MidCap Business Credit announced today they have closed on a $9,000,000 asset-based credit facility for a Titan Production Equipment, LLC, headquartered in The Woodlands, TX. Titan Production Equipment designs, engineers, and manufactures surface production equipment, focused on filtration and dehydration units, serving the oil and gas industry.

Ocean Bank announced that it provided financing of $26.7 million to HGreg Nissan Kendall, LLC, a subsidiary of HGreg USA Holdings, Inc.

Winston & Strawn is representing Aries I Acquisition Corporation (Nasdaq: RAM) (“Aries”), a special purpose acquisition company, in connection with its business combination with Infinite Assets, Inc. (“InfiniteWorld”), a leading Metaverse infrastructure platform that enables brands to create, monetize and drive consumer engagement with digital content, that upon consummation is expected to result in InfiniteWorld becoming a publicly traded company with a pro forma equity value of approximately $700 million, assuming no redemptions by Aries’s public shareholders.

Gridiron Capital, LLC (“Gridiron Capital”), an investment firm focused on partnering with founders, entrepreneurs, and management teams, is pleased to announce that its portfolio company, Colibri Group (“Colibri”), a professional education company with leading brands that provide learning solutions to licensed professionals, has acquired TeachNow, Inc., one of the nation’s largest technology-centric teacher certification institutions, providing professionals the opportunity to transition into teaching.

Anaheim Urgent Care, LLC and affiliates (“UrgentMED” or the “Company”), a leading independent operator of urgent care clinics in Southern California, has received a substantial growth investment from Quilvest Capital Partners (“Quilvest”). Quilvest is partnering with UrgentMED’s co-founders, Dr. Jacob Rastegar, Dr. Morris Kokhab, and Dr. Pejman Bolourian, who will each remain significant shareholders and will continue to lead the business going forward. FocalPoint Partners (“FocalPoint”) served as exclusive financial advisor to the Company.

Blue Owl Capital (NYSE: OWL), a leading alternative asset manager, today announced it acquired Ascentium Group Limited to establish its physical presence in Hong Kong.

Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. (“Lakeland”) (NASDAQ: LBAI), the parent company of Lakeland Bank, and 1st Constitution Bancorp (“1st Constitution”) (NASDAQ: FCCY), the parent company of 1st Constitution Bank, announced that on December 10, 2021, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued a non-objection to Lakeland’s request to waive the application requirement in connection with the proposed merger of 1st Constitution with and into Lakeland. The companies have now received all regulatory approvals and non-objections in connection with the proposed merger.

iwetinohk Energy Corp. (“Kiwetinohk” or the Corporation”) is pleased to announce a 40 percent increase to its Senior Secured Extendible Revolving Facility (or “Credit Facility”). Kiwetinohk’s existing lenders, Bank of Montreal as agent and co-leads ATB Financial and National Bank of Canada, have completed their semi-annual borrowing base redetermination and have agreed to amend the Credit Facility and increase the borrowing limit from $225 million to $315 million.

KBRA, a full-service global rating agency committed to innovation and integrity, today announced it has entered a deal with leading growth-oriented private equity firm Parthenon Capital Partners who will acquire a majority stake in the company. KBRA is the largest global credit rating agency founded in the wake of the global financial crisis.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., BofA Securities, Inc., and Royal Bank of Canada Capital Markets acted as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners for the Credit Facility. Associated Bank, National Association, Citizens Bank, N.A., KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., and U.S. Bank National Association also acted as joint lead arrangers.

Founder, Chairman and Co-CEO Jim Herbert will take a medical leave of absence from his executive position in response to a recent medical recommendation regarding a coronary health issue. Hafize Gaye Erkan will continue to serve as Co-CEO, as well as assume additional responsibilities. The Board of Directors has appointed Mike Roffler President, effective January 1, 2022.

FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: FCN) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire BOLD, a leading restructuring, transactions, digital and transformation advisory firm in the Netherlands. The acquisition is expected to close during the first quarter of 2022. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

SmartRent, Inc. (NYSE: SMRT) (the “Company” or “SmartRent”), a leading provider of smart home and smart building automation for property owners, managers, developers, homebuilders, and residents, today announced that it has entered into a $75.0 million Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility (the “Revolving Facility”) with a five-year term.

Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE: DAR), today announced that it has amended and extended its Senior Secured Credit Facility. The amendment extends the maturity date of the revolving credit facility under the credit agreement to December 9th, 2026 (which is also the maturity date for the term loan A) and increases the borrowing capacity under the Senior Secured Credit Facility to $1.9 billion, inclusive of the $400 million delayed draw term loan A.

Rosenthal & Rosenthal, Inc., the leading factoring, asset based lending and purchase order financing firm in the U.S., today announced it has upsized its recent inventory purchase commitment to support the production financing requirements of a California-based importer and distributor of solar panels, increasing the initial $30 million commitment to $60 million.

AmeriFactors Financial Group, LLC, a leader in business funding and accounts receivable financing, continues to help thousands of businesses nationwide across a wide variety of industries. They are pleased to announce the following recent deals through accounts receivable financing.

Triumph Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: TBK) today announced the election of Harrison Barnes to its board of directors. A professional athlete since 2012, Barnes is currently a professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association. He currently serves on the board of directors of First National Bank (Ames, IA), the largest bank subsidiary of Ames National Corporation (Nasdaq: ATLO).

Pacira BioSciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: PCRX), the industry leader in its commitment to non-opioid pain management and regenerative health solutions, today announced the closing of a $375 million Senior Secured Term Loan B Facility.

Global Healthcare Opportunities, or GHO Capital Partners LLP, the European specialist investor in global healthcare, announces its investment in Biocare Medical (“Biocare”), a leading developer of world-class immunohistochemistry (“IHC”) and in situ hybridization (“ISH”) reagents for cancer diagnosis and chromosomal profiling. Existing investor Excellere Partners, a US-based private equity firm shall remain a significant partner in the company alongside GHO.

Audax Private Debt announced that, as Administrative Agent and sole investor, it provided a Second Lien Credit Facility supporting Wind Point Partners’ (“Wind Point”) acquisition of good2grow (“Company”), a national provider of clean label children’s juice and other beverage products. Terms of the credit facility were not disclosed.