort Walton Beach, Florida.

Establishment Labs Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ESTA), a medical technology company focused on women’s health, initially in the breast aesthetics and reconstruction market, today announced that it has entered into a $225 million term loan financing facility with funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.

AGP Group (“AGP” or “the company”), a global leader in the design and production of specialty automotive glazing components, today announced it has entered into a debt financing agreement with OMERS Capital Markets (“OMERS”) and BMO Financial Group (“BMO”) to provide up to US$250 million in a senior secured term loan facility.

IBI Investment House Ltd. (“IBI”), one of Israel's leading investment houses, announced the launch of IBI CLO Strategies Fund, a fund investing in collateralized loan obligation (“CLO”) debt, equity, and warehouses (the "Fund").

VOX Funding, an alternative finance company, announced today the closing of a $40M credit facility with funds managed by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group (“Fortress”). This 3-year term facility is expandable up to $75M and will be used to further VOX’s ability to fund short-term bridge capital to small-to-medium size enterprises (“SMEs”) nationwide.

Vobile Group Limited (SEHK: 3738;OTCQX: VOBIF), a global leader in Software-as-a-Service for online video content protection and monetization, has secured more than US$127 million in facility for its proposed acquisition of Particle Culture Technology Group in mainland China.

Bridge Bank today announced its Structured Finance Group has closed on credit facilities totaling $7.5 million for San Diego-based Blue Sky eLearn. Blue Sky eLearn, sponsored by McCarthy Capital, plans to use the funds as working capital to support its growth.

Annaly Capital Management Inc. agreed to sell its middle market lending portfolio to Ares Capital Management LLC, a subsidiary of Ares Management Corp. Ares Capital Management entered into a definitive agreement to acquire, on behalf of funds managed by Ares Management's credit group, the middle market lending portfolio from Annaly for approximately $2.4 billion.

Monroe Capital LLC announced it acted as sole lead arranger and administrative agent on the funding of a senior credit facility to support the recapitalization and future growth of Dealer Services Network (“DSN”) by private equity sponsor Frontenac.

Winston & Strawn represented Convene, the leading hybrid meeting, event, and workspace provider, in its recapitalization plan, led by HBC, a holding company at the intersection of real estate, technology and retail, and a fund managed by the Private Equity Group of Ares Management Corporation (“Ares”) (NYSE: ARES), a leading global alternative investment manager.

Briar Capital Real Estate Fund (www.BriarCapital.com) is pleased to announce the successful closing of a $3.5MM commercial real estate bridge loan for a troubled property located in Phoenix, Arizona. The property, which had been vacant since the onset of COVID-19, sustained fire damage during the vacancy period and was the subject of a foreclosure sale slated to take place in late March 2022.