Old National Bancorp (“Old National”) (NASDAQ: ONB) and First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. (“First Midwest”) (NASDAQ: FMBI), today announced that their merger of equals transaction, announced on June 1, 2021, has received Federal Reserve approval. This follows approvals received last year from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and stockholders of both companies.

Zions Bancorporation, N.A., through its Texas division, Amegy Bank of Texas, closed and funded an $10,000,000 credit facility for a manufacturer of oilfield chemicals. The credit facility consisted of a multi-year revolving line of credit.

Intero provides specialized talent and consulting to prominent health systems across the US including Remote Medical Coding, Auditing, Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI), and Revenue Cycle Management. (RCM) In 2021, Intero also brought in industry veteran Ryan Moloney as National Director to launch / lead a Tech Staffing vertical to address a huge need in Cyber Security staffing.

Boston Financial & Equity recently closed a $3 million equipment lease line pari passu with a partner. The company based in California formed in May 2021 has raised a $20 million A round and is focused on the lithium ion battery manufacturing industry.

Accessing affordable and predictable working capital is essential for any company looking to navigate today’s complex supply chains. So when a large commodities exporter needed to improve its cash flow, a partnership between the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) Huntington Bancshares, Incorporated, and LSQ created an innovative supply chain finance (SCF) program to keep production humming, workers employed, and product moving - for the exporter and its suppliers.

Cerebro Capital, a commercial loan marketplace, today announced the appointment of John Robinson and James Paterson as Managing Directors of Credit Origination. Together, Robinson and Paterson will source credit opportunities among private equity firms, investment banks, and other advisors to the middle-market for placement on Cerebro's platform.

Northleaf Capital Partners (“Northleaf”), a global private markets investment firm, is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Hyatt as a Senior Advisor supporting Northleaf’s venture capital and growth equity investment program. Michael will work alongside the Northleaf private equity and venture capital team to source and evaluate investment opportunities.

Founded in 1953, Alliance Precision Plastics is a value-added manufacturer of thermoplastic component parts. The Company sells primarily to the healthcare/hospital equipment, business office machine, consumer appliance, industrial equipment and sporting equipment markets. Learn more about Alliance by visiting allianceppc.com.

Following strong results in 2020, LiquidX’s insurance business continued its positive momentum by posting revenue growth of 600% and expanding its network to over 350 unique insurance platform users in 2021. This growth was largely driven by the adoption of the LiquidX Partner Program, a white label offering that enables clients across the Credit Insurance value chain – brokers, insurers, alternative risk providers, and insured parties – to digitize their operations by leveraging LiquidX technology.

LSQ, a leading provider of working capital and payments solutions, recently originated a $7 million credit facility for a technology hardware company in Washington. The company will use the additional capital to fund their projected demand growth for new and existing products.

Solifi today announced a collaboration with BlackBerry Limited that will integrate BlackBerry IVY™ with the company’s open finance platform to drive innovative, high-impact finance use cases for OEMs and automotive finance providers.

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP represented Deer Park Road Management Company (“Deer Park Road”), an alternative investment manager, in the formation of Flywheel SFR Fund I LP (the “Fund”), a closed-end real estate fund that will pursue a single-family rental strategy.

LBC Small Cap provided senior secured credit facilities and an equity co-investment to support Susquehanna Private Capital’s (“SPC”) investment in Soccer Shots (the “Company”). LBC Small Cap served as Agent and Sole Lead Arranger for the senior secured credit facilities.

BizCap®, a national commercial finance and advisory firm, today announced it has successfully delivered a customized financing solution for its client, Pacific Recycling, Inc. This financing will be used to pay-off existing debt, with the remaining proceeds available as working capital to finance infrastructure expansion projects.

Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP has announced that Michael Cardello III, a Partner of the firm, has been elected to serve as Vice Chair of the Commercial & Federal Litigation Section of the New York State Bar Association (COMFED).

SLR Business Credit provides a $5,000,000 asset-based revolving line of credit. The proceeds were used to repay the bank and provide additional ongoing working capital for the company.

SLR Healthcare ABL is pleased to announce it has provided a $3.5 million asset-based revolving line of credit for a skilled nursing operator in December 2021.

Ares Management Corporation (“Ares”) (NYSE: ARES) announced today that Philip Moore, Alessandro Luca and Anisa Dudhia have joined Ares to expand its real estate debt presence in Europe. These additions reflect a natural evolution of the Ares Real Estate Group’s 25-year track record in European real estate equity investing and its 10-year track record in U.S. real estate debt...Read More

Banc of California, Inc. (NYSE: BANC) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Banc of California, N.A., California’s leading relationship-focused business bank, has hired Guillaume de Chalendar in the new position of SVP, Head of Media & Entertainment.

Audax Private Debt announced that, as Administrative Agent and Lead Arranger, it provided a unitranche credit facility to support CIVC Partners’ (“CIVC”) investment in InnovateMR (or the “Company”). Headquartered in Calabasas, CA, InnovateMR is one of the fastest growing providers of tech-enabled survey and sampling services to market research agencies, consulting firms, and corporations.